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)
340126002730	371	Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	727	62	11.7	60.8%	231 (31.8%)	145 (19.9%)	209 (28.7%)	98 (13.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.0%)	$12,061			$545			$11,516	47.4	44.7	389	18
341206004060	372	Township of Ocean Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1200 West Park Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5630	890	99	8.9	27.8%	529 (59.4%)	91 (10.2%)	184 (20.7%)	64 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$9,710			$169			$9,541	47.3	53	316	56
341269005942	373	Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	262	27	9.7	61.1%	7 (2.7%)	167 (63.7%)	87 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381						$13,381	46.8	56.5	287	86
340001400258	374	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	303	25	12.1	30.7%	5 (1.7%)	103 (34.0%)	155 (51.2%)	24 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$11,407			$533			$10,874	46.7	64.3	229	145
341707006076	375	Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	489	51	9.6	23.7%	345 (70.6%)	55 (11.2%)	43 (8.8%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$13,287			$729			$12,558	46.4	46.6	370	5
341587001670	376	Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School	Public	4-8	111 Warwick Road	Stratford	08084	Camden County	Stratford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1094	507	44	11.6	30.6%	292 (57.6%)	75 (14.8%)	100 (19.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$12,787			$488			$12,299	46.3	50.5	334	42
340192000284	377	Bogota Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	2 Henry C Luthin Place	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4808	442	38	11.7	46.2%	67 (15.2%)	35 (7.9%)	307 (69.5%)	26 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$9,163						$9,163	46.2	56.9	283	94
340183001982	378	Bloomfield Middle School	Public	7-8	60 Huck Road	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8620	965	84	11.4	39.7%	260 (26.9%)	244 (25.3%)	403 (41.8%)	37 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	$7,974			$128			$7,846	45.9	42.1	410	32
341608000844	379	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	529	56	9.4	41.2%	59 (11.2%)	151 (28.5%)	238 (45.0%)	61 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.8%)	$10,765			$200			$10,565	45.9	49.7	345	34
340603001516	380	Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	790	69	11.4	34.1%	457 (57.8%)	141 (17.8%)	121 (15.3%)	28 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	$13,211			$341			$12,870	45.8	37	458	78

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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.