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)
341134002232	671	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	13.6	11.2	698	27
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	13.4	15.6	641	31
340007800487	673	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,557	106	14.6	87.3%	4 (0.3%)	584 (37.5%)	959 (61.6%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,261			$1,120			$9,141	13.4	10.6	709	36
341134003150	674	Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	826	65	12.7	83.3%	19 (2.3%)	224 (27.1%)	580 (70.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,330			$803			$8,527	13.4	9	732	58
340096000026	675	Pennsylvania Ave School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N. Pennsylvania Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7290	531	56	9.5	89.1%	9 (1.7%)	322 (60.6%)	161 (30.3%)	31 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$14,638			$2,159			$12,479	13.4	10.9	703	28
341794006039	676	Wildwood Middle School	Public	6-8	4300 Pacific Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-7922	172	22	7.9	87.2%	40 (23.3%)	17 (9.9%)	115 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,878			$1,800			$18,078	13.3	15	650	26
341401000085	677	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	13.2	13.3	667	10
341134002356	678	Speedway Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2740	566	40	14.1	86.2%	3 (0.5%)	462 (81.6%)	86 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,301			$622			$7,679	13.1	13.5	665	13
341320000219	679	Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	883	66	13.3	85.1%	13 (1.5%)	249 (28.2%)	608 (68.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	$14,470			$581			$13,889	13	11.9	689	10
341134002234	680	Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	539	36	14.9	78.7%	6 (1.1%)	444 (82.4%)	87 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,240			$3,240			$10,000	13	10.2	713	33

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.