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)
340513003782	351	Farmingdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	49 Academy St	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Farmingdale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 938-9611	163	24	6.9	22.7%	130 (79.8%)	3 (1.8%)	28 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,141			$544			$14,597	49.1	67.1	207	144
340423002040	352	East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	568	41	13.8	60.4%	2 (0.4%)	512 (90.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,197			$272			$11,925	49	51.5	327	25
340750001854	353	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	512	40	12.7	25.6%	312 (60.9%)	25 (4.9%)	138 (27.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	$10,794			$535			$10,259	48.8	43.4	401	48
340126002728	354	Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	648	60	10.8	60.3%	257 (39.7%)	79 (12.2%)	197 (30.4%)	78 (12.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,445			$529			$10,916	48.7	41.3	418	64
340876000542	355	Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6186	342	65	5.2	33.0%	78 (22.8%)	16 (4.7%)	176 (51.5%)	64 (18.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,561						$10,561	48.5	44.8	387	32
341227002402	356	Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	375	28	13.3	87.2%	3 (0.8%)	166 (44.3%)	196 (52.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,797			$522			$9,275	48.5	60.5	261	95
341608000842	357	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	518	60	8.5	44.6%	64 (12.4%)	169 (32.6%)	223 (43.1%)	41 (7.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	$10,012			$272			$9,740	48.5	53.9	311	46
341812003678	358	Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	560	63	8.8	20.5%	277 (49.5%)	55 (9.8%)	120 (21.4%)	95 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$9,026						$9,026	48.3	43	403	45
341305003558	359	Quibbletown Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Academy Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-0444	497	41	12.1	44.3%	57 (11.5%)	118 (23.7%)	143 (28.8%)	159 (32.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$7,880			$152			$7,728	48.2	44.3	394	35
341692000898	360	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	571	38	15.1	32.0%	359 (62.9%)	10 (1.8%)	180 (31.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,056			$47			$9,009	48.1	56.3	289	71

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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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