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)
340264003065	731	Thomas H. Dudley Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 Berwick Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-0636	591	60	9.8	66.8%	10 (1.7%)	150 (25.4%)	413 (69.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$19,328			$3,830			$15,498	8.3	10.4	711	20
341272003289	732	Paulsboro Junior High School	Public	7-8	670 N Delaware Street	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2222	184	16	11.5	54.9%	43 (23.4%)	81 (44.0%)	50 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	$8,440			$465			$7,975	8.2	8.2	738	6
340225001788	733	Buckshutem Road School	Public	K-8	550 Buckshutem Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	624	43	14.5		17 (2.7%)	111 (17.8%)	482 (77.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,609			$765			$9,844	8.1	9.2	727	6
341629006144	734	Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	513	41	12.5	61.2%	5 (1.0%)	327 (63.7%)	179 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								7.9			(n/a)
340074103050	735	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	376	26	14.4	62.5%	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.3%)	354 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,684			$729			$10,955	7.7	22.6	580	155
341254006149	736	Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7-8	63 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	479	48	9.9	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	456 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								7.6			(n/a)
341455005094	737	Salem Middle School	Public	3-8	51 New Market Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2700	487	30	16.2	79.3%	43 (8.8%)	337 (69.2%)	91 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$9,419			$430			$8,989	7.3	7.2	742	5
341269003003	738	New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	580	46	12.6	68.3%	3 (0.5%)	53 (9.1%)	522 (90.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,069						$13,069	7.2	12	687	51
341146003521	739	Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	241	18	13.7	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.1	12.8	677	62
340264001368	740	Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	507	60	8.4	65.7%	6 (1.2%)	107 (21.1%)	372 (73.4%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,427			$3,485			$16,942	7.1	9.1	729	11

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.