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)
340072703029	451	The Ethical Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	95 Broadway	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 984-4151	380	19	20	49.2%	103 (27.1%)	41 (10.8%)	79 (20.8%)	132 (34.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$8,303			$678			$7,625	36.4	50.5	333	118
340466000075	452	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	375 River Drive	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 796-8700	579	51	11.3	34.0%	210 (36.3%)	81 (14.0%)	235 (40.6%)	42 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$6,790			$1,062			$5,728	36.4	33.2	483	31
340955005844	453	North Warren Regional School	Public	7-12	10 Noe Rd	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	North Warren Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-8211	620	58	10.7	6.6%	521 (84.0%)	13 (2.1%)	62 (10.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,824			$149			$15,675	36.3	32.9	484	31
340300001426	454	John A. Carusi Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Roosevelt Dr.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-1220	841	78	10.7	28.8%	405 (48.2%)	112 (13.3%)	203 (24.1%)	81 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.5%)	$7,732			$238			$7,494	36.2	32.7	490	36
340540005342	455	Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	474	50	9.5	37.6%	294 (62.0%)	19 (4.0%)	138 (29.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$15,890			$342			$15,548	36.2	40.6	427	28
340687002742	456	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	One North Fifth Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-2285	494	37	13.4	81.0%	48 (9.7%)	16 (3.2%)	394 (79.8%)	34 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,511			$607			$13,904	36.1	42	412	44
340393000005	457	Dover Middle School	Public	7-8	302 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2040	523	43	12.2	57.9%	23 (4.4%)	19 (3.6%)	469 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$6,203			$489			$5,714	36	34.3	474	17
341002001738	458	Middle Township Elementary #4	Public	6-8	300 E Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1834	594	43	13.8	52.4%	328 (55.2%)	113 (19.0%)	115 (19.4%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$11,804			$222			$11,582	36	36.8	462	4
341368003840	459	Hazlet Middle School	Public	7-8	1639 Union Avenue	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-0940	402	38	10.6	19.4%	292 (72.6%)	7 (1.7%)	78 (19.4%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$8,747						$8,747	35.9	46.6	369	90
340076903036	460	South Hunterdon Regional High School	Public	7-12	301 Mt Airy Harbourton Rd	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-2060	417	50	8.3	24.9%	263 (63.1%)	34 (8.2%)	105 (25.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$13,989			$37			$13,952	35.7	45	383	77

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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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