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)
340459000071	591	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	802	73	10.9	82.0%	39 (4.9%)	172 (21.4%)	577 (71.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,660			$221			$8,439	21	14.8	656	65
340369001036	592	Walnut Street School	Public	6-8	411 Walnut St	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-0874	128	8	16	40.6%	63 (49.2%)	31 (24.2%)	24 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.0%)	$6,370			$249			$6,121	21	14.8	655	63
340459000207	593	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	595	47	12.7	90.4%	9 (1.5%)	44 (7.4%)	535 (89.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,125			$317			$10,808	20.8	16.2	636	43
340459005962	594	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	764	60	12.8	88.0%	27 (3.5%)	53 (6.9%)	675 (88.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,474			$262			$10,212	20.7	19	611	17
340078503390	595	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,440	209	11.6	90.4%	8 (0.3%)	315 (12.9%)	2,104 (86.2%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$8,782			$947			$7,835	20.6	20.1	598	3
340003300303	596	Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	571	31	18.4	75.0%	7 (1.2%)	369 (64.6%)	180 (31.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,983			$1,290			$4,693	20.4	17.6	621	25
341134002360	597	Sussex Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	307 Sussex Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5200	553	35	15.8	81.0%	8 (1.4%)	137 (24.8%)	398 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,703			$721			$8,982	20.4	13.9	665	68
341806000439	598	Winslow Township Middle School	Public	7-8	30 Cooper Folly Road	Atco	08004	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-7222	794	66	12.1	48.2%	122 (15.4%)	451 (56.8%)	161 (20.3%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.0%)	$11,293			$331			$10,962	19.9	22.9	571	27
340861005558	599	Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	685	63	10.8	60.3%	119 (17.4%)	187 (27.3%)	321 (46.9%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.7%)	$9,022			$194			$8,828	19.9	18.4	615	16
341134002234	600	Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	562	41	13.7	75.8%	7 (1.2%)	438 (77.9%)	107 (19.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,240			$3,240			$10,000	19.8	13	680	80

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.