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)
340000800248	271	Great Meadows Regional Middle School	Public	4-8	273 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4349	349	29	11.9	14.9%	262 (75.1%)	7 (2.0%)	57 (16.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	$10,038			$150			$9,888	60.5	56.3	298	27
340150000278	272	Roy W. Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	130 S Washington Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8847	792	65	12.2	36.2%	64 (8.1%)	66 (8.3%)	465 (58.7%)	165 (20.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.3%)	$10,070			$234			$9,836	60.4	59.2	275	3
340071903017	273	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	297	23	13		0 (0.0%)	279 (93.9%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,531			$934			$6,597	60.3	51.3	335	62
340171002958	274	Ethel Hoppock Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Asbury West Portal Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-6336	134	15	8.9	2.2%	115 (85.8%)	2 (1.5%)	8 (6.0%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,268			$271			$19,997	60.2	80.6	122	152
340324005899	275	Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	596	65	9.2	71.0%	158 (26.5%)	158 (26.5%)	231 (38.8%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$13,193			$1,050			$12,143	60.1	75.6	159	116
340927003500	276	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3439 Route 516	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4400	957	86	11.1	28.9%	467 (48.8%)	108 (11.3%)	181 (18.9%)	172 (18.0%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	21 (2.2%)	$13,950			$64			$13,886	60.1	66.1	216	60
340756000097	277	Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	1,024	85	12	25.3%	613 (59.9%)	62 (6.1%)	233 (22.8%)	59 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)	$10,272			$63			$10,209	60	63.2	239	38
341335004932	278	Lakeside School	Public	6-8	316 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	380	33	11.4	20.3%	217 (57.1%)	7 (1.8%)	133 (35.0%)	18 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,048			$371			$11,677	59.9	62	252	26
341398004498	279	Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	287	32	8.9	14.3%	179 (62.4%)	10 (3.5%)	59 (20.6%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$12,574			$156			$12,418	59.8	61.2	260	19
341377000750	280	Slocum Skewes School	Public, Alternative	3-9	650 Prospect Ave	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-4299	690	63	10.9	39.0%	170 (24.6%)	33 (4.8%)	323 (46.8%)	151 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	$11,589			$183			$11,406	59.6	64.9	221	59

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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:

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.