Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 748)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
341749004148	171	Frank Antonides School	Public	5-8	135 Locust Avenue	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	West Long Branch School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-5900	217	30	7.2	14.7%	161 (74.2%)	5 (2.3%)	37 (17.1%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$11,358			$187			$11,171	73.3	88.9	49	122
340987001124	172	Medford Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	55 Mill Street	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-7707	587	57	10.2	5.6%	482 (82.1%)	15 (2.6%)	46 (7.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	$5,786						$5,786	72.7	76.7	150	22
340846003016	173	Woodglen School	Public	5-8	70 Bunnvale Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4111	292	32	9	7.9%	249 (85.3%)	9 (3.1%)	27 (9.2%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,892						$10,892	72.6	66.5	212	39
340003500307	174	Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	637	48	13.2	28.9%	171 (26.8%)	96 (15.1%)	137 (21.5%)	201 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.4%)	$9,314			$711			$8,603	72.6	75	158	16
341242000690	175	West Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Roosevelt Boulevard	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	511	54	9.4	10.4%	235 (46.0%)	11 (2.2%)	89 (17.4%)	156 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.3%)	$14,137						$14,137	72.5	65.8	220	45
340315005452	176	Carl H. Kumpf School	Public	6-8	59 Mildred Terrace	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 381-0400	516	45	11.4	2.3%	418 (81.0%)	4 (0.8%)	76 (14.7%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,251			$114			$11,137	72.4	69.2	186	10
341068000620	177	Robert L. Craig School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 West Park Street	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	Moonachie School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-5833	357	36	9.9	53.8%	107 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (55.2%)	42 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	$16,011			$749			$15,262	72.1	74.5	159	18
340900000731	178	Lopatcong Township Middle School	Public	5-8	321 Stonehenge Drive	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 213-2995	364	32	11.3	9.6%	223 (61.3%)	63 (17.3%)	46 (12.6%)	26 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,105						$7,105	72.1	67.4	205	27
341695004960	179	Wanaque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	First Street	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	507	49	10.3	17.4%	312 (61.5%)	21 (4.1%)	144 (28.4%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$15,590			$449			$15,141	72.1	77.4	138	41
340693000491	180	Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 393-8170	401	39	10.3	16.0%	206 (51.4%)	14 (3.5%)	133 (33.2%)	39 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$10,295			$114			$10,181	72	66.5	210	30

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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