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)
340072005788	341	Allamuchy Township School	Public	3-8	20 Johnsonburg Road	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-1894	265	24	11	7.2%	169 (63.8%)	24 (9.1%)	41 (15.5%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	$12,269			$382			$11,887	50.2	49.1	349	8
341785000220	342	Weymouth Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1202 Eleventh Avenue	Dorothy	08317	Atlantic County	Weymouth Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2412	156	17	9.3	44.9%	116 (74.4%)	5 (3.2%)	23 (14.7%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$14,972			$1,061			$13,911	50	60.2	262	80
340080503481	343	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	457 Shirley Road	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2472	191	17	11.2	20.4%	150 (78.5%)	3 (1.6%)	24 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)								49.9	47.7	362	19
341011003984	344	Thorne Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Murphy Road	Port Monmouth	07758	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-1220	620	65	9.6	20.6%	470 (75.8%)	22 (3.5%)	88 (14.2%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$12,095			$33			$12,062	49.8	49.8	344
340783002814	345	Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	918	72	12.7	68.4%	104 (11.3%)	40 (4.4%)	683 (74.4%)	73 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	$10,643			$590			$10,053	49.6	48.9	353	8
340783002828	346	Rafael Cordero y Molina	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Erie St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4390	735	72	10.2	38.8%	158 (21.5%)	165 (22.4%)	230 (31.3%)	153 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (3.1%)	$10,087			$357			$9,730	49.4	46.9	368	22
340071502923	347	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,253	82	15.2	53.0%	372 (29.7%)	132 (10.5%)	635 (50.7%)	101 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	$8,403			$478			$7,925	49.4	62.4	243	104
341134002228	348	Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,200	79	15.1	77.8%	321 (26.8%)	9 (0.8%)	865 (72.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,426			$412			$8,014	49.3	55.7	295	53
341107000174	349	Mullica Township Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	277	25	11	45.1%	199 (71.8%)	16 (5.8%)	55 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$7,419			$598			$6,821	49.2	48.3	357	8
340528000104	350	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1357 Mays Landing Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Folsom Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8666	376	41	9.1	22.3%	314 (83.5%)	12 (3.2%)	37 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$12,563			$338			$12,225	49.1	44.1	396	46

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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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