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)
340636000707	241	William G. Rohrer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 MacArthur Boulevard	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7770	440	39	11.3	16.1%	347 (78.9%)	18 (4.1%)	39 (8.9%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$13,973			$425			$13,548	63	59.2	270	29
340630005816	242	Hackettstown Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Washington Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-8554	475	43	11	35.6%	253 (53.3%)	15 (3.2%)	172 (36.2%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$11,392			$146			$11,246	62.9	63.9	232	10
341323000167	243	New Egypt Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	261	22	12	14.6%	211 (80.8%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$10,152						$10,152	62.9	56.8	286	43
340459005522	244	Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	623	50	12.5	46.5%	133 (21.3%)	51 (8.2%)	422 (67.7%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,124						$10,124	62.8	61.9	248	4
340975003962	245	Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School	Public	6-8	469 Matawan Avenue	Cliffwood	07721	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5400	847	84	10	22.7%	457 (54.0%)	90 (10.6%)	193 (22.8%)	50 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.4%)	$14,477			$141			$14,336	62.8	59.8	264	19
340996001594	246	Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	377	37	10.3	31.0%	199 (52.8%)	39 (10.3%)	104 (27.6%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.3%)	$10,608			$614			$9,994	62.7	50	340	94
341197001748	247	Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	370	53	7	27.3%	288 (77.8%)	14 (3.8%)	61 (16.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,932						$9,932	62.7	59.7	265	18
340005200351	248	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Public, Charter	5-8	1255 Main Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 278-7707	163	13	12.5	23.3%	38 (23.3%)	4 (2.5%)	89 (54.6%)	28 (17.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,165			$577			$8,588	62.5	68.8	195	53
341524000836	249	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	Memorial School	South Hackensack	07606	Bergen County	South Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 440-2782	246	26	9.6	31.7%	56 (22.8%)	18 (7.3%)	159 (64.6%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$14,711			$431			$14,280	62.3	66.8	209	40
341215005390	250	Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	281	27	10.3	20.3%	226 (80.4%)	6 (2.1%)	44 (15.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,824			$254			$14,570	62.2	48.8	354	104

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.