'Best 100 Middle Schools in New York' List Released

Written by LANNING TALIAFERRO (Patch Staff)

Niche.com has released rankings of public middle schools across the country—and Hudson Valley schools loom large on the list of the top 100 in New York.

Niche says it ranked 19,710 middle schools nationwide based on key student statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents. A high ranking, according to Niche, indicates that a school “is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse set of high-achieving students and faculty, and the students are very happy with their experiences.”

Oddity: As well as its middle school Pearl River’s high school is on the list—it includes eighth grade.

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Here are the Hudson Valley schools that made the top 100 list in New York and their respective rankings (click the links for more details on each school’s ranking):

• 2 Scarsdale Middle School Scarsdale, NY
• 3 Edgemont Junior/Senior High School Scarsdale, NY
• 5 Seven Bridges Middle School Chappaqua, NY
• 6 Robert E. Bell School Chappaqua, NY
• 8 Ardsley Middle School Ardsley, NY
• 10 Rye Middle School Rye, NY
• 11 Hommocks Middle School Larchmont, NY
• 14 H.C. Crittenden Middle School Armonk, NY
• 17 Irvington Middle School Irvington, NY
• 18 Bronxville Middle School Bronxville, NY
• 19 Rye Neck Middle School Mamaroneck, NY
• 21 Briarcliff Middle School Briarcliff Manor, NY
• 26 Pelham Middle School Pelham, NY
• 29 Blind Brook-Rye Middle School Rye Brook, NY
• 30 John Jay Middle School Cross River, NY
• 31 Pleasantville Middle School Pleasantville, NY
• 33 Louis M. Klein Middle School Harrison, NY
• 35 North Salem Middle/High School North Salem, NY
• 36 Fox Lane Middle School Bedford, NY
• 40 Suffern Middle School Suffern, NY
• 43 Farragut Middle School Hastings On Hudson, NY
• 51 Dobbs Ferry Middle School Dobbs Ferry, NY
• 57 Felix Festa Character Middle School West Nyack, NY
• 60 Pearl River High School Pearl River, NY
• 61 Pearl River Middle SchoolPearl River, NY
• 64 Felix Festa Determination Middle School West Nyack, NY
• 66 Tuckahoe Middle School Eastchester, NY
• 67 Felix Festa Achievement Middle School West Nyack, NY
• 68 South Orangetown Middle School Blauvelt, NY
• 80 Mildred E. Strang Middle School Yorktown Heights, NY
• 83 Pierre Van Cortlandt School Croton On Hudson, NY
• 89 Eastchester Middle School Eastchester, NY
• 90 Haldane Elementary/Middle School Cold Spring, NY

See the full rankings here.