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)
340384006115	391	Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools	Public	3-8	165 Academy Road	Dennisville	08214	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	363	32	11.2	28.7%	329 (90.6%)	11 (3.0%)	17 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,469			$647			$23,822	44.7	40.5	430	39
340468005032	392	Elsinboro Township School	Public	K-8	631 Salem Fort Elfsborg Road	Salem	08079	Salem County	Elsinboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3817	117	16	7.4	57.3%	68 (58.1%)	20 (17.1%)	17 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	$14,031			$944			$13,087	44.7	67.8	201	191
341623004726	393	Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,294	91	14.1	23.6%	962 (74.3%)	41 (3.2%)	211 (16.3%)	29 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.9%)	$5,993						$5,993	44.5	47.7	363	30
341146002894	394	Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	880	75	11.7	52.4%	80 (9.1%)	11 (1.3%)	759 (86.3%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$4,189						$4,189	44.4	52.8	317	77
340174000952	395	Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	343	36	9.5	51.9%	89 (25.9%)	126 (36.7%)	93 (27.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.0%)	$14,330			$691			$13,639	44.3	43	404	9
341134002326	396	Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	809	53	15.4	78.7%	3 (0.4%)	312 (38.6%)	373 (46.1%)	111 (13.7%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,356			$531			$8,825	44.1	37.6	448	52
340459000806	397	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	799	62	12.9	81.9%	75 (9.4%)	113 (14.1%)	596 (74.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,512			$194			$8,318	43.9	35.5	469	72
341134002274	398	First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,083	75	14.4	85.1%	19 (1.8%)	77 (7.1%)	935 (86.3%)	18 (1.7%)	12 (1.1%)	22 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,759			$532			$8,227	43.7	48.1	360	38
340002600292	399	Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	569	47	12.2	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	537 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,257			$1,003			$13,254	43.6	49.9	341	58
341671005948	400	Glen Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 764-8981	645	66	9.7	17.2%	491 (76.1%)	12 (1.9%)	101 (15.7%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,241			$44			$11,197	43.3	40.7	426	26

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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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