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)
340001400258	371	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	306	23	13.3	51.3%	5 (1.6%)	105 (34.3%)	156 (51.0%)	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$11,407			$533			$10,874	46.7	46.7	374	3
340996001594	372	Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	396	36	11.1	38.4%	189 (47.7%)	48 (12.1%)	116 (29.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	$10,608			$614			$9,994	46.6	62.7	246	126
340876000542	373	Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6186	327	32	10.2	36.4%	78 (23.9%)	12 (3.7%)	168 (51.4%)	62 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$10,561						$10,561	46.3	48.5	355	18
340585001490	374	Gibbsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Kirkwood Rd	Gibbsboro	08026	Camden County	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1140	280	34	8.2	21.4%	174 (62.1%)	36 (12.9%)	36 (12.9%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$13,548			$431			$13,117	45.9	35	468	94
341134002330	375	Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,042	77	13.5	83.6%	257 (24.7%)	24 (2.3%)	753 (72.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,360			$409			$7,951	45.9	33.6	481	106
340126002730	376	Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	721	66	10.9	64.6%	270 (37.4%)	123 (17.1%)	193 (26.8%)	91 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.1%)	$12,061			$545			$11,516	45.7	47.4	371	5
340213003752	377	Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	196	34	5.7	60.7%	53 (27.0%)	10 (5.1%)	127 (64.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,320			$1,194			$14,126	45.7	58.2	284	93
340126002714	378	Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Avenue C	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5945	646	56	11.5	57.4%	311 (48.1%)	92 (14.2%)	186 (28.8%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,495			$452			$10,043	45.6	32.3	493	115
340237001340	379	Alice Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Haakon rd.	Brooklawn	08030	Camden County	Brooklawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-4039	263	33	7.8	58.9%	135 (51.3%)	26 (9.9%)	74 (28.1%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$12,492			$561			$11,931	45	34.7	473	94
341311006056	380	Pittsgrove Township Middle School	Public	5-8	1082 Almond Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8529	483	44	11	32.1%	364 (75.4%)	24 (5.0%)	66 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$7,489			$202			$7,287	45	45.4	386	6

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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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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.