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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
341728000558	81	Anthony Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Garside Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2120	665	66	10	8.9%	419 (63.0%)	13 (2.0%)	105 (15.8%)	102 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$15,873	$277	$15,596	84.9	77	146	65
341836000944	82	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	344 Calvin Ct	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5750	620	65	9.5	0.5%	522 (84.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.5%)	37 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$12,168	$258	$11,910	84.8	83.9	91	9
340939000029	83	Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,174	96	12.2	8.9%	869 (74.0%)	26 (2.2%)	127 (10.8%)	119 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.8%)	$8,020	$14	$8,006	84.7	85.7	71	12
340867000144	84	Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	358	32	11.1	10.6%	289 (80.7%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.5%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$9,797	$260	$9,537	84.7	85.6	72	12
341062000616	85	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	433	42	10.3	3.0%	275 (63.5%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (12.5%)	89 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,522	$85	$9,437	84.7	90.6	41	44
340000900178	86	Bernardsville Middle School	Public	5-8	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-1916	458	44	10.4	14.2%	287 (62.7%)	4 (0.9%)	120 (26.2%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$9,053	$134	$8,919	84.4	85.4	74	12
340525004238	87	Ridgedale Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Ridgedale Avenue	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3855	296	33	8.9	1.4%	196 (66.2%)	22 (7.4%)	23 (7.8%)	41 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$10,605		$10,605	84.3	89.9	44	43
341560004108	88	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	307	40	7.7	6.5%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,667	$484	$13,183	84.1	82.8	101	13
340417004230	89	East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	297	38	7.7	3.0%	207 (69.7%)	5 (1.7%)	39 (13.1%)	38 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,443	$135	$15,308	84.1	78.1	133	44
341077004358	90	Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	376	40	9.4	7.7%	256 (68.1%)	16 (4.3%)	58 (15.4%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,826		$12,826	84	83.7	92	2

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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.
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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)
341728000558	81	Anthony Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Garside Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2120	665	66	10	8.9%	419 (63.0%)	13 (2.0%)	105 (15.8%)	102 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$15,873			$277			$15,596	84.9	77	146	65
341836000944	82	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	344 Calvin Ct	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5750	620	65	9.5	0.5%	522 (84.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.5%)	37 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$12,168			$258			$11,910	84.8	83.9	91	9
340939000029	83	Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,174	96	12.2	8.9%	869 (74.0%)	26 (2.2%)	127 (10.8%)	119 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.8%)	$8,020			$14			$8,006	84.7	85.7	71	12
340867000144	84	Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	358	32	11.1	10.6%	289 (80.7%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.5%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$9,797			$260			$9,537	84.7	85.6	72	12
341062000616	85	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	433	42	10.3	3.0%	275 (63.5%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (12.5%)	89 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,522			$85			$9,437	84.7	90.6	41	44
340000900178	86	Bernardsville Middle School	Public	5-8	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-1916	458	44	10.4	14.2%	287 (62.7%)	4 (0.9%)	120 (26.2%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$9,053			$134			$8,919	84.4	85.4	74	12
340525004238	87	Ridgedale Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Ridgedale Avenue	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3855	296	33	8.9	1.4%	196 (66.2%)	22 (7.4%)	23 (7.8%)	41 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$10,605						$10,605	84.3	89.9	44	43
341560004108	88	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	307	40	7.7	6.5%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,667			$484			$13,183	84.1	82.8	101	13
340417004230	89	East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	297	38	7.7	3.0%	207 (69.7%)	5 (1.7%)	39 (13.1%)	38 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,443			$135			$15,308	84.1	78.1	133	44
341077004358	90	Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	376	40	9.4	7.7%	256 (68.1%)	16 (4.3%)	58 (15.4%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,826						$12,826	84	83.7	92	2