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)
340009000829	131	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,357	84	16.2	28.3%	129 (9.5%)	328 (24.2%)	218 (16.1%)	643 (47.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.1%)	$8,883			$325			$8,558	78.9	81.9	104	27
340972003950	132	Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	355 County Road 520	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2100	949	96	9.8	7.0%	668 (70.4%)	17 (1.8%)	79 (8.3%)	167 (17.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	$9,749			$20			$9,729	78.8	79.2	133	1
340933000594	133	Ramapo Ridge	Public	6-8	150 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2380	636	63	10	10.1%	370 (58.2%)	26 (4.1%)	85 (13.4%)	110 (17.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)	$11,030						$11,030	78.5	79.1	134	1
340198004162	134	Rockaway Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Valley Road	Boonton Township	07005	Morris County	Boonton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 334-4162	407	43	9.4	1.5%	311 (76.4%)	4 (1.0%)	48 (11.8%)	35 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$16,532			$57			$16,475	78.5	79.3	131	3
341383000766	135	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	335 North Van Dien Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2780	635	57	11.2	2.0%	356 (56.1%)	10 (1.6%)	58 (9.1%)	162 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	$11,177						$11,177	78.3	78.4	140	5
340621005810	136	Stewartsville Middle School	Public	6-8	642 South Main Street	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2023	209	19	11	12.0%	137 (65.6%)	24 (11.5%)	27 (12.9%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,301			$147			$13,154	78.2	78	145	9
340005100339	137	Unity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Evergreen Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Unity Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-1808	244	29	8.3	6.6%	84 (34.4%)	32 (13.1%)	39 (16.0%)	72 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	$10,094			$320			$9,774	78	71.6	183	46
340258002010	138	Grover Cleveland Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Academy Rd	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-9115	579	52	11.1	8.1%	444 (76.7%)	12 (2.1%)	88 (15.2%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,655			$21			$10,634	77.6	69.6	193	55
340357005460	139	Hillside Avenue School	Public	K-8	125 Hillside Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 709-6229	748	73	10.1	2.8%	491 (65.6%)	46 (6.1%)	121 (16.2%)	53 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.7%)	$10,688			$225			$10,463	77.6	79.8	128	11
340231003754	140	Brielle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	605 Union Lane	Brielle	08730	Monmouth County	Brielle Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-6400	478	56	8.5	1.3%	451 (94.4%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,663			$155			$12,508	77.6	87.7	59	81

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