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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in the United States

13,533 public middle schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. KIPP BEYOND CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 3.4:1, against a median of 14.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
13,533
the United States
Best Students/teacher
3.4:1
Median Students/teacher
14.9:1
LOWEST RATIO · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1KIPP BEYOND CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYKIPP BEYOND CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle5483.4:1
2PS 206 JOSE CELSO BARBOSANEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4Middle3724.0:1
3CROWNPOINT MIDDLECROWNPOINT, NMGALLUPMiddle2264.8:1
4TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOLBelcourt, NDBELCOURT 7Middle3184.8:1
5Provident CSPittsburgh, PAProvident CSMiddle3064.9:1
6NAVAJO MIDDLE SCHOOLNAVAJO, NMGALLUPMiddle2245.0:1
7SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLGrand Forks, NDGRAND FORKS 1Middle5496.2:1
8SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLSILVER CREEK, NYSILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2006.5:1
9SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLSOUTHAMPTON, NYSOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle3246.5:1
10ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MIDDLE SCHOOLISLAND PARK, NYISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2646.6:1
11Ocean City Intermediate SchoolOCEAN CITY, NJOcean City School DistrictMiddle3266.7:1
12Frederick Pilot Middle SchoolDorchester, MABostonMiddle2156.7:1
13Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolN CALDWELL, NJNorth Caldwell School DistrictMiddle2796.7:1
14HAYDEE CABALLEROCAGUAS, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONMiddle2586.8:1
15Upper SchoolENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJEnglewood Cliffs School DistrictMiddle2646.8:1
16CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLCHATHAM, NYCHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2266.8:1
17FRANKLIN LOWER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2126.9:1
18TOHATCHI MIDDLETOHATCHI, NMGALLUPMiddle2976.9:1
19Mountain View SchoolMENDHAM, NJMendham Borough School DistrictMiddle2086.9:1
20IS 49 BERTA A DREYFUSSTATEN ISLAND, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31Middle3307.0:1
21GREENWOOD LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMONROE, NYGREENWOOD LAKE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2267.0:1
22IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9Middle2487.0:1
23Vassal Lane Upper SchoolCambridge, MACambridgeMiddle2987.0:1
24JHS 162 WILLOUGHBY (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32Middle2817.0:1
25Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolFranklin Lakes, NJFranklin Lakes School DistrictMiddle3697.1:1
26Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle2037.3:1
27Bennie Dover Jackson Middle SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictMiddle3437.3:1
28Blackburn Middle SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public SchoolsMiddle3177.3:1
29GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLGREAT NECK, NYGREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle7287.3:1
30FELIPE COLON DIAZJUANA DIAZ, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONMiddle2217.4:1
31GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOLGENEVA, NYGENEVA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle4427.4:1
32WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOLWESTHAMPTON BEACH, NYWESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle3577.4:1
33Frank Antonides SchoolWest Long Branch, NJWest Long Branch School DistrictMiddle2207.5:1
34SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOLGrand Forks, NDGRAND FORKS 1Middle5697.5:1
35Brattleboro Area Middle SchoolBrattleboro, VTWindham Southeast Unified Union School District #96Middle2557.5:1
36Smalley Elementary SchoolBound Brook, NJBound Brook School DistrictMiddle4247.5:1
37SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLFORT COVINGTON, NYSALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle3047.5:1
38RUSSELL I DOIG MIDDLE SCHOOLTRUMANSBURG, NYTRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2777.6:1
39Cedar Drive Middle SchoolCOLTS NECK, NJColts Neck Township School DistrictMiddle3197.6:1
40DOCK STREET SCHOOL FOR STEAM STUDIESBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13Middle2207.6:1
41Whale Branch MiddleSeabrook, SCBeaufort 01Middle2437.6:1
42MERCEDES ROSADONARANJITO, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONMiddle2817.6:1
43MS 131NEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2Middle2577.6:1
44EUGENE BROOKS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLAMENIA, NYNORTHEAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle2367.6:1
45Early County Middle SchoolBlakely, GAEarly CountyMiddle2187.7:1
46STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLPLATTSBURGH, NYPLATTSBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle3927.7:1
47EAST LOWER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle3647.7:1
48Readington Middle SchoolWHITEHOUSE STATION, NJReadington Township School DistrictMiddle4667.7:1
49Mount Arlington Public SchoolMT ARLINGTON, NJMount Arlington Public School DistrictMiddle2237.7:1
50THOREAU MIDDLETHOREAU, NMGALLUPMiddle3627.7:1
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