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)
341806000439	571	Winslow Township Middle School	Public	7-8	30 Cooper Folly Road	Atco	08004	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-7222	764	68	11.3	45.9%	127 (16.6%)	424 (55.5%)	154 (20.2%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	$11,293			$331			$10,962	22.9	26.4	536	35
341812003684	572	Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Barron Avenue	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8690	517	52	10	46.0%	185 (35.8%)	76 (14.7%)	207 (40.0%)	41 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$10,503						$10,503	22.6	25.6	546	26
341092001152	573	F. W. Holbein Middle School	Public	5-8	333 Levis Drive	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-7200	449	46	9.6	63.9%	118 (26.3%)	143 (31.8%)	119 (26.5%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	52 (11.6%)	$14,990			$817			$14,173	22.6	27.9	524	49
340318002502	574	Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	342	23	14.8	49.1%	138 (40.4%)	90 (26.3%)	71 (20.8%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	$9,678			$1,252			$8,426	22.4	16.4	634	60
340459005520	575	John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	454	33	13.7	88.5%	8 (1.8%)	118 (26.0%)	322 (70.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,585			$304			$12,281	22.4	27.3	528	47
341503000210	576	Jordan Road Elementary School	Public	4-8	129 Jordan Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-7161	384	43	9	58.9%	146 (38.0%)	59 (15.4%)	142 (37.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.5%)	$17,522			$1,073			$16,449	22.3	35.8	467	109
340651006029	577	William Davies Middle School	Public	6-8	1876 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6241	930	80	11.5	51.1%	334 (35.9%)	239 (25.7%)	236 (25.4%)	50 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.6%)	$8,975			$298			$8,677	22.2	18.5	613	36
341512000154	578	South Amboy Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Governor Harold G Hoffman	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-7669	571	44	12.9	41.0%	238 (41.7%)	67 (11.7%)	230 (40.3%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,459			$691			$9,768	21.9	36.3	465	113
340135001956	579	Belleville Middle School	Public	7-8	279 Washington Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4342	671	60	11.2	55.7%	77 (11.5%)	65 (9.7%)	467 (69.6%)	48 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)								21.9	20.3	596	17
340459005518	580	Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	Public	PK, KG-8	529 Edgar Rd	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6200	571	47	12.1	78.5%	40 (7.0%)	60 (10.5%)	458 (80.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,319			$232			$9,087	21.7	21.2	586	6

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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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