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)
341743002676	221	West Deptford Middle School	Public	4-8	675 Grove Rd	West Deptford	08066	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 848-1200	832	75	11	32.1%	560 (67.3%)	93 (11.2%)	117 (14.1%)	23 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.6%)	$11,057			$02			$11,055	66.2	59.1	276	55
340333002964	222	Clinton Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 School Street	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-8512	462	45	10.1	14.1%	329 (71.2%)	17 (3.7%)	77 (16.7%)	27 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$16,860			$199			$16,661	66	82	103	119
340076403256	223	Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	673	30	22.4	67.9%	2 (0.3%)	592 (88.0%)	70 (10.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,953			$752			$10,201	66	58.5	280	57
340711003000	224	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	141	11	13.3	15.6%	99 (70.2%)	7 (5.0%)	26 (18.4%)	7 (5.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,719			$471			$17,248	65.8	64.5	226	2
340840003154	225	Lawrence Middle School	Public	7-8	2455 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5520	580	51	11.4	31.0%	236 (40.7%)	88 (15.2%)	108 (18.6%)	108 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$12,790			$225			$12,565	65.8	63.2	240	15
341665001758	226	Upper Township Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Perry Rd	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	442	44	10.1	13.8%	406 (91.9%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$8,169						$8,169	65.7	68.2	202	24
340004200322	227	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	454	35	12.9	74.7%	32 (7.0%)	83 (18.3%)	323 (71.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,730			$685			$10,045	65.7	59.3	273	46
340192003525	228	Bogota Middle School	Public	6-7	131 East Fort Lee Road	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4800	189	14	14	63.0%	16 (8.5%)	14 (7.4%)	143 (75.7%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)								65.5	60.3	266	38
340519000541	229	J.P. Case Middle School	Public	7-8	301 Case Boulevard	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7501	675	71	9.5	17.6%	410 (60.7%)	29 (4.3%)	140 (20.7%)	82 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	$10,239			$52			$10,187	65.4	66.7	213	16
341533002426	230	South Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	70 North Ridgewood Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-2772	769	80	9.6	11.2%	435 (56.6%)	161 (20.9%)	65 (8.5%)	37 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.7%)	$6,366						$6,366	65.3	63.9	234	4

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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 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

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.