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)
340654003096	471	Emily C. Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 Yardville Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4162	957	76	12.6	37.7%	460 (48.1%)	125 (13.1%)	314 (32.8%)	25 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.1%)	$9,675			$08			$9,667	34.3	39.4	425	46
340291005928	472	Central Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	707	68	10.3	34.5%	447 (63.2%)	35 (5.0%)	176 (24.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	$10,102			$281			$9,821	34.2	40.8	419	53
340081005028	473	Alloway Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Cedar St	Alloway	08001	Salem County	Alloway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1622	289	31	9.4	14.9%	249 (86.2%)	13 (4.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$10,893			$719			$10,174	33.9	41.2	417	56
340072903027	474	Vineland Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1480 Pennsylvania Ave.	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 691-1004	424	32	13.2	24.8%	44 (10.4%)	138 (32.5%)	211 (49.8%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.0%)	$7,019			$665			$6,354	33.9	41.3	414	60
340540005342	475	Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	502	49	10.2	46.8%	299 (59.6%)	20 (4.0%)	156 (31.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$15,890			$342			$15,548	33.8	36.2	455	20
341134002274	476	First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,057	75	14	83.2%	14 (1.3%)	70 (6.6%)	933 (88.3%)	15 (1.4%)	10 (0.9%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,759			$532			$8,227	33.7	43.7	398	78
340717006118	477	Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Wayne Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	346	35	10	44.5%	109 (31.5%)	34 (9.8%)	109 (31.5%)	59 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	$10,200			$462			$9,738	33.5	34.7	472	5
340783002846	478	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	987	94	10.5	75.9%	400 (40.5%)	168 (17.0%)	296 (30.0%)	102 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.7%)	$9,638			$511			$9,127	33.5	34.8	469	9
341752005002	479	Macopin Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Highlander Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-5691	683	59	11.5	18.3%	539 (78.9%)	17 (2.5%)	106 (15.5%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$11,405			$170			$11,235	33.2	34	478	1
341554000068	480	Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	293	25	11.7	21.8%	187 (63.8%)	10 (3.4%)	69 (23.5%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$11,377			$51			$11,326	33	39.6	424	56

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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.
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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.