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)
340006400373	91	The Gray Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	344	18	19.1	65.4%	4 (1.2%)	118 (34.3%)	215 (62.5%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,242			$1,298			$7,944	83.9	93	29	62
340726000526	92	George G White	Public	5-8	120 Magnolia Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0286	478	58	8.1	7.7%	322 (67.4%)	12 (2.5%)	76 (15.9%)	52 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,922			$126			$10,796	83.7	82.8	100	8
340852000536	93	Leonia Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	654	44	14.7	14.7%	145 (22.2%)	22 (3.4%)	168 (25.7%)	280 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	32 (4.9%)	$13,354						$13,354	83.4	76.1	153	60
341617003042	94	Old Turnpike School	Public	5-8	171 Old Turnpike Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Tewksbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 439-2010	239	25	9.5	1.3%	196 (82.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.7%)	$16,739			$206			$16,533	83.4	91.4	35	59
341359000732	95	Eric S. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Monroe Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2313	634	75	8.4	7.3%	482 (76.0%)	8 (1.3%)	67 (10.6%)	53 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	$11,092						$11,092	83.3	84	89	6
341698005308	96	Warren Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Old Stirling Road	Warren	07060	Union County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 753-5300	538	64	8.3	2.6%	304 (56.5%)	11 (2.0%)	64 (11.9%)	125 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.9%)	$13,671			$10			$13,661	83.3	82.8	99	3
340111001702	97	Avalon Elementary School	Public	5-8	235 32nd Street	Avalon	08202	Cape May County	Avalon School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 967-7544	83	12	6.8	3.6%	73 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$27,633			$384			$27,249	83	84.7	80	17
340948005036	98	Mannington Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Route 45	Salem	08079	Salem County	Mannington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1078	171	22	7.7	18.7%	135 (78.9%)	10 (5.8%)	16 (9.4%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$13,691			$1,148			$12,543	82.7	85.1	78	20
340114003748	99	Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	117	18	6.5	14.5%	105 (89.7%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$17,400			$587			$16,813	82.4	93.3	25	74
340723005224	100	Hillsborough Township Middle School	Public	7-8	260 Triangle Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	1,193	103	11.5	10.0%	559 (46.9%)	62 (5.2%)	125 (10.5%)	419 (35.1%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.3%)	$6,250						$6,250	82.3	81.4	111	11

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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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