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)
340792000209	491	David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	778	72	10.7	24.9%	382 (49.1%)	52 (6.7%)	300 (38.6%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	$8,540						$8,540	32.1	33.6	480	11
340588002568	492	Thomas E. Bowe School	Public	6-8	Carpenter Street and Mancuso L	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	416	36	11.5	41.8%	137 (32.9%)	115 (27.6%)	112 (26.9%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)								31.8	28.3	530	38
341239003483	493	Palmyra Middle School	Public	6-8	311 W 5th Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	182	17	10.7	37.9%	93 (51.1%)	24 (13.2%)	39 (21.4%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	19 (10.4%)								31.6	34.6	474	19
341758000547	494	West New York Middle School	Public	7-8	201 57th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4160	1,078	70	15.4	89.1%	22 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1,048 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,996			$962			$8,034	31.6	31.7	504	10
340549000563	495	Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus	Public	6-8	1649 Amwell Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 873-2800	714	73	9.7	47.5%	81 (11.3%)	251 (35.2%)	243 (34.0%)	116 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$8,780			$204			$8,576	31.4	34.2	475	20
341653001898	496	Woodruff Middle School	Public	6-8	1385 Highway 77	Seabrook	08302	Cumberland County	Upper Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-2267	263	20	12.9	54.8%	99 (37.6%)	53 (20.2%)	92 (35.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$13,513			$794			$12,719	31.3	27.4	536	40
340783002792	497	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	764	62	12.3	62.4%	394 (51.6%)	68 (8.9%)	138 (18.1%)	145 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,613			$348			$9,265	31.3	28.4	529	32
340007600483	498	Hope Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 Grand Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Hope Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 988-4227	281	30	9.5	92.5%	1 (0.4%)	75 (26.7%)	204 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,849			$1,067			$6,782	31.2	34.8	471	27
341500001660	499	Somerdale Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Grace Street	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Somerdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-6261	444	45	9.9	38.7%	157 (35.4%)	102 (23.0%)	123 (27.7%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.9%)	$12,807			$615			$12,192	31.1	32.8	489	10
340459005516	500	Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	508	43	11.8	84.8%	61 (12.0%)	71 (14.0%)	373 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,936			$245			$9,691	30.9	31.8	502	2

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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.
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