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)
340594002092	101	Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	822	73	11.2	0.4%	611 (74.3%)	33 (4.0%)	60 (7.3%)	66 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.2%)	$10,966			$21			$10,945	82.2	89.3	47	54
341746002464	102	West Essex Middle School	Public	7-8	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	599	59	10.2	2.0%	491 (82.0%)	14 (2.3%)	46 (7.7%)	37 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$10,372			$71			$10,301	82.1	74.4	160	58
340333002964	103	Clinton Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 School Street	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-8512	450	44	10.2	11.6%	328 (72.9%)	13 (2.9%)	74 (16.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	$16,860			$199			$16,661	82	67.5	204	101
340009000829	104	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,288	98	13.1	27.4%	134 (10.4%)	299 (23.2%)	184 (14.3%)	629 (48.8%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	29 (2.3%)	$8,883			$325			$8,558	81.9	83.4	95	9
340216005154	105	Branchburg Central Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Baird Road	Branchburg	08876	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 526-1415	410	53	7.8	2.7%	278 (67.8%)	15 (3.7%)	45 (11.0%)	56 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$17,027			$91			$16,936	81.8	85.2	76	29
340076703251	106	Jersey City Global Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 Congress Street	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Global Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 744-2444	416	13	32	26.9%	20 (4.8%)	28 (6.7%)	129 (31.0%)	233 (56.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$6,567			$748			$5,819	81.8	78.1	132	26
341683001682	107	Voorhees Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Holly Oak Dr	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 795-2025	963	88	10.9	16.8%	501 (52.0%)	116 (12.0%)	93 (9.7%)	196 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.6%)	$12,761			$134			$12,627	81.7	74	163	56
341728004972	108	George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	68 Lenox Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3140	508	52	9.7	11.6%	329 (64.8%)	10 (2.0%)	114 (22.4%)	40 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$16,001			$405			$15,596	81.7	79.4	127	19
341383000768	109	George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Washington Pl	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2790	641	56	11.5	3.4%	388 (60.5%)	13 (2.0%)	68 (10.6%)	109 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.8%)	$11,167			$71			$11,096	81.7	80.6	117	8
340924004308	110	Madison Junior School	Public	6-8	160 Main Street	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3149	579	50	11.5	8.5%	402 (69.4%)	18 (3.1%)	86 (14.9%)	56 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$12,630			$121			$12,509	81.6	87.1	61	49

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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.