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)
340423002040	461	East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	609	40	15.2	61.9%	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.8%)	50 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,197			$272			$11,925	35.2	49	352	109
341650005744	462	Burnet Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Caldwell Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6490	959	79	12.2	50.8%	97 (10.1%)	465 (48.5%)	290 (30.2%)	72 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.3%)	$8,436			$264			$8,172	35.1	29.9	516	54
340075103180	463	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,124	86	24.6	85.2%	0 (0.0%)	2,051 (96.6%)	68 (3.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,707			$1,470			$12,237	35	31.4	506	43
340004600329	464	The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	359	25	14.3	83.0%	6 (1.7%)	342 (95.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,151			$975			$9,176	34.9	27.9	534	70
340096000012	465	Sovereign Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N. Sovereign Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7260	718	72	10	93.3%	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.1%)	491 (68.4%)	167 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,431			$1,595			$11,836	34.9	37.6	441	24
341680001928	466	Johnstone Elementary School	Public	6-8	165 S Brewster Rd	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 794-6967	296	22	13.4	46.3%	73 (24.7%)	30 (10.1%)	151 (51.0%)	25 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$17,537			$639			$16,898	34.7	40.5	421	45
341509005288	467	Somerville Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Cliff Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4107	341	39	8.6	39.3%	120 (35.2%)	33 (9.7%)	141 (41.3%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.2%)	$12,292			$261			$12,031	34.7	32	498	31
341314003041	468	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	Public	7-12	1700 West Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4421	345	41	8.4	75.1%	2 (0.6%)	98 (28.4%)	242 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,696						$12,696	34.7	37.4	443	25
340459003197	469	iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	401	36	11.2	89.0%	30 (7.5%)	103 (25.7%)	261 (65.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,452			$244			$9,208	34.7	33.5	482	13
341647006074	470	Russell O. Brackman Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Barnegat Blvd North	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 698-5880	509	59	8.6	41.3%	303 (59.5%)	44 (8.6%)	122 (24.0%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	$4,828						$4,828	34.4	38.3	428	42

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