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)
341377000750	221	Slocum Skewes School	Public, Alternative	3-9	650 Prospect Ave	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-4299	666	66	10.1	35.0%	167 (25.1%)	26 (3.9%)	308 (46.2%)	153 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$11,589			$183			$11,406	64.9	56.8	285	64
340705003844	222	Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-0900	296	39	7.5	18.6%	244 (82.4%)	6 (2.0%)	36 (12.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$19,383			$660			$18,723	64.9	75.3	156	66
341791005894	223	White Township Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Cr 519	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	White Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4773	265	32	8.3	15.1%	224 (84.5%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	$16,580			$287			$16,293	64.9	60.6	260	37
340342001476	224	Collingswood Middle School	Public	6-8	414 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5702	486	49	10	28.8%	293 (60.3%)	47 (9.7%)	93 (19.1%)	16 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$9,965			$266			$9,699	64.8	54.4	307	83
340564003814	225	Clifton T. Barkalow School	Public	6-8	498 Stillwells Corner Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-4403	661	71	9.3	12.4%	501 (75.8%)	29 (4.4%)	78 (11.8%)	37 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	$11,513			$244			$11,269	64.7	67.6	203	22
340711003000	226	High Bridge Middle School	Public	5-8	50 Thomas St	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4101	144	11	13.3	11.8%	107 (74.3%)	9 (6.3%)	19 (13.2%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$17,719			$471			$17,248	64.5	80.6	118	108
340285006025	227	Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Ridge Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-2646	440	49	8.9	5.7%	330 (75.0%)	14 (3.2%)	52 (11.8%)	31 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,390			$21			$8,369	64.4	61.1	254	27
340735003381	228	Hoboken Middle School	Public	6-8	158 Fourth Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3750	409	41	10	46.5%	178 (43.5%)	53 (13.0%)	144 (35.2%)	22 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,680			$301			$12,379	64.3	54.3	309	81
340678000729	229	Hardyston Township Middle School	Public	5-8	183 Wheatsworth Road	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	264	28	9.6	12.5%	210 (79.5%)	13 (4.9%)	30 (11.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$8,162			$152			$8,010	64.3	60.8	257	28
341305003556	230	Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	477	41	11.6	28.3%	88 (18.4%)	141 (29.6%)	78 (16.4%)	153 (32.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$8,022						$8,022	64.3	59.5	267	37

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.