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)
340810000242	421	Lacey Township Middle School	Public	6-8	660 Denton Avenue	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 242-2100	845	68	12.3	27.8%	695 (82.2%)	7 (0.8%)	113 (13.4%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.1%)	$13,254			$518			$12,736	40.3	45.5	385	36
341005003412	422	Von E. Mauger Middle School	Public	6-8	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	502	49	10.3	39.4%	191 (38.0%)	46 (9.2%)	204 (40.6%)	39 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.4%)	$9,479			$44			$9,435	40.2	36.9	445	23
340459005504	423	Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	637	46	14	80.5%	46 (7.2%)	63 (9.9%)	516 (81.0%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,954			$231			$9,723	39.6	41.5	412	11
341587001670	424	Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School	Public	4-8	111 Warwick Road	Stratford	08084	Camden County	Stratford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1094	523	50	10.5	31.5%	285 (54.5%)	86 (16.4%)	110 (21.0%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$12,787			$488			$12,299	39.5	46.3	376	48
341221005042	425	Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	286	29	9.8	25.2%	211 (73.8%)	39 (13.6%)	25 (8.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,139			$640			$11,499	39.3	59.8	269	156
341134002228	426	Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,236	79	15.6	77.0%	278 (22.5%)	12 (1.0%)	942 (76.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,426			$412			$8,014	39.2	49.3	348	78
340528000104	427	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1357 Mays Landing Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Folsom Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8666	375	38	9.8	24.3%	310 (82.7%)	8 (2.1%)	44 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$12,563			$338			$12,225	39.1	49.1	350	77
341269005942	428	Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	270	23	11.7	70.4%	5 (1.9%)	166 (61.5%)	96 (35.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381						$13,381	38.9	46.8	373	55
340002600292	429	Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	580	42	13.9	82.1%	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.0%)	547 (94.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,257			$1,003			$13,254	38.8	43.6	399	30
341047000183	430	Williamstown Middle School	Public	5-8	561 Clayton Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 629-7444	1,744	152	11.4	37.9%	955 (54.8%)	347 (19.9%)	273 (15.7%)	53 (3.0%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	107 (6.1%)	$5,079			$274			$4,805	38.8	34.8	470	40

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.