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)
340669004254	121	Memorial Junior School	Public	6-8	61 Highland Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2427	466	46	10.1	5.4%	292 (62.7%)	13 (2.8%)	59 (12.7%)	68 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	$9,917			$15			$9,902	80.7	65.9	219	98
340171002958	122	Ethel Hoppock Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Asbury West Portal Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-6336	130	13	10	2.3%	109 (83.8%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.2%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,268			$271			$19,997	80.6	73.4	167	45
340408002980	123	East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	375	42	9	11.2%	292 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (14.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$16,880			$457			$16,423	80.5	80.3	120	3
340003200302	124	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	300	28	10.6	21.0%	151 (50.3%)	27 (9.0%)	75 (25.0%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	80.3	76.6	151	27
340531000452	125	Lewis F. Cole Middle School	Public	5-8	467 Stillwell Avenue	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4660	1,194	101	11.7	16.2%	312 (26.1%)	60 (5.0%)	256 (21.4%)	529 (44.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.6%)	$9,428			$192			$9,236	80.1	77.5	137	12
340000406015	126	Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	480 Main Street	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2506	877	87	10.1	1.4%	647 (73.8%)	6 (0.7%)	55 (6.3%)	112 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.5%)	$8,721						$8,721	80	80.5	119	7
341011003982	127	Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Middletown Lincroft Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-2212	878	77	11.4	2.8%	759 (86.4%)	10 (1.1%)	60 (6.8%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	$8,182						$8,182	79.9	81.7	109	18
340357005460	128	Hillside Avenue School	Public	K-8	125 Hillside Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 709-6229	734	78	9.3	3.3%	508 (69.2%)	39 (5.3%)	114 (15.5%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$10,688			$225			$10,463	79.8	81.9	106	22
340090005326	129	Long Pond School	Public	5-8	707 Limecrest Rd	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5256	191	25	7.7	14.7%	128 (67.0%)	7 (3.7%)	36 (18.8%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$17,040			$255			$16,785	79.8	72.8	170	41
340612005216	130	Green Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	132 Jefferson Avenue	Green Brook	08812	Middlesex County	Green Brook Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 968-1051	346	42	8.3	12.1%	141 (40.8%)	19 (5.5%)	70 (20.2%)	99 (28.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$12,964			$91			$12,873	79.5	80.9	116	14

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.