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)
340079203419	521	Achieve Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	534 Clinton Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Achieve Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 240-4887	450	26	17.3	77.8%	3 (0.7%)	372 (82.7%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$13,424			$3,142			$10,282	29.6	38.7	442	79
341812003680	522	Fords Middle School	Public	6-8	Fanning Street	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4200	593	63	9.4	51.1%	128 (21.6%)	77 (13.0%)	296 (49.9%)	79 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$8,737						$8,737	29.6	31.4	500	22
340582002554	523	Gateway Regional High School	Public	7-12	775 Tanyard Rd	Woodbury Hts	08096	Gloucester County	Gateway Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 848-8200	849	83	10.2	22.7%	588 (69.3%)	101 (11.9%)	118 (13.9%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.5%)	$16,391			$342			$16,049	29.3	36.9	460	63
340654003094	524	Albert E Grice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Whitehorse Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4152	967	75	12.9	50.3%	288 (29.8%)	154 (15.9%)	467 (48.3%)	28 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.0%)	$8,847			$56			$8,791	29.2	25.3	549	25
340459005482	525	Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	783	61	12.9	76.5%	40 (5.1%)	101 (12.9%)	628 (80.2%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,619			$277			$10,342	28.9	27	531	6
340074503137	526	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,946	126	15.4	74.7%	93 (4.8%)	135 (6.9%)	1,623 (83.4%)	76 (3.9%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	$9,416			$1,264			$8,152	28.8	24.8	556	30
340402000149	527	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Dunellen Avenue	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	303	20	14.8	39.6%	74 (24.4%)	43 (14.2%)	166 (54.8%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$4,501						$4,501	28.7	34	476	51
340654006049	528	Richard C Crockett Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 Kuser Road	Hamilton	08691	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4149	863	74	11.6	50.9%	222 (25.7%)	198 (22.9%)	380 (44.0%)	25 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	$9,929			$20			$9,909	28.5	28.5	519	9
340783002792	529	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	776	63	12.3	67.7%	405 (52.2%)	64 (8.2%)	152 (19.6%)	135 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,613			$348			$9,265	28.4	29.7	511	18
340588002568	530	Thomas E. Bowe School	Public	6-8	7 Ruth Mancuso Lane	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	432	35	12.2	49.1%	134 (31.0%)	131 (30.3%)	112 (25.9%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.3%)								28.3			(n/a)

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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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