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)
340645005904	531	Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	1,005	95	10.6	67.3%	142 (14.1%)	116 (11.5%)	660 (65.7%)	70 (7.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.2%)	$12,560			$847			$11,713	27.5	26.6	543	12
340318002502	532	Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	328	27	12.1	52.1%	140 (42.7%)	86 (26.2%)	60 (18.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.3%)	$9,678			$1,252			$8,426	27.5	22.4	574	42
340008300573	533	Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	326	9	36.2	72.1%	2 (0.6%)	185 (56.7%)	131 (40.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,143			$631			$8,512	27.4	26.8	541	8
340459005492	534	George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	531	46	11.6	86.3%	14 (2.6%)	172 (32.4%)	336 (63.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,312			$196			$7,116	27.3	32.2	495	39
341167001742	535	Margaret Mace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Atlantic Avenue	North Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	North Wildwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1454	165	29	5.6	41.8%	120 (72.7%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (13.3%)	$26,141			$1,047			$25,094	27.2	33.3	486	49
340210003340	536	Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 East Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 852-1131	287	34	8.4	79.1%	18 (6.3%)	26 (9.1%)	227 (79.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)	$9,871			$670			$9,201	27.1	30	515	21
340651006029	537	William Davies Middle School	Public	6-8	1876 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6241	883	82	10.7	54.8%	301 (34.1%)	231 (26.2%)	233 (26.4%)	40 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (8.7%)	$8,975			$298			$8,677	27.1	22.2	577	40
340459005508	538	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	786	69	11.4	83.8%	42 (5.3%)	72 (9.2%)	653 (83.1%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,502			$228			$10,274	26.8	25.8	551	13
340402000149	539	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Dunellen Avenue	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	331	25	12.9	38.1%	73 (22.1%)	45 (13.6%)	193 (58.3%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$4,501						$4,501	26.8	28.7	527	12
341116004036	540	Neptune Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	625	69	9	62.2%	81 (13.0%)	265 (42.4%)	214 (34.2%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.8%)	$13,565			$585			$12,980	26.5	25.4	553	13

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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.
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