Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 743)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340387004208	101	Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	539	57	9.5	4.5%	373 (69.2%)	13 (2.4%)	83 (15.4%)	48 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$10,360			$32			$10,328	82.4	78.6	138	37
341617003042	102	Old Turnpike School	Public	5-8	171 Old Turnpike Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Tewksbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 439-2010	223	26	8.5	3.1%	179 (80.3%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	$16,739			$206			$16,533	82.3	83.4	94	8
341134002200	103	Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	970	70	13.9	64.3%	92 (9.5%)	350 (36.1%)	488 (50.3%)	23 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	$11,449			$497			$10,952	82.2	80.9	119	16
340723005224	104	Hillsborough Township Middle School	Public	7-8	260 Triangle Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	1,230	104	11.7	11.6%	534 (43.4%)	80 (6.5%)	146 (11.9%)	443 (36.0%)	6 (0.5%)	9 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	$6,250						$6,250	82.2	82.3	100	4
340867000144	105	Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	356	33	10.7	8.1%	295 (82.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$9,797			$260			$9,537	82.2	84.7	84	21
340924004308	106	Madison Junior School	Public	6-8	160 Main Street	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3149	557	50	11.1	3.4%	375 (67.3%)	16 (2.9%)	80 (14.4%)	65 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$12,630			$121			$12,509	82	81.6	110	4
340336002935	107	Clinton Township Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Grayrock Road	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 238-9141	414	37	11.1	8.2%	320 (77.3%)	10 (2.4%)	42 (10.1%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$4,447						$4,447	81.7	88.2	57	50
341359000732	108	Eric S. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Monroe Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2313	628	73	8.6	6.5%	457 (72.8%)	12 (1.9%)	73 (11.6%)	61 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$11,092						$11,092	81.7	83.3	95	13
341746002464	109	West Essex Middle School	Public	7-8	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	622	59	10.6	3.5%	488 (78.5%)	18 (2.9%)	57 (9.2%)	43 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$10,372			$71			$10,301	81.6	82.1	102	7
341290004478	110	Pequannock Valley School	Public	6-8	493 Newark Pompton Tpke.	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6050	471	43	11	4.5%	403 (85.6%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,625			$91			$16,534	81.6	81.3	114	4

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These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, 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.
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