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)
340489001074	231	Marlton Middle	Public	6-8	150 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0684	762	64	11.9	10.5%	573 (75.2%)	65 (8.5%)	57 (7.5%)	50 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	$8,495			$09			$8,486	64.1	64.2	230	1
340813005374	232	Lafayette Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	178 Beaver Run Road	Lafayette	07848	Sussex County	Lafayette Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3344	205	24	8.5	9.8%	155 (75.6%)	2 (1.0%)	41 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	$16,815			$613			$16,202	64.1	39.6	434	202
340648005352	233	Hamburg School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Linwood Avenue	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hamburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7570	246	31	7.8	17.1%	168 (68.3%)	17 (6.9%)	46 (18.7%)	13 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,654			$517			$18,137	64	71.9	175	58
341533002426	234	South Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	70 North Ridgewood Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-2772	770	82	9.4	11.9%	435 (56.5%)	166 (21.6%)	58 (7.5%)	44 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.3%)	$6,366						$6,366	63.9	70.8	182	52
341620004116	235	Tinton Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	674 Tinton Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0775	450	49	9.2	18.0%	261 (58.0%)	46 (10.2%)	93 (20.7%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	$12,348			$113			$12,235	63.7	69	190	45
340927003508	236	Jonas Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	155 W Greystone Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4519	903	86	10.5	17.6%	550 (60.9%)	65 (7.2%)	155 (17.2%)	108 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.2%)	$13,625			$64			$13,561	63.4	62.3	246	10
340261002962	237	Califon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 School Street	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Califon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 832-2828	86	14	5.9	3.5%	62 (72.1%)	2 (2.3%)	14 (16.3%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$28,096			$304			$27,792	63.4			(n/a)
340008200569	238	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1234 State Route 94	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 362-1114	130	18	7.2	2.3%	97 (74.6%)	5 (3.8%)	16 (12.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.7%)	$13,265			$385			$12,880	63.3			(n/a)
340756000097	239	Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	1,030	87	11.8	19.5%	640 (62.1%)	55 (5.3%)	228 (22.1%)	57 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.7%)	$10,272			$63			$10,209	63.2	66.2	217	22
340840003154	240	Lawrence Middle School	Public	7-8	2455 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5520	549	51	10.8	30.2%	205 (37.3%)	89 (16.2%)	111 (20.2%)	99 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	$12,790			$225			$12,565	63.2	55.8	293	53

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.