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)
341713004544	111	Long Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Mill Rd	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 876-3434	688	79	8.7	4.9%	529 (76.9%)	19 (2.8%)	79 (11.5%)	37 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	$11,408						$11,408	81.6	78.4	139	28
340002900297	112	Elysian Charter School of Hoboken	Public, Charter	K-8	1460 Garden Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Elysian Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 876-0102	293	28	10.6	8.2%	202 (68.9%)	4 (1.4%)	41 (14.0%)	24 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	$8,361			$513			$7,848	81.4	81.6	111	1
341836000944	113	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	344 Calvin Ct	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5750	617	60	10.2	0.5%	518 (84.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.5%)	33 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$12,168			$258			$11,910	81.3	84.8	82	31
341269004924	114	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	469	39	12.1	75.3%	44 (9.4%)	91 (19.4%)	262 (55.9%)	67 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$9,579						$9,579	81.3	92.3	24	90
341038004018	115	Monmouth Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Hastings Place	Monmouth Beach	07750	Monmouth County	Monmouth Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 222-6139	258	34	7.5		236 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$15,153			$137			$15,016	81.2	91.2	32	83
341689004140	116	Wall Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2801 Allaire Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2500	758	83	9.1	11.9%	628 (82.8%)	16 (2.1%)	72 (9.5%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	$11,793			$147			$11,646	81.1	78	143	27
340531000452	117	Lewis F. Cole Middle School	Public	5-8	467 Stillwell Avenue	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4660	1,186	97	12.1	16.0%	302 (25.5%)	58 (4.9%)	251 (21.2%)	535 (45.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (2.9%)	$9,428			$192			$9,236	81	80.1	125	8
341749004148	118	Frank Antonides School	Public	5-8	135 Locust Avenue	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	West Long Branch School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-5900	226	30	7.5	18.1%	164 (72.6%)	3 (1.3%)	46 (20.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,358			$187			$11,171	80.8	73.3	171	53
340195004156	119	John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	546	62	8.7	37.9%	262 (48.0%)	36 (6.6%)	167 (30.6%)	63 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$11,679			$90			$11,589	80.6	74.7	164	45
341728000558	120	Anthony Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Garside Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2120	644	67	9.6	8.4%	410 (63.7%)	15 (2.3%)	108 (16.8%)	88 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$15,873			$277			$15,596	80.5	84.9	81	39

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