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)
341107000174	391	Mullica Township Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	253	22	11.5	43.1%	177 (70.0%)	12 (4.7%)	57 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$7,419			$598			$6,821	43.5	49.2	349	42
340459000806	392	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	798	62	12.8	80.6%	77 (9.6%)	103 (12.9%)	603 (75.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,512			$194			$8,318	43.4	43.9	397	5
340174000952	393	Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	334	37	9	55.1%	89 (26.6%)	122 (36.5%)	87 (26.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.6%)	$14,330			$691			$13,639	43.3	44.3	395	2
340909001722	394	Richard M. Teitelman Middle School	Public	7-8	687 Rt 9	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Cape May Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-3475	404	41	9.8	44.1%	311 (77.0%)	18 (4.5%)	65 (16.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,823			$511			$14,312	43.3	38.2	430	36
341764005022	395	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Memorial Drive	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7750	347	38	9.1	15.6%	160 (46.1%)	13 (3.7%)	160 (46.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,806			$614			$13,192	43.2	53.3	320	75
341608000842	396	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	485	58	8.3	50.9%	52 (10.7%)	158 (32.6%)	209 (43.1%)	45 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	$10,012			$272			$9,740	43.1	48.5	357	39
340246002939	397	Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	Public	6-8	1600 Burlington By Pass	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 699-4021	809	78	10.3	30.5%	245 (30.3%)	295 (36.5%)	124 (15.3%)	103 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.8%)	$9,651			$84			$9,567	43	48	362	35
340774000069	398	Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	35 South Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4701	662	66	10.1	48.3%	309 (46.7%)	44 (6.6%)	269 (40.6%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	$13,417			$84			$13,333	43	42.4	406	8
341134002338	399	Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	597	49	12.1	81.1%	9 (1.5%)	45 (7.5%)	536 (89.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,099			$477			$9,622	42.6	40.4	422	23
341443001654	400	Mary E. Volz Elementary School	Public	4-8	509 West Third Avenue	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-5353	497	44	11.2	32.2%	356 (71.6%)	33 (6.6%)	61 (12.3%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$14,093			$517			$13,576	42.6	38.2	431	31

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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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