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)
340077103287	611	Atlantic Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	112 South New York Rd	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Atlantic Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 428-4300	344	33	10.3	95.3%	9 (2.6%)	222 (64.5%)	87 (25.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	$10,242			$1,014			$9,228	18.9	30	514	97
341134002222	612	Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	833	54	15.4	88.6%	8 (1.0%)	34 (4.1%)	772 (92.7%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,498			$552			$7,946	18.8	19.9	600	12
340366001826	613	Deerfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	419 Morton Ave	Rosenhayn	08352	Cumberland County	Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-6610	316	34	9.2	49.4%	133 (42.1%)	33 (10.4%)	129 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$13,921			$778			$13,143	18.8	14.5	659	46
341227002400	614	Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	322	31	10.3	63.4%	1 (0.3%)	165 (51.2%)	153 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,904			$437			$11,467	18.8	19.1	609	5
340966001104	615	Maple Shade High School	Public	7-12	180 Frederick Ave	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-2880	946	78	12.1	47.3%	439 (46.4%)	163 (17.2%)	260 (27.5%)	30 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	$9,391						$9,391	18.8	19.8	602	13
340459005510	616	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	693	55	12.6	86.0%	26 (3.8%)	29 (4.2%)	634 (91.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,543			$243			$9,300	18.6	21.4	582	34
341254004838	617	Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	433	36	12	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	398 (91.9%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,482			$735			$10,747	18.3	11.1	698	81
340744005362	618	Hopatcong High School	Public	8-12	2A Windsor Ave	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 398-8803	520	45	11.6	28.8%	295 (56.7%)	33 (6.3%)	172 (33.1%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,636						$13,636	18.1	15.9	638	20
340861005560	619	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Public	6-8	300 East Henry St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-0550	734	57	12.8	68.7%	78 (10.6%)	256 (34.9%)	347 (47.3%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.4%)	$9,465			$1,450			$8,015	18.1	21.4	581	38
340002300287	620	New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	337	27	12.4	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	244 (72.4%)	82 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,066			$904			$11,162	18.1	15.8	640	20

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.