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)
341212004072	121	Maple Place Middle School	Public	5-8	Maple Place	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-0267	273	31	8.6	5.5%	246 (90.1%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$17,151			$302			$16,849	80.2	85.7	75	46
340942003942	122	Manasquan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Broad Street	Manasquan	08736	Monmouth County	Manasquan School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-8810	502	62	8.1	7.4%	441 (87.8%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$16,394			$263			$16,131	80.1	75	161	39
341242000690	123	West Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Roosevelt Boulevard	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	517	56	9.2	11.6%	228 (44.1%)	16 (3.1%)	87 (16.8%)	162 (31.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.3%)	$14,137						$14,137	80	72.5	175	52
340498000414	124	Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	12 - 00 First Street	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5470	646	67	9.6	18.3%	317 (49.1%)	18 (2.8%)	174 (26.9%)	113 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.8%)	$9,028			$110			$8,918	79.9	78.8	136	12
340831004648	125	Lavallette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Brooklyn Ave.	Lavallette	08735	Ocean County	Lavallette Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-7722	160	19	8.5	12.5%	138 (86.3%)	6 (3.8%)	9 (5.6%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,143			$726			$17,417	79.9	71.4	186	61
341683001682	126	Voorhees Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Holly Oak Dr	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 795-2025	956	87	10.9	12.6%	497 (52.0%)	105 (11.0%)	94 (9.8%)	204 (21.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.6%)	$12,761			$134			$12,627	79.6	81.7	107	19
340090005326	127	Long Pond School	Public	5-8	707 Limecrest Rd	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5256	193	25	7.7	17.1%	126 (65.3%)	8 (4.1%)	42 (21.8%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$17,040			$255			$16,785	79.6	79.8	129	2
341710000146	128	Pond Road Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Pond Road	Robbinsville	08691	Mercer County	Robbinsville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 632-0940	967	92	10.5	5.8%	381 (39.4%)	40 (4.1%)	51 (5.3%)	455 (47.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.4%)	$4,739						$4,739	79.2	81.4	113	15
340003500307	129	Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	630	47	13.4	29.5%	181 (28.7%)	102 (16.2%)	125 (19.8%)	197 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.2%)	$9,314			$711			$8,603	79.1	72.6	174	45
341332004704	130	G. Harold Antrim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 Niblick Street	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 899-3737	310	37	8.4	21.3%	237 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (19.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$18,007			$677			$17,330	79.1	80.9	120	10

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