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)
340537000117	141	Franklin Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	755 Franklin Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-0202	377	53	7.1	2.4%	288 (76.4%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.3%)	34 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,230			$92			$13,138	77.6	81.1	118	23
340000406015	142	Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	480 Main Street	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2506	842	82	10.3	1.3%	594 (70.5%)	12 (1.4%)	57 (6.8%)	122 (14.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.5%)	$8,721						$8,721	77.3	80	126	16
341266004462	143	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Central Avenue	Stirling	07980	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 647-2311	281	26	10.9	8.2%	196 (69.8%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (17.1%)	28 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$9,645			$37			$9,608	77.3	81.3	115	28
341188002380	144	John H. Walker Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8869	625	51	12.3	16.3%	315 (50.4%)	19 (3.0%)	212 (33.9%)	54 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	$15,810			$376			$15,434	77.2	74.8	162	18
341182000656	145	Northvale Public School	Public	K-8	441 Tappan Road	Northvale	07647	Bergen County	Northvale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-8484	534	53	10	2.2%	218 (40.8%)	9 (1.7%)	81 (15.2%)	206 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$14,135			$225			$13,910	77	89	47	98
341656003098	146	Stonebridge Middle School	Public	5-8	1252 Yardville-Allentown Road	Allentown	08501	Monmouth County	Upper Freehold Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 259-7292	446	39	11.5	7.2%	349 (78.3%)	14 (3.1%)	45 (10.1%)	32 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,883			$185			$10,698	76.7	69.5	196	50
341728004972	147	George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	68 Lenox Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3140	489	54	9	14.7%	313 (64.0%)	9 (1.8%)	115 (23.5%)	39 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$16,001			$405			$15,596	76.6	81.7	108	39
340076703251	148	Jersey City Global Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 Congress Street	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Global Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 744-2444	433	23	19.2	27.5%	28 (6.5%)	30 (6.9%)	130 (30.0%)	240 (55.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$6,567			$748			$5,819	76.4	81.8	106	42
340300001436	149	Henry C. Beck Middle School	Public	6-8	950 Cropwell Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-4505	806	75	10.7	17.9%	473 (58.7%)	73 (9.1%)	78 (9.7%)	138 (17.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.8%)	$8,678						$8,678	76.2	68.1	205	56
341248004436	150	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	731	79	9.2	20.1%	203 (27.8%)	20 (2.7%)	134 (18.3%)	359 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$11,269			$430			$10,839	76.2	71.7	181	31

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.