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)
341254003453	511	Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	713	52	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	688 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,290						$9,290	30.7	33.3	482	29
340624002734	512	Anna L. Klein	Public	PK, KG-8	301 69th St	Guttenberg	07093	Hudson County	Guttenberg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 861-3100	949	87	10.9	74.5%	57 (6.0%)	4 (0.4%)	862 (90.8%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	$11,321			$1,432			$9,889	30.7	30.7	507	5
340522006066	513	Florence Riverfront School	Public	4-8	500 East Front Street	Florence	08518	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4647	649	56	11.6	33.6%	328 (50.5%)	144 (22.2%)	82 (12.6%)	73 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$8,562			$108			$8,454	30.6	32.8	489	24
340077103287	514	Atlantic Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	112 South New York Rd	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Atlantic Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 428-4300	330	36	9.1	93.3%	12 (3.6%)	221 (67.0%)	84 (25.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$10,242			$1,014			$9,228	30	25.2	551	37
340210003340	515	Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 East Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 852-1131	285	26	10.9	74.0%	19 (6.7%)	31 (10.9%)	230 (80.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,871			$670			$9,201	30	32.9	486	29
341650005744	516	Burnet Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Caldwell Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6490	981	78	12.6	34.8%	112 (11.4%)	461 (47.0%)	296 (30.2%)	80 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.9%)	$8,436			$264			$8,172	29.9	32	494	22
340459002997	517	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	885	69	12.8	80.0%	43 (4.9%)	143 (16.2%)	676 (76.4%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,896			$228			$8,668	29.9	31.8	497	20
340783002842	518	James F. Murray School	Public	PK, KG-8	339 Stegman Parkway	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6620	805	49	16.4	56.9%	138 (17.1%)	247 (30.7%)	203 (25.2%)	164 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$10,598			$570			$10,028	29.9	33.7	479	39
340074403139	519	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	359	29	12.3	51.8%	7 (1.9%)	306 (85.2%)	38 (10.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,406			$294			$8,112	29.8	32.1	492	27
340627003191	520	Hackensack Middle School	Public	5-8	360 Union Street	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7842	1,363	127	10.7	62.3%	62 (4.5%)	287 (21.1%)	944 (69.3%)	48 (3.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	$13,905			$516			$13,389	29.7	22.9	575	55

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.