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)
340390002514	381	Deptford Township Middle School	Public	6-8	890 Bankbridge Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 415-9540	928	74	12.5	31.1%	477 (51.4%)	225 (24.2%)	146 (15.7%)	59 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.9%)	$9,192			$96			$9,096	45.7	51	329	52
340084005790	382	Alpha Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 North Boulevard	Alpha	08865	Warren County	Alpha Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-5000	169	24	6.9	24.9%	111 (65.7%)	16 (9.5%)	31 (18.3%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$12,813			$264			$12,549	45.7	55	303	79
341449000824	383	Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	810	66	12.3	15.4%	475 (58.6%)	27 (3.3%)	254 (31.4%)	41 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	$12,160			$151			$12,009	45.7	53.1	315	68
341434004526	384	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	47 Eyland Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-2973	535	55	9.8	15.9%	345 (64.5%)	21 (3.9%)	122 (22.8%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$16,096						$16,096	45.6	51.9	324	60
340810000242	385	Lacey Township Middle School	Public	6-8	660 Denton Avenue	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 242-2100	570	57	10	27.0%	471 (82.6%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (11.9%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$13,254			$518			$12,736	45.5	39.1	439	54
341311006056	386	Pittsgrove Township Middle School	Public	5-8	1082 Almond Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8529	499	41	12.1	31.1%	376 (75.4%)	22 (4.4%)	71 (14.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$7,489			$202			$7,287	45.4	43.9	397	11
341269003382	387	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	49	11.6	86.0%	169 (30.0%)	43 (7.6%)	330 (58.5%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,552						$8,552	45.4	36.6	463	76
341464003582	388	Sayreville Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5290	1,349	122	11	37.5%	552 (40.9%)	198 (14.7%)	292 (21.6%)	203 (15.0%)	22 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	76 (5.6%)	$8,185			$149			$8,036	44.9	47.4	366	22
341293003417	389	Dual Language School	Public	4-8	630 Amboy Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6200	460	26	17.8	80.9%	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	448 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,909			$1,424			$10,485	44.9	57.1	282	107
340078703387	390	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	846	53	15.9	59.9%	116 (13.7%)	57 (6.7%)	639 (75.5%)	26 (3.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,007			$453			$7,554	44.7	44.9	384	6

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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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.