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)
340459003293	651	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	896	54	16.5	86.8%	21 (2.3%)	137 (15.3%)	732 (81.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,150			$287			$8,863	15	15.4	646	5
340078903411	652	Ocean Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1650 Massachusetts Ave.	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Ocean Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 987-6525	450	39	11.5	90.9%	14 (3.1%)	27 (6.0%)	409 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,235			$954			$7,281	15			(n/a)
341347004938	653	Prospect Park School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	94 Brown Avenue	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-7909	761			57.0%	64 (8.4%)	97 (12.7%)	554 (72.8%)	39 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$11,282			$1,149			$10,133	14.9	14.5	656	3
341800006108	654	Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Van Sciver Parkway	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8700	600	43	13.9	7.8%	17 (2.8%)	455 (75.8%)	108 (18.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$16,254			$1,193			$15,061	14.8	14.2	660	6
340369001036	655	Walnut Street School	Public	6-8	411 Walnut St	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-0874	129	8	16.1	34.9%	64 (49.6%)	27 (20.9%)	22 (17.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.6%)	$6,370			$249			$6,121	14.8	20.1	598	57
340459000071	656	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	799	73	10.9	81.6%	40 (5.0%)	179 (22.4%)	564 (70.6%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,660			$221			$8,439	14.8	16.6	632	24
340834001572	657	Lawnside School District	Public	PK, KG-8	426 East Charleston Ave	Lawnside	08045	Camden County	Lawnside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4850	324	27	12	39.5%	10 (3.1%)	231 (71.3%)	67 (20.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$13,798			$1,024			$12,774	14.8	15.6	642	15
341269004888	658	School 8	Public	K-8	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	454	38	12.1	57.0%	23 (5.1%)	36 (7.9%)	392 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,233						$9,233	14.6	12.8	674	16
340366001826	659	Deerfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	419 Morton Ave	Rosenhayn	08352	Cumberland County	Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-6610	317	31	10.2	53.9%	133 (42.0%)	29 (9.1%)	132 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$13,921			$778			$13,143	14.5	16.8	630	29
341134005976	660	Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	516	34	15.1	85.3%	7 (1.4%)	111 (21.5%)	396 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,797			$979			$8,818	14.5	18.9	606	54

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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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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.