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)
340456002953	451	Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	926	79	11.6	49.0%	347 (37.5%)	97 (10.5%)	287 (31.0%)	135 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.2%)	$14,148			$84			$14,064	36.3	37.4	442	9
340945005967	452	Manchester Township Middle School	Public	6-8	2759 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-1717	614	62	9.9	45.8%	306 (49.8%)	56 (9.1%)	185 (30.1%)	29 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	$14,119			$376			$13,743	36.2	42.2	410	42
340603001510	453	Charles W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8400	696	64	10.8	56.2%	219 (31.5%)	210 (30.2%)	162 (23.3%)	58 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	40 (5.7%)	$14,794			$579			$14,215	36.2	37.9	436	17
341350005086	454	Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	281	30	9.2	42.3%	158 (56.2%)	41 (14.6%)	34 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.4%)	$11,907			$540			$11,367	36	38.1	432	22
340955005844	455	North Warren Regional School	Public	7-12	10 Noe Rd	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	North Warren Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-8211	619	55	11.2	10.5%	515 (83.2%)	12 (1.9%)	69 (11.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,824			$149			$15,675	36	36.3	453	2
340071702925	456	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,090	56	19.4	82.8%	9 (0.8%)	514 (47.2%)	546 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.3%)	$11,069			$878			$10,191	35.9	17.2	627	171
341623004728	457	Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5800	932	86	10.7	46.2%	403 (43.2%)	87 (9.3%)	338 (36.3%)	61 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.2%)	$7,203			$194			$7,009	35.8	38	434	23
340393000005	458	Dover Middle School	Public	7-8	302 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2040	483	44	11	53.2%	27 (5.6%)	19 (3.9%)	429 (88.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$6,203			$489			$5,714	35.8	36	457	1
340126002728	459	Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	678	59	11.4	62.1%	277 (40.9%)	89 (13.1%)	193 (28.5%)	87 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	$11,445			$529			$10,916	35.5	48.7	354	105
340576000470	460	Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Lanza Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 272-7020	952	86	11	61.6%	315 (33.1%)	81 (8.5%)	544 (57.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$10,909			$146			$10,763	35.5	26.5	545	85

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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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