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)
341668000216	311	Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	Ventnor Educational Community	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	177	33	5.3	60.5%	78 (44.1%)	9 (5.1%)	68 (38.4%)	19 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$6,486						$6,486	54.6	61.5	258	53
341404001238	312	Riverton School District	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Fifth Street	Riverton	08077	Burlington County	Riverton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-0087	261	28	9.2	13.8%	205 (78.5%)	10 (3.8%)	33 (12.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$12,139			$425			$11,714	54.5	58.6	278	34
340192000284	313	Bogota Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	2 Henry C Luthin Place	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4808	469	39	12.1	54.6%	60 (12.8%)	40 (8.5%)	332 (70.8%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$9,163						$9,163	54.4	46.2	377	64
341449000824	314	Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	804	66	12.2	23.5%	463 (57.6%)	24 (3.0%)	262 (32.6%)	43 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	$12,160			$151			$12,009	54.3	45.7	383	69
340234003479	315	Brigantine Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 East Evans Blvd	Brigantine	08203	Atlantic County	Brigantine Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 266-3603	383	58	6.6	29.2%	282 (73.6%)	6 (1.6%)	51 (13.3%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								54.2	61.8	255	60
340783002812	316	Alfred Zampella School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4350	659	61	10.8	56.9%	59 (9.0%)	46 (7.0%)	395 (59.9%)	152 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,970			$546			$10,424	53.8	56.1	302	14
340203000801	317	Bordentown Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Dunns Mill Road	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-0674	505	41	12.4	15.4%	332 (65.7%)	58 (11.5%)	76 (15.0%)	38 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,370			$133			$7,237	53.8	51.5	334	17
341011003984	318	Thorne Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Murphy Road	Port Monmouth	07758	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-1220	625	62	10	22.9%	468 (74.9%)	23 (3.7%)	87 (13.9%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	$12,095			$33			$12,062	53.6	49.8	344	26
341623004726	319	Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,278	87	14.6	28.6%	922 (72.1%)	35 (2.7%)	235 (18.4%)	33 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.1%)	$5,993						$5,993	53.6	44.5	393	74
340783002786	320	Dr. Michael Conti School	Public	PK, KG-8	182 Merseles St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4300	678	56	12	40.9%	150 (22.1%)	84 (12.4%)	232 (34.2%)	167 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.3%)	$10,825			$420			$10,405	53.5	54.3	313	7

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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.
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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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.