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)
341134002280	691	Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	291 N 7th St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5260	737	48	15.3	86.4%	6 (0.8%)	135 (18.3%)	592 (80.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,470			$682			$8,788	11.9	11.2	696	5
340264000793	692	Octavio V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	600	58	10.4	54.2%	4 (0.7%)	137 (22.8%)	446 (74.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,913			$3,301			$13,612	11.6	11.8	688	4
341320000219	693	Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	803	72	11.1	80.4%	9 (1.1%)	223 (27.8%)	563 (70.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$14,470			$581			$13,889	11.4	13	679	14
341269004896	694	School 12	Public	K-8	121 North Second Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0120	482	41	11.7	72.0%	3 (0.6%)	125 (25.9%)	343 (71.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,638						$9,638	11.4	10.5	700	6
341269004920	695	School 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	479	31	15.4	52.6%	10 (2.1%)	149 (31.1%)	317 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,427						$8,427	11.4	11.5	692	3
341134005976	696	Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	545	37	14.7	91.6%	7 (1.3%)	111 (20.4%)	422 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,797			$979			$8,818	11.4	14.5	660	36
341134002334	697	Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	738	54	13.6	74.3%	27 (3.7%)	424 (57.5%)	278 (37.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,167			$889			$11,278	11.2	8.6	725	28
341680001908	698	Veterans Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	424 S Main Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6918	613	52	11.7	68.4%	74 (12.1%)	89 (14.5%)	427 (69.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$13,388			$1,017			$12,371	10.8	11.9	687	11
341680000823	699	Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	688 North Mill Road	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8887	734	57	12.8	70.2%	62 (8.4%)	87 (11.9%)	554 (75.5%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	$13,228			$1,018			$12,210	10.7	9.8	706	7
340768002120	700	University Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Myrtle Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6879	665	51	13	69.6%	1 (0.2%)	448 (67.4%)	210 (31.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,378			$185			$9,193	10.7	12.8	682	18

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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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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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