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)
341431005670	441	Roselle Park Middle School	Public	6-8	57 W Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1634	443	39	11.5	48.8%	116 (26.2%)	45 (10.2%)	249 (56.2%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	$7,441						$7,441	37.3	37.6	440	1
341374004078	442	Red Bank Middle School	Public	4-8	101 Harding Road	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1515	599	65	9.2	80.1%	39 (6.5%)	29 (4.8%)	518 (86.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$15,373			$911			$14,462	37.3	32.5	491	49
340384006115	443	Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools	Public	3-8	165 Academy Road	Dennisville	08214	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	362	25	14.5	27.6%	329 (90.9%)	9 (2.5%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,469			$647			$23,822	37.1	44.7	391	52
341146002890	444	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,209	108	11.2	69.8%	101 (8.4%)	11 (0.9%)	1,065 (88.1%)	25 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$7,656						$7,656	36.9	34	477	33
341269003382	445	Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	564	54	10.5	82.3%	170 (30.1%)	34 (6.0%)	343 (60.8%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,552						$8,552	36.9	45.4	387	58
340007000529	446	TEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Park Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	TEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	6,319	267	23.6	90.1%	10 (0.2%)	4,889 (77.4%)	1,038 (16.4%)	4 (0.1%)	5 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (5.9%)	$11,261			$1,091			$10,170	36.9	33.4	485	39
341146002894	447	Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	885	73	12.1	67.7%	70 (7.9%)	5 (0.6%)	788 (89.0%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$4,189						$4,189	36.8	44.4	394	53
340795003890	448	Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	616	69	8.9	54.9%	279 (45.3%)	36 (5.8%)	265 (43.0%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$10,296			$571			$9,725	36.6	31.8	501	53
340079103403	449	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3455 West Bangs Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 774-0727	582	39	14.9	89.0%	19 (3.3%)	328 (56.4%)	230 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,303			$1,076			$12,227	36.4	33.6	479	30
341596005410	450	Sussex Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Loomis Avenue	Sussex	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4138	313	34	9.2	26.5%	261 (83.4%)	7 (2.2%)	32 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,149			$152			$11,997	36.4	31.1	508	58

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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.
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