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)
341374004078	491	Red Bank Middle School	Public	4-8	101 Harding Road	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1515	601	66	9.1	79.0%	31 (5.2%)	41 (6.8%)	516 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$15,373			$911			$14,462	32.5	32.1	493	2
340789002872	492	Lincoln Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Beech St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5095	751	65	11.5	56.7%	214 (28.5%)	17 (2.3%)	495 (65.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	$7,850			$559			$7,291	32.4	37.5	449	43
340126002714	493	Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Avenue C	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5945	653	60	10.8	56.7%	327 (50.1%)	89 (13.6%)	182 (27.9%)	32 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$10,495			$452			$10,043	32.3	28.5	520	27
340078103335	494	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	240 Ege Avenue	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4798	1,002	75	13.3	70.9%	144 (14.4%)	373 (37.2%)	241 (24.1%)	194 (19.4%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	31 (3.1%)	$8,106			$748			$7,358	32.3			(n/a)
340459005492	495	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	554	44	12.7	81.0%	25 (4.5%)	194 (35.0%)	329 (59.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,312			$196			$7,116	32.2	20.5	592	97
341824001294	496	Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 John Bowker Jr. Blvd	Chatsworth	08019	Burlington County	Woodland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 726-1230	103	14	7.3	11.7%	97 (94.2%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$15,535			$412			$15,123	32.2	29.1	516	20
341773001258	497	Westampton Township Middle School	Public	4-8	700 Rancocas Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-2722	529	51	10.2	21.7%	173 (32.7%)	174 (32.9%)	88 (16.6%)	46 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	$10,468			$231			$10,237	32.2	44.6	392	105
341509005288	498	Somerville Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Cliff Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4107	341	37	9.2	40.2%	129 (37.8%)	47 (13.8%)	126 (37.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	$12,292			$261			$12,031	32	31.8	496	2
340603000131	499	Ann A. Mullen Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Sicklerville Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 875-8777	933	74	12.5	40.2%	357 (38.3%)	325 (34.8%)	149 (16.0%)	40 (4.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.1%)	$12,831			$329			$12,502	31.9	40.9	421	78
340822004642	500	Lakewood Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3600	995	93	10.7	94.2%	32 (3.2%)	54 (5.4%)	897 (90.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$13,211			$902			$12,309	31.9	25.9	543	43

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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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