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)
340360002993	151	Cresskill Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	398	27	15	2.3%	202 (50.8%)	11 (2.8%)	29 (7.3%)	142 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$9,670			$186			$9,484	77.1	81.8	107	44
340002500291	152	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 Clifton Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-8811	689	38	18.1	76.2%	8 (1.2%)	222 (32.2%)	434 (63.0%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$11,271			$984			$10,287	76.9	78.3	131	21
340564003816	153	Dwight D. Eisenhower School	Public	6-8	279 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-3910	558	70	7.9	8.8%	416 (74.6%)	26 (4.7%)	54 (9.7%)	49 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,436			$118			$10,318	76.9	75.1	157	4
341341003188	154	Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Walnut Lane	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4270	816	68	12	14.0%	384 (47.1%)	56 (6.9%)	129 (15.8%)	180 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)	$11,879			$105			$11,774	76.8	77	144	10
341410004502	155	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	271	30	9.1	22.5%	143 (52.8%)	7 (2.6%)	88 (32.5%)	27 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$8,950			$140			$8,810	76.8	62.5	241	86
341011003980	156	Bayshore Middle School	Public	6-8	834 Leonardville Road	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1380	561	63	8.9	14.1%	440 (78.4%)	16 (2.9%)	60 (10.7%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$10,894			$156			$10,738	76.2	69.1	188	32
340753003146	157	Timberlane Middle School	Public	6-8	51 S Timberlane Drive	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4004	780	86	9.1	3.3%	555 (71.2%)	28 (3.6%)	55 (7.1%)	99 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	$12,291						$12,291	76.2	80.1	124	33
341584001890	158	Stow Creek Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Gum Tree Corner Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Stow Creek Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-1717	122	13	9.6	23.0%	110 (90.2%)	3 (2.5%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,343			$947			$12,396	75.7	67.9	198	40
340324005899	159	Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	574	58	9.8	62.4%	160 (27.9%)	153 (26.7%)	219 (38.2%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$13,193			$1,050			$12,143	75.6	68.9	192	33
341467005680	160	Terrill Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	837	71	11.7	1.4%	533 (63.7%)	42 (5.0%)	99 (11.8%)	111 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	$9,029			$03			$9,026	75	72.6	172	12

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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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