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)
340864000431	721	Lindenwold Middle School	Public	5-8	40 White Horse Avenue	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 346-3330	883	79	11.1	83.6%	54 (6.1%)	268 (30.4%)	524 (59.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	$8,274			$734			$7,540	8.8	10.3	703	18
341254003487	722	Sonia Sotomayor School #21	Public	K-8	225 Madison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	539	48	11.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	512 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								8.7	7	741	19
341269004884	723	Senator Frank Lautenberg School	Public	K-8	137 Carroll Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0060	628	32	19.6	63.1%	3 (0.5%)	231 (36.8%)	387 (61.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,560						$8,560	8.6	8.8	722	1
341269004914	724	School 21	Public	PK, KG-8	322 10th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0210	642	43	15.1	52.0%	0 (0.0%)	140 (21.8%)	501 (78.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,480						$8,480	8.5	9.6	710	14
341269003003	725	New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	545	52	10.4	60.6%	3 (0.6%)	53 (9.7%)	485 (89.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,069						$13,069	8.4	7.2	738	13
341272003289	726	Paulsboro Junior High School	Public	7-8	670 N Delaware Street	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2222	172	17	10	69.2%	38 (22.1%)	79 (45.9%)	47 (27.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	$8,440			$465			$7,975	8.2	8.2	732	6
340264001364	727	Cooper's Poynt Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 State Street	Camden	08102	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5370	405	52	7.7	62.0%	3 (0.7%)	155 (38.3%)	239 (59.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$18,278			$3,474			$14,804	8	5.3	746	19
341629003210	728	Grace A Dunn Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	681	53	12.8	40.7%	5 (0.7%)	89 (13.1%)	577 (84.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	$10,513			$799			$9,714	7.8	8.5	726	2
340225001788	729	Buckshutem Road School	Public	K-8	550 Buckshutem Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	628	45	14.1	63.9%	17 (2.7%)	133 (21.2%)	466 (74.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,609			$765			$9,844	7.7	8.1	733	4
340225001790	730	Cherry Street School	Public	K-8	11 Cherry Street	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	526	42	12.5	78.3%	0 (0.0%)	207 (39.4%)	293 (55.7%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,205			$889			$10,316	7.7	6.9	742	12

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.