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)
340459005498	661	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	1071 Julia St	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5600	1,015	80	12.6	85.5%	78 (7.7%)	213 (21.0%)	700 (69.0%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,262			$234			$9,028	14.5	14.2	662	1
341032000271	662	Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2 N Sharp St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2420	978	101	9.6	74.9%	276 (28.2%)	338 (34.6%)	296 (30.3%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.7%)	$9,743			$398			$9,345	14.3	13.8	666	4
341428005660	663	Grace Wilday Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 Brooklawn Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2066	484	36	13.4	60.5%	13 (2.7%)	248 (51.2%)	214 (44.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,239			$424			$11,815	14.3	20.4	593	70
340420002732	664	East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	201	19	10.3	84.6%	42 (20.9%)	1 (0.5%)	155 (77.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,532			$1,154			$9,378	14.3	21.2	585	79
341134003150	665	Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	777	57	13.6	85.7%	9 (1.2%)	170 (21.9%)	588 (75.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,330			$803			$8,527	14.2	13.4	674	9
340504000811	666	Fairfield Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Gouldtown Woodruff Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Fairfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 453-1882	516	40	12.9	68.0%	30 (5.8%)	218 (42.2%)	216 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.9%)	$13,433			$1,429			$12,004	14.1	11.5	693	27
340834001572	667	Lawnside School District	Public	PK, KG-8	426 East Charleston Ave	Lawnside	08045	Camden County	Lawnside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4850	342	36	9.5	50.6%	10 (2.9%)	246 (71.9%)	71 (20.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$13,798			$1,024			$12,774	13.9	14.8	657	10
341134002252	668	Camden Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	281 Camden St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6994	581	47	12.3	81.4%	5 (0.9%)	363 (62.5%)	198 (34.1%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,034			$966			$12,068	13.9	11.9	686	18
340729005546	669	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	Public	7-8	145 Hillside Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	309	31	9.9	70.9%	15 (4.9%)	177 (57.3%)	114 (36.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,834						$8,834	13.8	14	664	5
341269004878	670	School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	218	28	7.7	92.2%	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	205 (94.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,917						$8,917	13.7	10.3	701	31

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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.
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