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)
340005200351	281	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Public, Charter	5-8	1255 Main Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 278-7707	161	11	14.9	1.9%	40 (24.8%)	2 (1.2%)	92 (57.1%)	24 (14.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,165			$577			$8,588	59.4	62.5	248	33
340633001528	282	Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	301 Second Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-1920	942	80	11.7	18.6%	614 (65.2%)	137 (14.5%)	123 (13.1%)	14 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.9%)	$12,429			$381			$12,048	59.1	38	435	153
341626004954	283	Washington Park School	Public	4-8	10 Crews Street	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	491	40	12.3	23.8%	244 (49.7%)	23 (4.7%)	195 (39.7%)	28 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,100			$295			$10,805	59	56.5	296	13
341134003061	284	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	780	57	13.6	81.4%	7 (0.9%)	127 (16.3%)	632 (81.0%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,704			$405			$8,299	58.9	47.4	370	86
340489001074	285	Marlton Middle	Public	6-8	150 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0684	778	61	12.7	9.6%	572 (73.5%)	57 (7.3%)	63 (8.1%)	62 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.6%)	$8,495			$09			$8,486	58.9	64.1	231	54
340798000093	286	Kingsway Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	203 Kings Highway	Woolwich Twp	08085	Gloucester County	Kingsway Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-3300	975	80	12.1	13.0%	708 (72.6%)	103 (10.6%)	86 (8.8%)	49 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.7%)	$6,677			$38			$6,639	58.9	55.2	306	20
340126002716	287	Horace Mann Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 West 38th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5979	678	53	12.7	51.2%	359 (52.9%)	78 (11.5%)	134 (19.8%)	75 (11.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	$11,126			$557			$10,569	58.7	55.4	305	18
340489000057	288	Frances DeMasi Middle School	Public	6-8	199 Evesboro Medford Rd	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0777	702	62	11.3	10.1%	460 (65.5%)	67 (9.5%)	42 (6.0%)	100 (14.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	$8,233			$07			$8,226	58.6	65.5	219	69
340441003770	289	Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	7 Grant Avenue	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-5013	178	25	7	46.1%	66 (37.1%)	28 (15.7%)	62 (34.8%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	$17,722			$703			$17,019	58.3	53.5	318	29
340079303413	290	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 257-1423	1,499	64	23.4	91.2%	9 (0.6%)	523 (34.9%)	959 (64.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,075			$694			$9,381	58.3	47.4	369	79

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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.
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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.