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)
340003300303	621	Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	587	32	18.3	79.4%	14 (2.4%)	361 (61.5%)	193 (32.9%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,983			$1,290			$4,693	17.6	18.4	615	6
341134002270	622	Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	885	60	14.7	84.3%	16 (1.8%)	90 (10.2%)	772 (87.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,669			$512			$8,157	17.4	21.4	585	37
341134002352	623	South Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	864	64	13.5	88.3%	181 (20.9%)	53 (6.1%)	619 (71.6%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,591			$549			$10,042	17.4	24	563	60
340096000018	624	Texas Avenue School	Public	K-8	2523 Arctic Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7350	498	45	10.9	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	347 (69.7%)	120 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,119			$1,096			$11,023	17.4	18.8	609	15
340423005931	625	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5670	330	26	12.9	61.8%	3 (0.9%)	276 (83.6%)	47 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,816			$431			$11,385	17.3	9.8	718	93
340077703307	626	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Clinton Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	2,026	106	19.1	96.4%	4 (0.2%)	1,110 (54.8%)	826 (40.8%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	67 (3.3%)	$12,672			$1,819			$10,853	17.2	16	638	12
340071702925	627	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,044	57	18.3	73.1%	8 (0.8%)	528 (50.6%)	490 (46.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	$11,069			$878			$10,191	17.2	17.6	623	4
340894003906	628	Long Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-5533	1,108	113	9.8	77.8%	253 (22.8%)	138 (12.5%)	669 (60.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.5%)	$11,016			$289			$10,727	17	15.4	647	19
341269004908	629	School 18	Public	1-8	51 E 18th Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0180	757	58	13.1	80.6%	15 (2.0%)	76 (10.0%)	659 (87.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,561						$6,561	16.9	17.4	627	2
341269004916	630	School 24	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Nineteenth Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0160	693	55	12.7	76.2%	6 (0.9%)	55 (7.9%)	627 (90.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,719						$7,719	16.6	14.7	655	25

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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

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.