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)
340459005512	521	Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	615	50	12.4	74.0%	108 (17.6%)	54 (8.8%)	440 (71.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,480			$213			$9,267	28.4	27.4	537	16
340558003790	522	Freehold Intermediate School	Public	6-8	280 Park Avenue	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2156	519	48	10.8	80.2%	58 (11.2%)	35 (6.7%)	414 (79.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,254			$1,996			$11,258	28.1	27.3	538	16
340079403457	523	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	544 Chestnut Ave	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 429-0279	443	19	23.3	57.3%	3 (0.7%)	51 (11.5%)	387 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								28.1	13.6	670	147
340978001862	524	Maurice River Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	3593 Rt 47	Port Elizabeth	08348	Cumberland County	Maurice River Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 825-7411	374	36	10.3	40.4%	295 (78.9%)	13 (3.5%)	49 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$11,252			$685			$10,567	28	28.1	532	8
341227006117	525	Rosa Parks Community School	Public	3-7	369 Main Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4515	538	55	9.7	83.8%	2 (0.4%)	157 (29.2%)	374 (69.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,884			$492			$8,392	27.9	23.4	567	42
341731002928	526	Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	589	49	12	27.2%	224 (38.0%)	23 (3.9%)	296 (50.3%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,025			$112			$8,913	27.9	35.4	463	63
341146002886	527	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	968	70	13.7	70.8%	74 (7.6%)	7 (0.7%)	883 (91.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$4,973						$4,973	27.8	35.4	462	65
341146002888	528	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 Eleventh St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	566	48	11.7	73.3%	33 (5.8%)	4 (0.7%)	503 (88.9%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$6,067						$6,067	27.7	20.5	591	63
341134002354	529	South 17th Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	619 S Seventeenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2570	324	28	11.5	84.6%	5 (1.5%)	235 (72.5%)	81 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,770			$879			$10,891	27.6	31.5	505	24
341146002892	530	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	320	32	9.9	78.1%	20 (6.3%)	7 (2.2%)	275 (85.9%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,659						$7,659	27.6	36.7	449	81

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.