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)
340126002722	261	Philip G. Vroom Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 West 26th St	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5956	450	38	11.8	67.3%	177 (39.3%)	72 (16.0%)	129 (28.7%)	29 (6.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.4%)	$12,231			$788			$11,443	61	53.2	314	53
340579005532	262	Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	357	32	11.2	16.8%	266 (74.5%)	5 (1.4%)	76 (21.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,448			$164			$11,284	61	49.1	350	88
340681005824	263	Harmony Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Belvidere Road	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Harmony Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-1001	187	29	6.4	12.3%	168 (89.8%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,374			$531			$15,843	60.9	49.8	343	80
341413004512	264	Copeland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Lake Shore Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 627-2465	853	76	11.2	12.3%	493 (57.8%)	33 (3.9%)	228 (26.7%)	70 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$15,388			$64			$15,324	60.8	57.5	278	14
341179000215	265	Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	422	38	11.1	23.9%	307 (72.7%)	11 (2.6%)	68 (16.1%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$10,083			$307			$9,776	60.5	67.9	199	66
340192003525	266	Bogota Middle School	Public	6-7	131 East Fort Lee Road	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4800	197	13	15.7	54.8%	21 (10.7%)	14 (7.1%)	141 (71.6%)	19 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								60.3			(n/a)
341170001184	267	Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	180 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-3900	703	62	11.3	13.2%	387 (55.0%)	64 (9.1%)	113 (16.1%)	103 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.6%)	$12,048			$164			$11,884	60.2	63.8	233	34
341095001164	268	T. E. Harrington Middle School	Public	7-8	514 Mount Laurel Road	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 234-1610	930	81	11.5	13.7%	481 (51.7%)	154 (16.6%)	88 (9.5%)	140 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.9%)	$8,234			$98			$8,136	60.1	61.1	252	16
341221005042	269	Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	282	24	11.8	19.9%	208 (73.8%)	34 (12.1%)	31 (11.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,139			$640			$11,499	59.8	73.8	164	105
341086004394	270	Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	199	29	6.8	19.6%	95 (47.7%)	15 (7.5%)	62 (31.2%)	21 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$3,206						$3,206	59.7	65.3	221	49

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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.