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)
340003400305	291	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	668	44	15.3	36.2%	60 (9.0%)	153 (22.9%)	158 (23.7%)	272 (40.7%)	11 (1.6%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	$7,171			$763			$6,408	57.2	56.9	284	7
340486000102	292	Estell Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	128 Cape May Avenue	Estell Manor	08319	Atlantic County	Estell Manor School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2267	177	16	11.2	15.8%	156 (88.1%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,620			$68			$13,552	57.1	50.4	335	43
341089001598	293	Raymond W. Kershaw School	Public	6-8	125 South Black Horse Pike	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 931-1634	141	16	8.9	37.6%	111 (78.7%)	9 (6.4%)	14 (9.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$14,642			$304			$14,338	57	58.9	271	22
340756000331	294	Howell Township Middle School South	Public	6-8	220 Ramtown-Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 836-1327	796	72	11	18.0%	565 (71.0%)	24 (3.0%)	154 (19.3%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.9%)	$10,545			$08			$10,537	57	62.4	245	49
340903005034	295	Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	967 Main St Canton	Salem	08079	Salem County	The Lower Alloways Creek School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2707	177	20	8.8	15.8%	165 (93.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$15,051			$845			$14,206	56.7	60.7	258	37
341626004954	296	Washington Park School	Public	4-8	10 Crews Street	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	487	39	12.4	20.5%	244 (50.1%)	25 (5.1%)	184 (37.8%)	32 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,100			$295			$10,805	56.5	55	304	8
340126002718	297	Lincoln Community School #5	Public	PK, KG-8	208 Prospect Avenue	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5973	482	46	10.4	53.9%	188 (39.0%)	77 (16.0%)	134 (27.8%)	57 (11.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$15,194			$699			$14,495	56.4	31.9	495	198
340000800248	298	Great Meadows Regional Middle School	Public	4-8	273 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4349	346	29	11.9	15.6%	264 (76.3%)	6 (1.7%)	54 (15.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$10,038			$150			$9,888	56.3	69.9	183	115
340806005372	299	Kittatinny Regional High School	Public	7-12	77 Halsey Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Kittatinny Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-1800	781	80	9.8	9.2%	686 (87.8%)	12 (1.5%)	59 (7.6%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$18,501			$170			$18,331	56.2	52.5	321	22
340222004590	300	Lake Riviera Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Beaverson Boulevard	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	908	79	11.4	41.7%	551 (60.7%)	32 (3.5%)	275 (30.3%)	27 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.3%)	$8,086			$171			$7,915	56.1	53.6	312	12

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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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