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)
341134005912	671	George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	486	36	13.5	80.7%	2 (0.4%)	405 (83.3%)	77 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,378			$520			$9,858	13.6	12.4	685	14
341134002284	672	Hawkins Street School	Public	K-8	8 Hawkins St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4920	726	49	14.8	86.2%	149 (20.5%)	77 (10.6%)	494 (68.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,204			$723			$8,481	13.6	13.4	672
341134002302	673	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	87 Richelieu Ter	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2290	377	31	12.1	86.5%	5 (1.3%)	300 (79.6%)	67 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,024			$340			$9,684	13.5	11.8	689	16
341134002232	674	Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	563	41	13.7	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	477 (84.7%)	78 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,937			$3,032			$9,905	13.2	13.6	671	3
341134002256	675	Chancellor Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3870	618	33	18.7	86.7%	1 (0.2%)	537 (86.9%)	68 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,224			$849			$9,375	13.1	15.6	641	34
341401000085	676	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	302	32	9.3	60.9%	128 (42.4%)	42 (13.9%)	128 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,073			$288			$12,785	13	13.2	677	1
340225001794	677	Indian Ave School	Public	K-8	399 Indian Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	604	48	12.7		12 (2.0%)	63 (10.4%)	525 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,054			$1,060			$10,994	12.8	10.3	702	25
340096000022	678	Uptown School Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	323 Madison Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 344-8809	556	53	10.4	92.8%	3 (0.5%)	285 (51.3%)	241 (43.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$14,625			$2,387			$12,238	12.8	14.2	661	17
341314005606	679	Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	661 W Eighth St	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4320	775	57	13.5	90.8%	3 (0.4%)	102 (13.2%)	666 (85.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,716			$269			$7,447	12.5	11.3	694	15
341800006108	680	Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Van Sciver Parkway	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8700	600	43	13.9	7.8%	17 (2.8%)	455 (75.8%)	108 (18.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$16,254			$1,193			$15,061	12.5	14.8	654	26

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.