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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)
340153005436	91	Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	345 Plainfield Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1600	536	55	9.7	2.1%	305 (56.9%)	15 (2.8%)	69 (12.9%)	107 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	$10,202			$41			$10,161	83.4	85.7	73	18
341050003442	92	Monroe Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Perrineville Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-6042	1,704	142	12	8.2%	522 (30.6%)	63 (3.7%)	134 (7.9%)	952 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (1.9%)	$13,214			$09			$13,205	83.3	87.5	61	31
341521003618	93	Crossroads South Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Major Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 329-4633	923	89	10.3	12.8%	169 (18.3%)	70 (7.6%)	86 (9.3%)	577 (62.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.8%)	$11,946			$160			$11,786	83.3	81.4	112	19
340000900178	94	Bernardsville Middle School	Public	5-8	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-1916	435	42	10.3	14.7%	271 (62.3%)	4 (0.9%)	116 (26.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$9,053			$134			$8,919	83.1	84.4	86	8
341584001890	95	Stow Creek Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Gum Tree Corner Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Stow Creek Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-1717	136	23	5.9	30.9%	116 (85.3%)	3 (2.2%)	13 (9.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$13,343			$947			$12,396	82.7	75.7	158	63
341383000768	96	George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Washington Pl	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2790	653	57	11.5	3.1%	396 (60.6%)	13 (2.0%)	69 (10.6%)	111 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.8%)	$11,167			$71			$11,096	82.6	81.7	109	13
341248004434	97	Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	942	83	11.3	11.7%	331 (35.1%)	27 (2.9%)	117 (12.4%)	431 (45.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	$11,010			$41			$10,969	82.5	81.2	117	20
341011003982	98	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	859	76	11.3	3.1%	724 (84.3%)	5 (0.6%)	76 (8.8%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.2%)	$8,182						$8,182	82.5	79.9	127	29
340669004254	99	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	426	47	9.1	5.9%	264 (62.0%)	15 (3.5%)	62 (14.6%)	58 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$9,917			$15			$9,902	82.4	80.7	121	22
341521000196	100	Crossroads North Middle School	Public	6-8	635 Georges Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4191	961	80	12	14.9%	123 (12.8%)	72 (7.5%)	97 (10.1%)	642 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.7%)	$12,082			$63			$12,019	82.4	78.2	142	42

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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 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.
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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.