Approximately 58% of public middle school students in New York are eligible for free lunch (2025).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in New York is Achievement First Endeavor Charter School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 97%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in New York (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Achievement First Endeavor Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
510 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 622-5994
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 622-5994
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Hamilton School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
20 Oak St
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 665-5050
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 665-5050
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Monroe Correctional Facility
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
107 N Clinton Ave
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 753-3065
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 753-3065
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Highbridge Green School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-8
200 W 167th St
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 410-5770
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 410-5770
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
New School For Leadership And Journalism
(Math: 31% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: 6-8
120 W 231st St
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 601-2869
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 601-2869
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
Accion Academy
(Math: 8% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
977 Fox St
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 378-1649
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 378-1649
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
Brighton Academy
(Math: 2% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
1607 S Geddes St
Syracuse, NY 13205
(315) 435-4535
Syracuse, NY 13205
(315) 435-4535
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
Bronx Academy For Multi-media
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
730 Bryant Ave
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 328-1972
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 328-1972
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 5-8
528 South Park
Buffalo, NY 14204
(716) 602-9472
Buffalo, NY 14204
(716) 602-9472
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
Enterprise Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: K-8
275 Oak St
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 855-2114
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 855-2114
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
I.s. 219 New Venture School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
3630 3rd Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-7093
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-7093
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
890 Cauldwell Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 585-2950
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 585-2950
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
School Of The Future Brooklyn
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
574 Dumont Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 345-5190
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 345-5190
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
South Bronx International Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
1000 Teller Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 588-0341
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 588-0341
Rank: #6 - 156. - 15.
Vista Academy
(Math: 24% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 6-8
350 Linwood St
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-0913
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-0913
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Academy For New Americans
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
30-14 30th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 956-4140
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 956-4140
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: K-8
82 Lewis Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 453-1001
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 453-1001
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Bronx School Of Young Leaders
(Math: 17% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
40 W Tremont St
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-4146
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-4146
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Bronx Writing Academy
(Math: 7% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
270 E 167th St
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 293-9048
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 293-9048
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Dr. Alice Holloway Young School Of Excellence
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 7-8
85 Adams St
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 454-3525
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 454-3525
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Emblaze Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 5-8
1164 Garrison Ave
Bronx, NY 10474
(929) 388-0011
Bronx, NY 10474
(929) 388-0011
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Esmt-is 190
(Math: 19% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
1550 Crotona Park E
Bronx, NY 10460
(718) 620-9423
Bronx, NY 10460
(718) 620-9423
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
2111 Crotona Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 561-1617
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 561-1617
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Grimes School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: K-8
58 S 10th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 665-5020
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 665-5020
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Harold O Levy School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
650 Academy St
New York, NY 10034
(212) 567-9162
New York, NY 10034
(212) 567-9162
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
I.s. 232
(Math: 16% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
1700 Macombs Rd
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-7007
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-7007
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
I.s. 303 Leadership & Community Service
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
1700 Macombs Rd
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-5466
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-5466
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
International School For Liberal Arts
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-12
2780 Reservoir Ave
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 329-8570
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 329-8570
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Middle School 390
(Math: 20% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
1930 Andrews Ave
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-5501
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-5501
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Mott Hall Bridges Academy
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
210 Chester St
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 345-6912
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 345-6912
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
Mott Hall Iv
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: 6-8
411 Thatford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(929) 305-4400
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(929) 305-4400
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
P.s. 105 Bay School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-8
420 Beach 51st St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 474-8615
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 474-8615
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
P.s. 188 Island School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-8
442 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5710
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5710
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
P.s. 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior
(Math: 24% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: K-8
2100 Walton Ave
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 584-6004
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 584-6004
Rank: #16 - 4316. - 43.
P.s. 288 Shirley Tanyhill
(Math: 11% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-8
2950 W 25th St
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 382-2100
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 382-2100
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New York average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The New York average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 58%% for 2025.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in New York?
The best top ranked public middle schools in New York include Achievement First Endeavor Charter School, Hamilton School and Monroe Correctional Facility.
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