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)
341827001700	601	Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	418	42	10	80.6%	12 (2.9%)	119 (28.5%)	257 (61.5%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,716			$1,631			$12,085	19.8	26.1	547	54
341122003476	602	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	355	33	10.9	53.8%	24 (6.8%)	59 (16.6%)	251 (70.7%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,278						$11,278	19.6	20.1	596	6
340096000018	603	Texas Avenue School	Public	K-8	2523 Arctic Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7350	499	47	10.5	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	352 (70.5%)	117 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,119			$1,096			$11,023	19.6	17.4	624	21
340079503451	604	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Carlock Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 242-1818	571	31	18.5	65.5%	33 (5.8%)	84 (14.7%)	430 (75.3%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$8,572			$501			$8,071	19.5			(n/a)
340076503254	605	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,212	84	14.4	76.6%	19 (1.6%)	231 (19.1%)	938 (77.4%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,134			$1,190			$7,944	19.3	19.9	599	6
341353005636	606	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	714	58	12.3	58.8%	87 (12.2%)	250 (35.0%)	332 (46.5%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.9%)	$13,603			$221			$13,382	19.3	13.8	669	63
340074403139	607	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	360	24	15.3	45.8%	8 (2.2%)	292 (81.1%)	49 (13.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,406			$294			$8,112	19.3	29.8	519	88
341164003337	608	North Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6040	522	52	10	73.0%	34 (6.5%)	81 (15.5%)	387 (74.1%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$8,550			$03			$8,547	19.2	24.1	560	48
341269003384	609	School 16	Public	PK, KG-8	11 22nd Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2700	840	56	15	59.2%	19 (2.3%)	44 (5.2%)	774 (92.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$6,870						$6,870	19.1	15.6	642	33
341134002278	610	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	737	55	13.4	90.0%	12 (1.6%)	98 (13.3%)	621 (84.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,556			$386			$12,170	19	18.7	612	2

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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.
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