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)
341776005766	41	Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	658	62	10.6	0.8%	545 (82.8%)	5 (0.8%)	38 (5.8%)	49 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$7,490			$17			$7,473	90.5	87.4	58	17
341104005588	42	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	467	51	9.2	2.1%	315 (67.5%)	5 (1.1%)	67 (14.3%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.0%)	$8,613			$168			$8,445	90.4	88.7	50	8
340074603143	43	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	604	38	15.8	9.4%	79 (13.1%)	115 (19.0%)	32 (5.3%)	344 (57.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	$7,387			$280			$7,107	90	93.8	21	22
340357005462	44	Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	765	68	11.3	0.8%	633 (82.7%)	20 (2.6%)	59 (7.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$7,540						$7,540	90	89.4	46	2
340684000508	45	Harrington Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Harriot Ave	Harrington Park	07640	Bergen County	Harrington Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-5700	615	59	10.4	0.5%	340 (55.3%)	6 (1.0%)	39 (6.3%)	189 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.5%)	$16,559			$102			$16,457	89.8	90.9	39	6
340498000053	46	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	35 - 01 Morlot Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 703-2240	1,134	92	12.3	10.0%	660 (58.2%)	32 (2.8%)	196 (17.3%)	203 (17.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.0%)	$8,430			$04			$8,426	89.2	87.8	57	11
341182000656	47	Northvale Public School	Public	K-8	441 Tappan Road	Northvale	07647	Bergen County	Northvale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-8484	533	52	10.2	0.6%	240 (45.0%)	7 (1.3%)	75 (14.1%)	193 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$14,135			$225			$13,910	89	77	145	98
340132005120	48	Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	452	54	8.3	10.6%	254 (56.2%)	8 (1.8%)	99 (21.9%)	64 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	$17,615			$650			$16,965	88.9	86.1	70	22
340969000162	49	Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	152	25	5.9	5.9%	139 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	$17,865			$175			$17,690	88.9	89.5	45	4
340804004286	50	Pearl R. Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	117 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5250	393	45	8.7	3.8%	307 (78.1%)	8 (2.0%)	31 (7.9%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.1%)	$16,526			$31			$16,495	88.9	91.3	36	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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