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)
340474000394	601	Janis E. Dismus Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Tryon Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6005	541	50	10.7	75.6%	27 (5.0%)	141 (26.1%)	354 (65.4%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,153			$201			$10,952	19.8	17.9	621	20
340966001104	602	Maple Shade High School	Public	7-12	180 Frederick Ave	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-2880	931	77	12.1	41.9%	446 (47.9%)	157 (16.9%)	256 (27.5%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	$9,391						$9,391	19.8	23.5	571	31
341122003379	603	Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	569	49	11.6	92.6%	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	540 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$8,890						$8,890	19.8	22.6	578	25
341227002408	604	Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	281	25	11.2	79.7%	2 (0.7%)	191 (68.0%)	83 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,552			$432			$10,120	19.6	26	541	63
340240000046	605	Buena Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Weymouth Rd	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0100	341	40	8.5	60.1%	183 (53.7%)	49 (14.4%)	105 (30.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,071			$893			$11,178	19.5	18.9	607	2
340002200285	606	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 Sussex Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 621-0060	1,425			47.1%	4 (0.3%)	1,210 (84.9%)	191 (13.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.6%)	$8,798			$888			$7,910	19.3	20.7	590	16
340243000966	607	Burlington City High School	Public	7-12	100 Blue Devil Way	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5800	813	76	10.7	51.4%	211 (26.0%)	386 (47.5%)	167 (20.5%)	20 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	$20,674			$708			$19,966	19.3	19.5	600	7
340783002806	608	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	PK, KG-8	143 Romaine Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6490	1,001	76	13.2	54.2%	303 (30.3%)	185 (18.5%)	182 (18.2%)	308 (30.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.7%)	$10,107			$154			$9,953	19.3	17.5	624	16
341227002400	609	Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	292	26	11.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	159 (54.5%)	127 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,904			$437			$11,467	19.1	26.7	535	74
340423002050	610	Whitney E. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	324	30	10.8	58.0%	2 (0.6%)	270 (83.3%)	48 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,694			$451			$15,243	19	23.8	568	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 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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Educational resources:

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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.