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)
341119004426	331	Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	295	32	9.2	43.1%	104 (35.3%)	25 (8.5%)	152 (51.5%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,749			$406			$12,343	52.1	50.8	332	1
341254003365	332	Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	756	54	14	100.0%	9 (1.2%)	19 (2.5%)	708 (93.7%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,620			$653			$6,967	52	52.7	318	14
340066000004	333	Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	401	36	11.1	49.1%	191 (47.6%)	55 (13.7%)	106 (26.4%)	30 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$8,518			$339			$8,179	51.6	48.9	352	19
340203000801	334	Bordentown Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Dunns Mill Road	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-0674	531	46	11.6	17.1%	348 (65.5%)	69 (13.0%)	78 (14.7%)	35 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,370			$133			$7,237	51.5	55.1	302	32
340071903017	335	Pride Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	117 Elmwood Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	Pride Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 672-3200	299	23	13	78.3%	0 (0.0%)	283 (94.6%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,531			$934			$6,597	51.3	45.5	380	45
341143000644	336	Veterans Middle School	Public	6-8	191 Rutherford Place	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	483	40	12.1	28.6%	221 (45.8%)	6 (1.2%)	234 (48.4%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$7,568			$17			$7,551	51	60.1	263	73
340642001088	337	Hainesport Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 Broad Street	Hainesport	08036	Burlington County	Hainesport Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-1316	526	57	9.2	10.3%	372 (70.7%)	62 (11.8%)	50 (9.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$12,400			$190			$12,210	50.8	56.4	288	49
340001500259	338	Teaneck Community Charter school	Public, Charter	K-8	563 Chestnut Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-9600	358	31	11.5	15.6%	68 (19.0%)	106 (29.6%)	116 (32.4%)	35 (9.8%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (7.5%)	$10,075			$358			$9,717	50.8	55.3	300	38
340074803144	339	John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	688	36	19.1	99.6%	2 (0.3%)	121 (17.6%)	557 (81.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,769			$684			$9,085	50.8	52	322	17
340138001316	340	Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School	Public	5-8	256 Anderson Avenue	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6273	457	40	11.4	38.5%	252 (55.1%)	28 (6.1%)	98 (21.4%)	56 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	$11,365			$415			$10,950	50.3	47.2	367	27

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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:

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

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.