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)
340594002092	81	Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	811	69	11.8	0.4%	601 (74.1%)	33 (4.1%)	64 (7.9%)	70 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.7%)	$10,966			$21			$10,945	85	82.2	101	20
340003200302	82	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	299	22	13.5	17.7%	156 (52.2%)	30 (10.0%)	67 (22.4%)	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	85	80.3	124	42
341341003188	83	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	780	69	11.2	12.4%	366 (46.9%)	50 (6.4%)	123 (15.8%)	170 (21.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.0%)	$11,879			$105			$11,774	84.8	76.8	154	71
341770000313	84	Thomas R Grover Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Southfield Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5250	1,211	101	11.9	5.7%	158 (13.0%)	59 (4.9%)	57 (4.7%)	897 (74.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.2%)	$12,108			$110			$11,998	84.8	86	71	13
341245000710	85	Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	520	59	8.7	5.0%	376 (72.3%)	8 (1.5%)	93 (17.9%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	$17,389			$20			$17,369	84.5	78	144	59
341776005768	86	Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	774	74	10.4	2.7%	536 (69.3%)	23 (3.0%)	63 (8.1%)	112 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$7,471			$21			$7,450	84.2	85.7	74	12
340306004194	87	Black River Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Rt. 513 - North Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-6363	330	36	9.2	4.5%	245 (74.2%)	8 (2.4%)	40 (12.1%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,856			$160			$11,696	84.2	88.5	52	35
341185000660	88	Norwood Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Summit St	Norwood	07648	Bergen County	Norwood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-6363	580	54	10.8	1.6%	232 (40.0%)	8 (1.4%)	79 (13.6%)	233 (40.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,636			$340			$12,296	83.8	88.3	56	32
341698005308	89	Warren Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Old Stirling Road	Warren	07060	Union County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 753-5300	543	61	8.8	6.3%	297 (54.7%)	17 (3.1%)	64 (11.8%)	131 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	$13,671			$10			$13,661	83.7	83.3	96	7
340939000029	90	Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,158	89	13	9.2%	819 (70.7%)	24 (2.1%)	141 (12.2%)	133 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.5%)	$8,020			$14			$8,006	83.6	84.7	83	7

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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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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.