Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 743)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340132005120	51	Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	428	50	8.5	10.0%	236 (55.1%)	8 (1.9%)	91 (21.3%)	68 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	$17,615			$650			$16,965	88.9	88.9	48	3
340639001558	52	Haddonfield Middle School	Public	6-8	Five Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	627	36	17.4	2.2%	532 (84.8%)	11 (1.8%)	25 (4.0%)	22 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	$6,717						$6,717	88.8	88.4	55	3
340858004296	53	Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	5-8	90 Ryerson Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5520	366	41	8.9	14.5%	240 (65.6%)	7 (1.9%)	85 (23.2%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,325			$188			$9,137	88.7	85.4	77	24
341686000537	54	Waldwick Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 652-9000	387	37	10.5	1.3%	269 (69.5%)	5 (1.3%)	71 (18.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	$11,561						$11,561	88.7	87.2	65	11
340999003396	55	Edgar Middle School	Public	5-8	49 Brunswick Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8770	769	66	11.6	6.1%	343 (44.6%)	28 (3.6%)	99 (12.9%)	238 (30.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.5%)	$7,842						$7,842	88.7	87.1	67	12
341395000798	56	Holdrum Middle School	Public	6-8	393 Rivervale Road	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4016	348	42	8.3	0.9%	265 (76.1%)	6 (1.7%)	24 (6.9%)	43 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,988			$41			$15,947	88.5	87.2	64	8
340726000526	57	George G White	Public	5-8	120 Magnolia Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0286	492	59	8.4	7.9%	325 (66.1%)	13 (2.6%)	85 (17.3%)	56 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,922			$126			$10,796	88.4	83.7	92	35
341497004102	58	Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Obre Place	Shrewsbury	07702	Monmouth County	Shrewsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-0882	453	51	8.8	0.7%	395 (87.2%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$14,231			$86			$14,145	88.1	90.8	37	21
341770006012	59	Community Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5300	1,038	106	9.8	5.1%	115 (11.1%)	39 (3.8%)	37 (3.6%)	829 (79.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	$12,257			$110			$12,147	87.8	86.8	68	9
340741003852	60	William R. Satz School	Public	7-8	24 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1808	493	52	9.4	1.2%	319 (64.7%)	6 (1.2%)	39 (7.9%)	95 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.7%)	$14,243			$52			$14,191	87.7	77.4	147	87

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These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, 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:

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

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

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.