Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 748)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
341809001780	461	Woodbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Webster Street	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Woodbine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-5174	232	29	8	74.6%	54 (23.3%)	49 (21.1%)	107 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	$15,342			$1,702			$13,640	35.6	37.6	447	14
341146002886	462	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	969	73	13.2	56.3%	83 (8.6%)	6 (0.6%)	869 (89.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$4,973						$4,973	35.4	45.4	382	80
341731002928	463	Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	570	49	11.6	42.3%	231 (40.5%)	29 (5.1%)	266 (46.7%)	30 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,025			$112			$8,913	35.4	32.3	491	28
341269004890	464	Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	726	63	11.5	79.6%	346 (47.7%)	23 (3.2%)	306 (42.1%)	46 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,479						$10,479	35.4	28.7	517	53
341140005386	465	Halsted Middle School	Public	5-8	59 Halsted Street	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7440	318	37	8.7	37.1%	158 (49.7%)	26 (8.2%)	115 (36.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$8,163			$255			$7,908	35.2	36.4	464	1
340435001056	466	Eastampton Township Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Student Drive	Eastampton	08060	Burlington County	Eastampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-9172	573	50	11.4	23.9%	270 (47.1%)	140 (24.4%)	110 (19.2%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.6%)	$12,289			$519			$11,770	35.1	33.3	481	15
341797001776	467	Crest Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	9100 Pacific Ave	Wildwood Crest	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1522	243	33	7.2	30.9%	193 (79.4%)	7 (2.9%)	32 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$22,617			$419			$22,198	35	64.4	227	240
340585001490	468	Gibbsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Kirkwood Rd	Gibbsboro	08026	Camden County	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1140	281	33	8.6	21.0%	172 (61.2%)	40 (14.2%)	38 (13.5%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	$13,548			$431			$13,117	35	38.1	443	25
340783002846	469	Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	1,092	93	11.7	64.3%	413 (37.8%)	205 (18.8%)	328 (30.0%)	129 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.0%)	$9,638			$511			$9,127	34.8	34.8	472	3
341047000183	470	Williamstown Middle School	Public	5-8	561 Clayton Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 629-7444	1,819	140	12.9	30.0%	1,065 (58.5%)	329 (18.1%)	245 (13.5%)	63 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (6.0%)	$5,079			$274			$4,805	34.8	43.4	400	70

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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 6, 2023, 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.