The average public middle school in New York has approximately 533 students (2026).
The public middle schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public middle school in New York (by enrollment) is Charter School For Applied Technologies, with 2,260 students.
# Students Range: 1,435
2,260
Avg. # Students: 1,614
Largest New York Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Charter School For Applied Technologies
Charter School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,260
Grades: K-12
2303 Kenmore Ave
Buffalo, NY 14207
(716) 876-7505
Buffalo, NY 14207
(716) 876-7505
Rank: #22.
I.s. 61 Leonardo Da Vinci
(Math: 28% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,131
Grades: 6-8
98-50 50th Ave
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-3233
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-3233
Rank: #33.
Eastern Suffolk Boces
Special Education School
Students: 2,043
Grades: K-12
201 Sunrise Hwy
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Rank: #44.
Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 2,003
Grades: K-12
117 N Franklin Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 408-2200
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 408-2200
Rank: #55.
Nassau Boces
Special Education School
Students: 1,797
Grades: K-12
71 Clinton Rd
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Rank: #66.
Junior High School 259 William Mckinley
(Math: 75% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,780
Grades: 6-8
7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
Rank: #77.
New Hyde Park Memorial High School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,711
Grades: 7-12
500 Leonard Blvd
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 488-9500
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 488-9500
Rank: #88.
H Frank Carey High School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,644
Grades: 7-12
230 Poppy Ave
Franklin Square, NY 11010
(516) 539-9400
Franklin Square, NY 11010
(516) 539-9400
Rank: #99.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 1,620
Grades: K-12
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Rank: #1010.
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
(Math: 77% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,611
Grades: 6-8
63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rank: #1111.
Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
(Math: 42% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,610
Grades: 6-8
109-15 98th St
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 659-0471
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 659-0471
Rank: #1212.
Academy Charter School-uniondale
Charter School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,607
Grades: K-12
100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 591-3030
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 591-3030
Rank: #1313.
I.s. 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,581
Grades: 6-8
70-02 54th Ave
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 639-3817
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 639-3817
Rank: #1414.
Sewanhaka High School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,572
Grades: 7-12
500 Tulip Ave
Floral Park, NY 11001
(516) 488-9600
Floral Park, NY 11001
(516) 488-9600
Rank: #1515.
Monroe-woodbury Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,559
Grades: 6-8
199 Dunderberg Rd
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-6400
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-6400
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
I.s. 227 Louis Armstrong
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,555
Grades: 5-8
32-02 Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
I.s. 228 David A Boody
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,555
Grades: 6-8
228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Rank: #1818.
White Plains Middle School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,537
Grades: 6-8
128 Grandview Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 422-2092
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 422-2092
Rank: #1919.
I.s. 72 Rocco Laurie
(Math: 59% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,532
Grades: 6-8
33 Ferndale Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Rank: #2020.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 1
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,520
Grades: K-12
34 W 118th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
Rank: #2121.
Madeleine Brennan School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,518
Grades: 6-8
8010 12th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,516
Grades: 6-8
147-26 25th Dr
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-3232
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-3232
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Junior High School 216 George J Ryan
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,516
Grades: 6-8
64-20 175th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Rank: #2424.
I.s. 75 Frank D Paulo
(Math: 77% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,514
Grades: 6-8
455 Huguenot Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 701-6343
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 701-6343
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 206 Joseph F Lamb
(Math: 52% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,508
Grades: K-8
2200 Gravesend Neck Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Rank: #2626.
Elmont Memorial High School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,492
Grades: 7-12
555 Ridge Rd
Elmont, NY 11003
(516) 488-9200
Elmont, NY 11003
(516) 488-9200
Rank: #2727.
Berner Middle School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,487
Grades: 6-8
50 Carman Mill Rd
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5701
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5701
Rank: #2828.
Shaker Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,486
Grades: 6-8
475 Watervliet-shaker Rd
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-1341
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-1341
Rank: #2929.
Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,481
Grades: 6-12
22 Marble Hill Ave
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 696-0493
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 696-0493
Rank: #3030.
Eastport-south Manor Junior Senior High School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,469
Grades: 7-12
543 Moriches-middle Isl Rd
Manorville, NY 11949
(631) 801-3257
Manorville, NY 11949
(631) 801-3257
Rank: #3131.
Centereach High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,467
Grades: 8-12
14 43rd St
Centereach, NY 11720
(631) 285-8100
Centereach, NY 11720
(631) 285-8100
Rank: #3232.
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell
(Math: 38% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,459
Grades: 6-8
93-11 101st Ave
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 845-5942
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 845-5942
Rank: #3333.
P.s. 83 Donald Hertz
(Math: 51% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,451
Grades: K-8
950 Rhinelander Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 863-1993
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 863-1993
Rank: #3434.
Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,447
Grades: 6-8
1875 E 17th St
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 645-1334
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 645-1334
Rank: #3535.
I.s. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 1,435
Grades: 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New York average public middle schools student size?
The New York average public middle schools student size is 533 for 2026.
What are the public middle schools with the largest student size in New York?
The best top-ranked public middle schools in New York include Charter School For Applied Technologies, I.s. 61 Leonardo Da Vinci and Eastern Suffolk Boces.
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