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)
341146002888	591	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 Eleventh St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	601	50	11.9	66.1%	36 (6.0%)	7 (1.2%)	532 (88.5%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$6,067						$6,067	20.5	30	509	82
341287001612	592	Howard M. Phifer Middle School	Public	6-8	8201 Park Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8511	1,045	93	11.2	42.9%	73 (7.0%)	235 (22.5%)	604 (57.8%)	101 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.7%)	$9,290			$325			$8,965	20.4	21.6	584	8
341428005660	593	Grace Wilday Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 Brooklawn Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2066	435	40	10.8	54.9%	13 (3.0%)	208 (47.8%)	208 (47.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,239			$424			$11,815	20.4	17.4	626	33
341254003035	594	Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1-8	320 Highland Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 779-4219	731	58	12.6	99.7%	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.4%)	690 (94.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,378			$661			$8,717	20.2	15.8	640	46
341125001168	595	New Hanover Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Fort Dix Street	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	New Hanover Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2139	181	21	8.4	49.2%	67 (37.0%)	30 (16.6%)	65 (35.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.3%)	$20,216			$933			$19,283	20.1	25.9	542	53
341122003476	596	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	373	34	11	69.7%	25 (6.7%)	80 (21.4%)	249 (66.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$11,278						$11,278	20.1	32.9	485	111
341293003548	597	Samuel E. Shull Middle School	Public	6-8	380 Hall Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6060	1,310	88	14.8	80.5%	19 (1.5%)	76 (5.8%)	1,199 (91.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$12,637			$631			$12,006	20.1	20.6	591	6
340078503390	598	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,363	210	11.2	89.7%	5 (0.2%)	317 (13.4%)	2,027 (85.8%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	$8,782			$947			$7,835	20.1	18.4	616	18
340076503254	599	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,160	81	14.3	80.4%	16 (1.4%)	232 (20.0%)	888 (76.6%)	15 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	$9,134			$1,190			$7,944	19.9	32.8	487	112
341134002222	600	Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	837	55	15.2	87.6%	11 (1.3%)	37 (4.4%)	770 (92.0%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,498			$552			$7,946	19.9	20.4	593	7

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.