The average public middle school in New York has approximately 538 students (2024-25).
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 Forest Hills High School with 3,429 students.
# Students Range: 1,444
3,429
Avg. # Students: 1,674
Largest New York Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Forest Hills High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 3,429
Grades: 5-12
67-01 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-3137
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-3137
Rank: #22.
Charter School For Applied Technologies
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,309
Grades: K-12
2303 Kenmore Ave
Buffalo, NY 14207
(716) 876-7505
Buffalo, NY 14207
(716) 876-7505
Rank: #33.
I.S. 61 Leonardo Da Vinci
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,079
Grades: 6-8
98-50 50th Ave
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-3233
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-3233
Rank: #44.
Academy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,880
Grades: K-12
117 N Franklin Ave
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 408-2200
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 408-2200
Rank: #55.
Kipp Infinity Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,807
Grades: K-12
625 W 133 St-rm 308d
New York, NY 10027
(212) 991-2600
New York, NY 10027
(212) 991-2600
Rank: #66.
I.S. 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,799
Grades: 6-8
70-02 54th Ave
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 639-3817
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 639-3817
Rank: #77.
New Hyde Park Memorial High School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,727
Grades: 7-12
500 Leonard Blvd
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 488-9500
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 488-9500
Rank: #88.
Eastern Suffolk Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Students: 1,721
Grades: K-12
201 Sunrise Hwy
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631) 687-3006
Rank: #99.
Nassau Boces
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Students: 1,712
Grades: K-12
71 Clinton Rd
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 396-2200
Rank: #1010.
School 7-oceanside Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 91% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,692
Grades: 8-12
3160 Skillman Ave
Oceanside, NY 11572
(516) 678-7526
Oceanside, NY 11572
(516) 678-7526
Rank: #1111.
Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,670
Grades: 6-8
109-15 98th St
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 659-0471
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 659-0471
Rank: #1212.
Sewanhaka High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,637
Grades: 7-12
500 Tulip Ave
Floral Park, NY 11001
(516) 488-9600
Floral Park, NY 11001
(516) 488-9600
Rank: #1313.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,610
Grades: K-12
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Berner Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,596
Grades: 6-8
50 Carman Mill Rd
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5701
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5701
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
H Frank Carey High School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,596
Grades: 7-12
230 Poppy Ave
Franklin Square, NY 11010
(516) 539-9400
Franklin Square, NY 11010
(516) 539-9400
Rank: #1616.
Junior High School 259 William Mckinley
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,591
Grades: 6-8
7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-1000
Rank: #1717.
Monroe-woodbury Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,584
Grades: 6-8
199 Dunderberg Rd
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-6400
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-6400
Rank: #1818.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 1
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,574
Grades: K-12
34 W 118th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
Rank: #1919.
P.S. 83 Donald Hertz
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,562
Grades: K-8
950 Rhinelander Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 863-1993
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 863-1993
Rank: #2020.
Madeleine Brennan School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,554
Grades: 6-8
8010 12th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Rank: #2121.
I.S. 228 David A Boody
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,551
Grades: 6-8
228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Rank: #2222.
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,542
Grades: 6-9
63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rank: #2323.
Eastport-south Manor Junior Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,530
Grades: 7-12
543 Moriches-middle Isl Rd
Manorville, NY 11949
(631) 801-3257
Manorville, NY 11949
(631) 801-3257
Rank: #2424.
I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,528
Grades: 5-8
32-02 Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
Rank: #2525.
White Plains Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,517
Grades: 6-8
128 Grandview Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 422-2092
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 422-2092
Rank: #2626.
I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,513
Grades: 6-8
33-34 80th St
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 457-1242
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 457-1242
Rank: #2727.
P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,512
Grades: K-8
2200 Gravesend Neck Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 743-5598
Rank: #2828.
Elmont Memorial High School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,501
Grades: 7-12
555 Ridge Rd
Elmont, NY 11003
(516) 488-9200
Elmont, NY 11003
(516) 488-9200
Rank: #2929.
I.S. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,488
Grades: 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Rank: #3030.
Junior High School 216 George J Ryan
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,476
Grades: 6-8
64-20 175th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Rank: #3131.
I.S. 125 Thomas J Mccann Woodside
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,473
Grades: 6-8
46-02 47th Ave
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 937-0320
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 937-0320
Rank: #3232.
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,472
Grades: 6-8
93-11 101st Ave
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 845-5942
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 845-5942
Rank: #3333.
I.S. 75 Frank D Paulo
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,452
Grades: 6-8
455 Huguenot Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 701-6343
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 701-6343
Rank: #3434.
I.S. 72 Rocco Laurie
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,449
Grades: 6-8
33 Ferndale Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Rank: #3535.
Michael J Petrides School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,444
Grades: PK-12
715 Ocean Terr
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 815-0186
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 815-0186
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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 538 for 2024-25.
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