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)
341059006031	51	Montgomery Upper Middle School	Public	7-8	375 Burnt Hill Road	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7603	790	75	10.5	4.6%	237 (30.0%)	16 (2.0%)	48 (6.1%)	456 (57.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$14,018			$98			$13,920	88.7	82.5	104	53
340306004194	52	Black River Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Rt. 513 - North Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-6363	345	35	9.8	3.2%	258 (74.8%)	5 (1.4%)	44 (12.8%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$11,856			$160			$11,696	88.5	84.8	79	27
340609005350	53	Green Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	69 Mackerly Road	Greendell	07839	Sussex County	Green Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 300-3800	368	42	8.8	6.0%	304 (82.6%)	13 (3.5%)	36 (9.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$14,773			$261			$14,512	88.5	82.8	98	45
340972000515	54	Marlboro Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Nolan Road	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-7115	755	78	9.6	3.3%	377 (49.9%)	17 (2.3%)	56 (7.4%)	280 (37.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$9,987			$02			$9,985	88.4	86.6	64	10
340639001558	55	Haddonfield Middle School	Public	6-8	Five Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	647	38	17	1.4%	563 (87.0%)	7 (1.1%)	22 (3.4%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	$6,717						$6,717	88.4	87.9	56	1
341185000660	56	Norwood Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Summit St	Norwood	07648	Bergen County	Norwood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-6363	610	49	12.5	2.1%	239 (39.2%)	9 (1.5%)	83 (13.6%)	246 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.1%)	$12,636			$340			$12,296	88.3	84.6	84	28
340336002935	57	Clinton Township Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Grayrock Road	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 238-9141	425	42	10.1	6.8%	345 (81.2%)	10 (2.4%)	26 (6.1%)	35 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$4,447						$4,447	88.2	84.7	83	26
340345003760	58	Cedar Drive Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Cedar Drive	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	328	33	9.9	5.5%	273 (83.2%)	9 (2.7%)	34 (10.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,516			$216			$13,300	88.1	83	97	39
340231003754	59	Brielle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	605 Union Lane	Brielle	08730	Monmouth County	Brielle Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-6400	487	55	8.8	1.8%	459 (94.3%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,663			$155			$12,508	87.7	91	38	21
340984001114	60	Neeta School	Public	3-8	44 Neeta Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-5155	326	32	10.1	3.7%	321 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$6,879						$6,879	87.6	83.2	96	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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.