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)
340117001312	321	Woodland Middle School	Public	5-8	1 School Lane	Barrington	08007	Camden County	Barrington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-8402	245	27	9.2	26.9%	187 (76.3%)	13 (5.3%)	24 (9.8%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$4,685						$4,685	53.1	45.9	378	57
340126002712	322	John M. Bailey Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	75 West 10th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5824	655	51	12.8	59.8%	279 (42.6%)	111 (16.9%)	177 (27.0%)	45 (6.9%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.3%)	$10,468			$531			$9,937	53	41.3	419	97
340450003332	323	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Division Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5290	909	72	12.6	35.6%	142 (15.6%)	143 (15.7%)	220 (24.2%)	377 (41.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (2.3%)	$7,161			$237			$6,924	53	49.6	346	23
340450003330	324	Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	961	77	12.5	31.6%	178 (18.5%)	127 (13.2%)	235 (24.5%)	388 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (2.9%)	$7,148			$238			$6,910	52.8	54.3	308	16
341548005944	325	Southern Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Southern Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-9481	905	78	11.6	21.5%	766 (84.6%)	19 (2.1%)	103 (11.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$11,153			$229			$10,924	52.7	52.6	319	6
341254003433	326	Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6-12	291 Lafayette Avenue	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	745	56	13.3	100.0%	6 (0.8%)	18 (2.4%)	674 (90.5%)	41 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,146						$9,146	52.6	62.5	242	84
341407000804	327	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	494	48	10.2	26.7%	195 (39.5%)	16 (3.2%)	241 (48.8%)	35 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$14,087			$168			$13,919	52.5	60.7	259	68
341053005380	328	Montague Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Route 206	Montague	07827	Sussex County	Montague Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 293-7131	310	33	9.3	32.3%	205 (66.1%)	16 (5.2%)	66 (21.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$17,566			$1,324			$16,242	52.4	46.2	372	44
340378001042	329	Delran Middle School	Public	6-8	905 Chester Avenue	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-8822	710	62	11.5	23.9%	479 (67.5%)	40 (5.6%)	137 (19.3%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	$11,462			$179			$11,283	52.4	46.1	373	44
340105001298	330	Audubon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Edgewood Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-7695	758	64	11.8	21.9%	630 (83.1%)	34 (4.5%)	63 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	$13,420			$369			$13,051	52.1	55.8	294	36

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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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