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)
340981000602	71	Maywood Avenue School	Public	4-8	452 Maywood Ave	Maywood	07607	Bergen County	Maywood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 845-9114	550	44	12.5	16.4%	175 (31.8%)	44 (8.0%)	224 (40.7%)	91 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$12,176			$271			$11,905	86.4	78.3	141	70
340450003328	72	John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1081 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2920	1,009	76	13.3	10.1%	16 (1.6%)	53 (5.3%)	36 (3.6%)	874 (86.6%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	$6,899						$6,899	86.2	86.3	70	2
341071001140	73	William Allen Middle School	Public	7-8	801 N Stanwick Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6620	610	64	9.5	9.0%	381 (62.5%)	31 (5.1%)	46 (7.5%)	104 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.9%)	$7,659						$7,659	86	86.6	69	4
340597000077	74	Glen Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	614	57	10.7	1.0%	409 (66.6%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.2%)	147 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$15,503			$28			$15,475	85.9	87.1	66	8
340450003334	75	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Woodrow Wilson Drive	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2870	1,204	93	12.8	12.5%	45 (3.7%)	31 (2.6%)	63 (5.2%)	1,041 (86.5%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	$6,900						$6,900	85.7	85.8	72	3
340408002980	76	East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	378	42	9	14.3%	294 (77.8%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$16,880			$457			$16,423	85.7	80.5	123	47
341062000616	77	Fieldstone Middle School	Public	5-8	47 Spring Valley Road	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 391-9000	450	42	10.8	2.2%	272 (60.4%)	5 (1.1%)	60 (13.3%)	91 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$9,522			$85			$9,437	85.6	84.7	85	8
340852000536	78	Leonia Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	675	54	12.5	16.0%	131 (19.4%)	30 (4.4%)	173 (25.6%)	297 (44.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.3%)	$13,354						$13,354	85.4	83.4	93	15
341719005318	79	Valley View School	Public	5-8	50 Valley View Road	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-4422	276	28	9.8		130 (47.1%)	24 (8.7%)	46 (16.7%)	60 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$9,487						$9,487	85.3	87.4	62	17
340111001702	80	Avalon Elementary School	Public	5-8	235 32nd Street	Avalon	08202	Cape May County	Avalon School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 967-7544	92	11	8		80 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$27,633			$384			$27,249	85.2	83	97	17

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.