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)
340074503137	481	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,058	135	15.2	67.2%	95 (4.6%)	135 (6.6%)	1,711 (83.1%)	93 (4.5%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	$9,416			$1,264			$8,152	32.9	28.8	526	45
341002001738	482	Middle Township Elementary #4	Public	6-8	300 E Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1834	547	44	12.4	49.9%	308 (56.3%)	98 (17.9%)	111 (20.3%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$11,804			$222			$11,582	32.9	36	458	24
340777003386	483	Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	Public	6-8	13 Augusta St	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0303	229	19	11.9	60.7%	68 (29.7%)	12 (5.2%)	139 (60.7%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$10,563			$394			$10,169	32.8	38.9	427	56
341368003840	484	Hazlet Middle School	Public	7-8	1639 Union Avenue	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-0940	389	36	10.8	21.1%	279 (71.7%)	8 (2.1%)	76 (19.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$8,747						$8,747	32.7	35.9	459	25
340918006092	485	Lumberton Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Dimsdale Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 265-0123	357	34	10.5	29.1%	149 (41.7%)	93 (26.1%)	57 (16.0%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.9%)	$12,723			$146			$12,577	32.7	42.4	405	80
340435001056	486	Eastampton Township Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Student Drive	Eastampton	08060	Burlington County	Eastampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-9172	592	53	11.1	22.5%	286 (48.3%)	128 (21.6%)	118 (19.9%)	19 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$12,289			$519			$11,770	32.3	35.1	466	20
340282006146	487	Carteret Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 Washington Ave	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 541-8960	586	43	13.6	74.6%	52 (8.9%)	95 (16.2%)	286 (48.8%)	135 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)								32.3	24.7	557	70
340582002554	488	Gateway Regional High School	Public	7-12	775 Tanyard Rd	Woodbury Hts	08096	Gloucester County	Gateway Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 848-8200	875	82	10.6	33.6%	579 (66.2%)	119 (13.6%)	134 (15.3%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	$16,391			$342			$16,049	32.1	29.3	523	35
340783002842	489	James F. Murray School	Public	PK, KG-8	339 Stegman Parkway	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6620	650	50	13	67.5%	127 (19.5%)	210 (32.3%)	170 (26.2%)	101 (15.5%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	15 (2.3%)	$10,598			$570			$10,028	32.1	29.9	518	29
340570002992	490	Frenchtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	902 Harrison St	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Frenchtown Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2751	101	16	6.4	20.8%	73 (72.3%)	2 (2.0%)	15 (14.9%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.9%)	$17,886			$457			$17,429	32.1			(n/a)

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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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