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)
340399000348	211	Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	511	43	11.8	8.2%	194 (38.0%)	19 (3.7%)	201 (39.3%)	73 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	$7,760			$89			$7,671	67.6	78.7	137	74
341548005944	212	Southern Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Southern Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-9481	849	79	10.8	21.2%	715 (84.2%)	18 (2.1%)	99 (11.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$11,153			$229			$10,924	67.5	52.7	325	113
340411003296	213	Churchill Junior High School	Public	7-9	18 Norton Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 353-0915	2,007	163	12.3	21.8%	931 (46.4%)	108 (5.4%)	241 (12.0%)	647 (32.2%)	6 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	66 (3.3%)	$10,489						$10,489	67.5	70	191	22
340813005374	214	Lafayette Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	178 Beaver Run Road	Lafayette	07848	Sussex County	Lafayette Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3344	216	26	8.3	7.9%	164 (75.9%)	3 (1.4%)	41 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$16,815			$613			$16,202	67.4	64.1	232	18
340321002508	215	Clearview Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Jefferson Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2740	697	63	11	13.2%	555 (79.6%)	42 (6.0%)	48 (6.9%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$7,465			$61			$7,404	67.3	69.5	195	20
341551000360	216	Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Main Street	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-3151	747	75	10	5.0%	591 (79.1%)	19 (2.5%)	88 (11.8%)	34 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	$11,076						$11,076	67	65.9	218	2
341620004116	217	Tinton Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	674 Tinton Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0775	462	51	9.1	21.9%	280 (60.6%)	41 (8.9%)	90 (19.5%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$12,348			$113			$12,235	66.9	63.7	235	18
340069002954	218	Alexandria Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	557 County Rd. 513	Pittstown	08867	Hunterdon County	Alexandria Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-6811	423	47	9	7.1%	367 (86.8%)	7 (1.7%)	24 (5.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,932			$396			$12,536	66.8	67.5	207	11
341305003556	219	Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	455	43	10.6	26.4%	70 (15.4%)	115 (25.3%)	83 (18.2%)	166 (36.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.7%)	$8,022						$8,022	66.7	64.3	230	11
340372002974	220	Delaware Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Rosemont Ringoes Road	Sergeantsville	08557	Hunterdon County	Delaware Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-3179	406	46	8.8	5.7%	314 (77.3%)	11 (2.7%)	54 (13.3%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$17,866			$293			$17,573	66.3	59.7	271	51

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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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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.