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)
340003600309	41	Soaring Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Romar Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Soaring Heights Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 434-4800	273	16	16.7	35.5%	39 (14.3%)	69 (25.3%)	32 (11.7%)	96 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	21 (7.7%)	$8,696			$1,133			$7,563	90.1	91.5	28	13
341077004358	42	Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	391	42	9.3	11.3%	254 (65.0%)	19 (4.9%)	68 (17.4%)	43 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,826						$12,826	90.1	84	90	48
340357005462	43	Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	769	65	11.7	0.8%	621 (80.8%)	18 (2.3%)	76 (9.9%)	30 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	$7,540						$7,540	89.8	90	44	1
340498000053	44	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	35 - 01 Morlot Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 703-2240	1,145	95	12.1	12.1%	654 (57.1%)	26 (2.3%)	207 (18.1%)	217 (19.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.1%)	$8,430			$04			$8,426	89.8	89.2	46	2
341226000788	45	River Dell Middle School	Public	7-8	230 Woodland Avenue	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7246	570	51	11.1	0.9%	320 (56.1%)	11 (1.9%)	52 (9.1%)	174 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$15,095			$247			$14,848	89.5	91.3	30	15
340804004286	46	Pearl R. Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	117 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5250	379	43	8.7	2.1%	299 (78.9%)	7 (1.8%)	29 (7.7%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	$16,526			$31			$16,495	89.5	88.9	50	4
340609005350	47	Green Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	69 Mackerly Road	Greendell	07839	Sussex County	Green Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 300-3800	398	43	9.3	4.3%	326 (81.9%)	16 (4.0%)	41 (10.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$14,773			$261			$14,512	89.3	88.5	53	6
341776005766	48	Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	668	62	10.7	0.6%	535 (80.1%)	7 (1.0%)	45 (6.7%)	56 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.6%)	$7,490			$17			$7,473	89.2	90.5	41	7
340345003760	49	Cedar Drive Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Cedar Drive	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	320	44	7.2	4.1%	273 (85.3%)	9 (2.8%)	25 (7.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,516			$216			$13,300	89.2	88.1	58	9
340417004230	50	East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	319	40	7.8	2.8%	214 (67.1%)	6 (1.9%)	48 (15.0%)	41 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$15,443			$135			$15,308	89.1	84.1	89	39

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