Long Island's Best Middle Schools Ranked In New Analysis

LONG ISLAND, NY — Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School in Cold Spring Harbor is the best public middle school on Long Island, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking of the nation's best public middle schools on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education. In the past, the state reports weren't part of the methodology.

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State agency data offers a more thorough evaluation of student achievement in math and reading across every proficiency level, all while taking student background and overall performance on state assessments into consideration.

This year's ranking includes 24,000 public middle schools.

The top public middle schools on Long Island are:

1. Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School, Cold Spring Harbor — No. 26
2. Manhasset Middle School, Manhasset — No. 39
3. Great Neck South Middle School, Great Neck — No. 49
4. H.B. Thompson Middle School, Syosset — No. 52
5. South Woods Middle School, Syosset — No. 54
6. Jericho Middle School, Jericho — No. 61
7. Herricks Middle School, Albertson — No. 67
8. North Shore Middle School, Glen Head — No. 72
9. Willets Road School, Roslyn Heights — No. 74
10. Academy Charter School, Hempstead — No. 8
11. Roslyn Middle School, Roslyn Heights — No. 95
12. Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, Stony Brook — No. 353
13. Pierson Middle/High School, Sag Harbor — No. 357
14. Candlewood Middle School, Dix Hills — No. 361
15. Albert G. Prodell Middle School, Shoreham — No. 362
16. West Hollow Middle School, Melville — No. 381
17. Bridgehampton School, Bridgehampton — No. 390
18. Mattituck Junior-Senior High School, Mattituck — No. 423

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future.

Readers can view the complete New York middle school rankings on U.S. News & World Report.

Quogue Elementary School in Suffolk County led Long Island, ranking No. 25 statewide. Lakeville Elementary School in Great Neck was Nassau County's highest-ranked elementary school, placing No. 35.

The 11 Long Island elementary schools in New York's top 100, along with their statewide rankings, are:

1. Quogue Elementary School, Quogue — No. 25
2. Lakeville Elementary School, Great Neck — No. 35
3. Willits Elementary School, Syosset — No. 40
4. George A. Jackson School, Jericho — No. 58
5. South Grove Elementary School, Syosset — No. 61
6. Shelter Rock Elementary School, Manhasset — No. 66
7. McVey Elementary School, East Meadow — No. 68
8. Jeffrey Ratner-Robert Seaman Elementary School, Jericho — No. 71
9. Glenwood Landing Elementary School, Glen Head — No. 72
10. Village Elementary School, Syosset — No. 78
11. Munsey Park Elementary School, Manhasset — No. 82
12. West Side School, Syosset (Cold Spring Harbor Central School District) — No. 166
13. Flower Hill Primary School, Huntington — No. 249
    
14. Lloyd Harbor School, Cold Spring Harbor — No. 259
    
15. The Academy Charter School 2, Wyandanch — No. 270
    
16. Nassakeag Elementary School, East Setauket — No. 306
    
17. East Moriches Elementary School, East Moriches — No. 319
    
18. Paumanok Elementary School, Dix Hills — No. 335
    
19. Parkview Elementary School, Kings Park — No. 392
    
20. Vanderbilt Elementary School, Dix Hills — No. 402

Related: See the best public elementary schools in New York, according to U.S. News.