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)
341081004372	341	Frelinghuysen Middle School	Public	6-8	West Hanover Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2200	1,026	105	9.8	43.5%	433 (42.2%)	75 (7.3%)	453 (44.2%)	29 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.4%)	$11,182			$194			$10,988	50.1	56	303	38
341572005404	342	Valley Road School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Valley Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Stanhope School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0008	317	32	9.8	18.0%	180 (56.8%)	9 (2.8%)	105 (33.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	$15,419			$346			$15,073	50	62.2	251	91
340681005824	343	Harmony Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Belvidere Road	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Harmony Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-1001	184	28	6.5	14.1%	170 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$16,374			$531			$15,843	49.9	60.9	263	80
341119004426	344	Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	280	34	8.2	38.2%	108 (38.6%)	24 (8.6%)	138 (49.3%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,749			$406			$12,343	49.8	52.1	331	13
340001500259	345	Teaneck Community Charter school	Public, Charter	K-8	563 Chestnut Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-9600	367	31	11.8	20.2%	66 (18.0%)	116 (31.6%)	117 (31.9%)	33 (9.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.6%)	$10,075			$358			$9,717	49.6	50.8	338	7
340078703387	346	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	852	58	14.6	68.3%	103 (12.1%)	61 (7.2%)	658 (77.2%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,007			$453			$7,554	49.4	44.7	390	44
340921003491	347	Lyndhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Page Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-5683	620	44	13.9	36.5%	289 (46.6%)	29 (4.7%)	265 (42.7%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)								49.3	37.7	438	91
340450003332	348	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Division Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5290	948	75	12.6	40.7%	123 (13.0%)	144 (15.2%)	217 (22.9%)	431 (45.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.0%)	$7,161			$237			$6,924	49.2	53	323	25
340008200569	349	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1234 State Route 94	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 362-1114	135	18	7.5	20.0%	101 (74.8%)	3 (2.2%)	16 (11.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	$13,265			$385			$12,880	49.1	63.3	238	111
340450003330	350	Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	1,031	81	12.7	38.7%	179 (17.4%)	129 (12.5%)	244 (23.7%)	446 (43.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	25 (2.4%)	$7,148			$238			$6,910	49.1	52.8	324	26

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

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