Best Middle Schools in New Jersey for Female Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New Jersey!

Every year, the New Jersey Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Female students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the New Jersey Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Female vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 714)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Female)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Female)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
340783003121	1	Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	193 Old Bergen Road	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	326	24	13.5	63.8%	84 (25.8%)	39 (12.0%)	56 (17.2%)	130 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.7%)	$9,826			$349			$9,477	99.9%	99.9%	0.01%
340477000406	2	Upper School	Public	3-8	143 Charlotte Pl	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 567-7292	264	41	6.4	1.1%	67 (25.4%)	8 (3.0%)	18 (6.8%)	158 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	$12,826			$216			$12,610	99.7%	98.8%	0.93%
340993004322	3	Mendham Township Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Washington Valley Road	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	301	38	7.9	1.0%	251 (83.4%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$18,518			$38			$18,480	99.6%	99.7%	0.15%
341437004092	4	Forrestdale School	Public	4-8	60 Forrest Avenue	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-0383	525	58	9.1	0.6%	485 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$10,265			$277			$9,988	99.4%	99.1%	0.38%
341269004924	5	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	484	34	14.4	77.5%	34 (7.0%)	115 (23.8%)	272 (56.2%)	61 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,579						$9,579	99.3%	96.8%	2.51%
340004300323	6	Princeton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Bunn Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 924-0575	424	41	10.2	2.4%	131 (30.9%)	12 (2.8%)	13 (3.1%)	216 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.6%)								99.2%	98.0%	1.17%
340003200302	7	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	300	28	10.6	21.0%	151 (50.3%)	27 (9.0%)	75 (25.0%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	99.0%	83.4%	15.61%
340732000530	8	Ho-Ho-Kus Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Lloyd Road	Ho Ho Kus	07423	Bergen County	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-4555	542	49	11	0.6%	431 (79.5%)	7 (1.3%)	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$13,291			$275			$13,016	98.9%	99.6%	0.71%
340990004316	9	Mountain View School	Public	5-8	100 Dean Road	Mendham	07945	Morris County	Mendham Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7075	229	27	8.3	3.1%	197 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$12,123			$118			$12,005	98.8%	97.7%	1.02%
340073503055	10	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	595	42	14.3	8.4%	248 (41.7%)	37 (6.2%)	37 (6.2%)	257 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,359			$283			$8,076	98.6%	99.5%	0.85%

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.