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)
341629006142	721	Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	568	45	12.6	56.7%	3 (0.5%)	194 (34.2%)	369 (65.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								8.8			(n/a)
341269004884	722	Senator Frank Lautenberg School	Public	K-8	137 Carroll Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0060	585	35	16.9	69.9%	2 (0.3%)	276 (47.2%)	305 (52.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,560						$8,560	8.8	9.5	723	1
341254004844	723	Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	682	73	9.3	99.4%	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.0%)	630 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,342			$836			$9,506	8.7	11.4	695	28
340096000020	724	New York Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 N New York Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7280	571	53	10.7	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	394 (69.0%)	128 (22.4%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$13,378			$1,752			$11,626	8.6	9	730	6
341134002334	725	Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	710	49	14.4	89.6%	26 (3.7%)	430 (60.6%)	250 (35.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,167			$889			$11,278	8.6	10.7	707	18
341629003210	726	Grace A Dunn Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	670	53	12.6	60.0%	9 (1.3%)	87 (13.0%)	568 (84.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,513			$799			$9,714	8.5	8.6	733	7
340264003527	727	Morgan Village Middle School	Public	6-8	990 Morgan Boulevard	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	244	13	18.7	77.0%	0 (0.0%)	164 (67.2%)	79 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								8.5			(n/a)
340783002798	728	Whitney M. Young Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Stegman St	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6440	655	60	11	70.8%	32 (4.9%)	392 (59.8%)	203 (31.0%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	$15,967			$786			$15,181	8.5	8.4	737	9
340459005506	729	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	434	33	13.1	87.8%	32 (7.4%)	104 (24.0%)	296 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,847			$259			$11,588	8.4	14.7	654	75
340783002808	730	Chaplain Charles Watters School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Virginia Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6510	697	45	15.4	57.8%	104 (14.9%)	285 (40.9%)	221 (31.7%)	64 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	15 (2.2%)	$11,181			$395			$10,786	8.4	10.9	705	25

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.