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)
340372002974	271	Delaware Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Rosemont Ringoes Road	Sergeantsville	08557	Hunterdon County	Delaware Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-3179	411	44	9.2	6.8%	323 (78.6%)	11 (2.7%)	53 (12.9%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$17,866			$293			$17,573	59.7	71.5	177	94
340096000016	272	Chelsea Heights School	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 Filbert Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7272	269	28	9.6	90.0%	8 (3.0%)	42 (15.6%)	131 (48.7%)	83 (30.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$13,190			$1,919			$11,271	59.6	55.4	299	27
340004200322	273	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	439	38	11.5	71.8%	36 (8.2%)	78 (17.8%)	311 (70.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,730			$685			$10,045	59.3	68.9	193	80
341518000465	274	Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	430	40	10.8	46.7%	110 (25.6%)	52 (12.1%)	239 (55.6%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$13,506			$373			$13,133	59.2	57.3	280	6
340150000278	275	Roy W. Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	130 S Washington Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8847	840	65	12.8	35.4%	79 (9.4%)	58 (6.9%)	477 (56.8%)	191 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	27 (3.2%)	$10,070			$234			$9,836	59.2	51	330	55
341743002676	276	West Deptford Middle School	Public	4-8	675 Grove Rd	West Deptford	08066	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 848-1200	849	75	11.3	26.3%	587 (69.1%)	86 (10.1%)	108 (12.7%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.1%)	$11,057			$02			$11,055	59.1	50.9	331	55
341536003634	277	South Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	2201 Plainfield Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	464	52	8.9	29.5%	164 (35.3%)	62 (13.4%)	157 (33.8%)	66 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	$6,939			$255			$6,684	58.9	64.3	228	49
341404001238	278	Riverton School District	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Fifth Street	Riverton	08077	Burlington County	Riverton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-0087	272	28	9.6	12.9%	220 (80.9%)	9 (3.3%)	32 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$12,139			$425			$11,714	58.6	65.3	222	56
340363003764	279	Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	159	20	8	22.0%	116 (73.0%)	20 (12.6%)	13 (8.2%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$16,125			$562			$15,563	58.5	58.2	275	4
340076403256	280	Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	639	34	19	59.5%	1 (0.2%)	565 (88.4%)	64 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,953			$752			$10,201	58.5	49.8	342	62

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.