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)
340071502923	301	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,280	88	14.5	56.7%	371 (29.0%)	134 (10.5%)	660 (51.6%)	96 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$8,403			$478			$7,925	56.2	49.4	347	46
341707000185	302	Bunker Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	372 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 881-7007	575	61	9.4	19.3%	409 (71.1%)	41 (7.1%)	69 (12.0%)	32 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	$12,244			$364			$11,880	56.2	53.4	319	17
341197001748	303	Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	355	52	6.8	29.3%	269 (75.8%)	14 (3.9%)	64 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,932						$9,932	56.1	62.7	247	56
340750001854	304	Hopewell Crest	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Sewall Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Hopewell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9203	522	41	12.7	47.5%	299 (57.3%)	26 (5.0%)	151 (28.9%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	$10,794			$535			$10,259	56	48.8	353	49
340705003844	305	Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-0900	302	39	7.6	18.9%	239 (79.1%)	7 (2.3%)	34 (11.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$19,383			$660			$18,723	55.9	64.9	222	83
341707006076	306	Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	526	52	10	25.5%	359 (68.3%)	64 (12.2%)	46 (8.7%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.5%)	$13,287			$729			$12,558	55.1	46.4	375	69
341305003560	307	Theodore Schor Middle School	Public	6-8	243 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-4457	551	49	11.2	40.8%	60 (10.9%)	140 (25.4%)	140 (25.4%)	191 (34.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (2.0%)	$7,342			$166			$7,176	55	54.9	307
341761002476	308	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	36 Gilbert Pl	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5373	430	59	7.3	41.6%	92 (21.4%)	155 (36.0%)	138 (32.1%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.2%)	$13,694						$13,694	54.9	47.7	365	57
341692000898	309	Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	566	40	14	36.2%	340 (60.1%)	9 (1.6%)	195 (34.5%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,056			$47			$9,009	54.9	48.1	360	51
340642001088	310	Hainesport Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 Broad Street	Hainesport	08036	Burlington County	Hainesport Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-1316	532	54	9.8	16.7%	373 (70.1%)	63 (11.8%)	45 (8.5%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$12,400			$190			$12,210	54.8	50.8	337	27

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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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