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)
341650005746	331	Kawameeh Middle School	Public	5-8	490 David Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6570	729	58	12.4	41.4%	140 (19.2%)	257 (35.3%)	245 (33.6%)	63 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$9,597						$9,597	51.5	54.6	311	20
340486000102	332	Estell Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	128 Cape May Avenue	Estell Manor	08319	Atlantic County	Estell Manor School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2267	184	16	11.6	21.2%	161 (87.5%)	3 (1.6%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,620			$68			$13,552	51.5	57.1	292	40
340783002814	333	Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	926	76	12.1	63.6%	124 (13.4%)	39 (4.2%)	683 (73.8%)	63 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	$10,643			$590			$10,053	51.4	49.6	345	12
341602005946	334	Kenneth R. Olson Middle School	Public	5-8	132 New Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Tabernacle Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0153	305	30	10.2	9.2%	262 (85.9%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$10,423			$150			$10,273	51.2	42.3	408	74
340105001298	335	Audubon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Edgewood Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-7695	737	66	11.1	22.5%	607 (82.4%)	34 (4.6%)	70 (9.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	$13,420			$369			$13,051	51.2	52.1	330	5
340657000140	336	Hammonton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 North Liberty Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7007	834	62	13.4	35.7%	533 (63.9%)	34 (4.1%)	246 (29.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$11,518			$447			$11,071	51.1	54.1	315	21
341707006075	337	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 582-3535	656	59	11.1	20.1%	482 (73.5%)	63 (9.6%)	41 (6.3%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$11,674			$299			$11,375	50.8	47.9	363	26
340222004602	338	Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Hendrickson Avenue	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	884	77	11.4	30.2%	577 (65.3%)	67 (7.6%)	184 (20.8%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$8,586			$223			$8,363	50.8	42.9	401	63
340126002712	339	John M. Bailey Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	75 West 10th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5824	632	54	11.7	57.3%	276 (43.7%)	119 (18.8%)	150 (23.7%)	46 (7.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.9%)	$10,468			$531			$9,937	50.8	53	322	17
340618006091	340	Nehaunsey Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Swedesboro Road	Gibbstown	08027	Gloucester County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 224-4900	136	15	8.8	33.1%	84 (61.8%)	9 (6.6%)	27 (19.9%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	11 (8.1%)	$644						$644	50.5	47.5	368	28

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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 4, 2024, 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.
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