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)
340459002997	511	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	894	65	13.8	82.0%	47 (5.3%)	149 (16.7%)	678 (75.8%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,896			$228			$8,668	29.9	29.9	517	6
341227002410	512	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	Public	8	400 Central Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4135	353	51	6.8	60.6%	1 (0.3%)	149 (42.2%)	198 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,917			$383			$12,534	29.7	34.1	476	36
340624002734	513	Anna L. Klein	Public	PK, KG-8	301 69th St	Guttenberg	07093	Hudson County	Guttenberg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 861-3100	972	90	10.8	79.4%	58 (6.0%)	6 (0.6%)	881 (90.6%)	19 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$11,321			$1,432			$9,889	29.4	30.7	512	1
340573000383	514	Galloway Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	713	65	10.9	50.9%	290 (40.7%)	155 (21.7%)	177 (24.8%)	76 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$7,079			$557			$6,522	29.3	33	487	27
341134002937	515	Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	467	40	11.6	72.4%	3 (0.6%)	398 (85.2%)	54 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,199			$653			$10,546	29.2	26.7	542	27
340822004642	516	Lakewood Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3600	582	68	8.5	93.3%	16 (2.7%)	37 (6.4%)	517 (88.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$13,211			$902			$12,309	29.1	31.9	500	16
340687002742	517	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	One North Fifth Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-2285	481	36	13.5	84.2%	48 (10.0%)	9 (1.9%)	391 (81.3%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,511			$607			$13,904	28.9	36.1	456	61
340459005520	518	John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	445	30	14.8	84.7%	6 (1.3%)	111 (24.9%)	323 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,585			$304			$12,281	28.8	22.4	575	57
340654006049	519	Richard C Crockett Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 Kuser Road	Hamilton	08691	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4149	843	71	11.8	58.0%	219 (26.0%)	182 (21.6%)	385 (45.7%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.8%)	$9,929			$20			$9,909	28.7	28.5	528	9
340459000245	520	Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1014 South Elmora Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5970	723	63	11.5	80.9%	39 (5.4%)	63 (8.7%)	613 (84.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,454			$197			$9,257	28.6	25.8	550	30

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