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)
341488006103	201	Indian Mills Memorial School	Public	5-8	295 Indian Mills Road	Shamong	08088	Burlington County	Shamong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0440	322	31	10.3	9.9%	273 (84.8%)	6 (1.9%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$12,044			$104			$11,940	68.6	64	231	30
341665001758	202	Upper Township Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Perry Rd	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	469	43	10.8	11.1%	430 (91.7%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$8,169						$8,169	68.2	74.2	161	41
341098000459	203	Mount Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Wolfe Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 691-4006	1,109	103	10.7	16.4%	605 (54.6%)	87 (7.8%)	196 (17.7%)	162 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	$9,624			$367			$9,257	68.2	72.5	174	29
341782000912	204	Westwood Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Third Avenue	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-5560	655	56	11.7	10.4%	463 (70.7%)	11 (1.7%)	122 (18.6%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	$3,269			$138			$3,131	68.1	76.8	149	55
340300001436	205	Henry C. Beck Middle School	Public	6-8	950 Cropwell Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-4505	845	69	12.2	16.4%	492 (58.2%)	80 (9.5%)	104 (12.3%)	120 (14.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.9%)	$8,678						$8,678	68.1	55.6	296	91
341695004958	206	Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	378	39	9.6	27.0%	214 (56.6%)	18 (4.8%)	118 (31.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$15,716			$453			$15,263	67.7	68.2	196	10
340069002954	207	Alexandria Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	557 County Rd. 513	Pittstown	08867	Hunterdon County	Alexandria Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-6811	256	31	8.2	3.5%	221 (86.3%)	6 (2.3%)	16 (6.3%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,932			$396			$12,536	67.5	71.2	179	28
340002400289	208	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,352	236	26.8	83.7%	85 (1.3%)	5,135 (80.8%)	1,055 (16.6%)	12 (0.2%)	15 (0.2%)	2 (0.0%)	48 (0.8%)	$10,058			$1,071			$8,987	67.4	66.2	216	8
340429000352	209	Alfred S. Faust Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Uhland Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 804-3100	215	28	7.6	46.0%	57 (26.5%)	14 (6.5%)	104 (48.4%)	29 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$14,389			$243			$14,146	67.3	49.3	348	139
340312001024	210	Cinnaminson Middle School	Public	6-8	312 N Forklanding Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-8012	689	56	12.3	12.9%	507 (73.6%)	56 (8.1%)	59 (8.6%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.6%)	$11,411						$11,411	67.1	58.4	273	63

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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