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)
340459005494	641	Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	620	52	11.9	84.2%	23 (3.7%)	203 (32.7%)	385 (62.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,616			$240			$9,376	16.2	17.6	620	21
340786000027	642	Joseph R. Bolger Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Palmer Place	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-2007	347	26	13.5	48.1%	145 (41.8%)	81 (23.3%)	105 (30.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,314						$15,314	16.1	15	650	8
340077203313	643	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,889	204	14.1	94.9%	17 (0.6%)	620 (21.5%)	2,151 (74.5%)	18 (0.6%)	29 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	53 (1.8%)	$14,663			$1,185			$13,478	16.1	10.5	699	56
340768002122	644	Union Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	427 Union Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	728	51	14.2	67.2%	0 (0.0%)	501 (68.8%)	221 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,597			$204			$9,393	16.1	15.3	647	3
340816004632	645	Lakehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Union Ave	Lakehurst	08733	Ocean County	Lakehurst School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-5741	404	41	9.9	63.4%	187 (46.3%)	56 (13.9%)	128 (31.7%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	$16,629			$961			$15,668	16.1	17.9	619	26
340894003906	646	Long Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-5533	1,122	112	10	79.8%	242 (21.6%)	136 (12.1%)	707 (63.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.5%)	$11,016			$289			$10,727	15.9	17	628	18
341134002342	647	Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	727	48	15.1	88.9%	12 (1.7%)	84 (11.6%)	622 (85.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,558			$393			$10,165	15.9	16.6	632	15
341134003374	648	Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	493	31	15.9	83.0%	13 (2.6%)	44 (8.9%)	406 (82.4%)	6 (1.2%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,232			$137			$12,095	15.8	24.9	555	93
341293003542	649	William C. McGinnis Middle School	Public	6-8	271 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6040	948	83	11.4	77.4%	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)	912 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$12,488			$649			$11,839	15.7	18.2	617	32
340144005796	650	Belvidere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	807 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4001	259	29	9	37.5%	201 (77.6%)	6 (2.3%)	38 (14.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$16,862			$847			$16,015	15.7	23.9	561	89

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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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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.