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)
341122002936	681	New Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	1,139	100	11.3	57.0%	4 (0.4%)	48 (4.2%)	1,083 (95.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,184						$10,184	12.5	11.3	695	14
340963005240	682	Alexander Batcho Intermediate School	Public	5-8	100 North 13th Avenue	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8521	491	42	11.6	63.3%	151 (30.8%)	43 (8.8%)	275 (56.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.9%)	$6,739			$115			$6,624	12.4	21.2	587	95
341314005608	683	Maxson Middle School	Public	6-8	920 E Seventh St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4310	798	65	12.2	77.9%	10 (1.3%)	133 (16.7%)	644 (80.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,328			$135			$9,193	12.3	11.8	690	7
340074903184	684	Millville Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1101 Wheaton Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 506-8143	328	27	12.1	20.4%	38 (11.6%)	147 (44.8%)	125 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$8,381			$2,343			$6,038	12.2	15.5	645	39
341809001780	685	Woodbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Webster Street	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Woodbine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-5174	257	31	8.3	79.0%	67 (26.1%)	51 (19.8%)	114 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.7%)	$15,342			$1,702			$13,640	12.1	35.6	461	224
341134002364	686	Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	588	46	12.7	69.4%	3 (0.5%)	388 (66.0%)	182 (31.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,835			$1,067			$9,768	12.1	10.3	704	18
341269005916	687	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	505	43	11.8	58.8%	7 (1.4%)	138 (27.3%)	349 (69.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,303						$12,303	12.1	9.7	707	20
340459005506	688	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	382	33	11.5	86.1%	24 (6.3%)	80 (20.9%)	277 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,847			$259			$11,588	12	8.4	729	41
340077003291	689	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1555 Pennington Raod	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 619-2000	591	21	28.8	35.5%	3 (0.5%)	375 (63.5%)	194 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$8,463			$1,091			$7,372	12	9.6	708	19
340096000020	690	New York Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 N New York Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7280	562	54	10.3	91.1%	7 (1.2%)	371 (66.0%)	139 (24.7%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$13,378			$1,752			$11,626	12	8.6	724	34

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