Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best New Jersey middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

JUST IN! New Jersey NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
341446000818	161	Union School	Public	7-8	359 Union Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	384	39	9.7	6.3%	201 (52.3%)	8 (2.1%)	90 (23.4%)	63 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$8,872						$8,872	74.9	70.9	188	27
340300000265	162	Rosa International Middle School	Public	6-8	485 Browning Lane	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 616-8787	753	60	12.5	15.7%	392 (52.1%)	50 (6.6%)	65 (8.6%)	197 (26.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.1%)	$8,651						$8,651	74.7	87.4	63	99
340228005162	163	Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School	Public	7-8	128 Merriwood Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8661	1,261	112	11.2	12.0%	517 (41.0%)	43 (3.4%)	237 (18.8%)	399 (31.6%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	52 (4.1%)	$11,299						$11,299	74.5	74.7	165	2
341695004960	164	Wanaque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	First Street	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	510	49	10.4	17.6%	306 (60.0%)	18 (3.5%)	147 (28.8%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	$15,590			$449			$15,141	74.4	72.1	179	15
340002500291	165	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 Clifton Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-8811	701	38	18.6	78.5%	9 (1.3%)	221 (31.5%)	447 (63.8%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$11,271			$984			$10,287	74.4	76.9	152	13
341011003980	166	Bayshore Middle School	Public	6-8	834 Leonardville Road	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1380	541	60	9	14.4%	439 (81.1%)	12 (2.2%)	53 (9.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	$10,894			$156			$10,738	74.4	76.2	156	10
341467005678	167	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	Public	5-8	580 Park Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-4445	933	82	11.4	6.5%	515 (55.2%)	79 (8.5%)	176 (18.9%)	111 (11.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.3%)	$8,253			$52			$8,201	74.1	71.3	187	20
340399000344	168	Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	618	54	11.4	15.7%	215 (34.8%)	24 (3.9%)	253 (40.9%)	99 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.2%)	$8,229			$228			$8,001	73.8	71.4	185	17
341068000620	169	Robert L. Craig School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 West Park Street	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	Moonachie School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-5833	360	36	10	56.1%	114 (31.7%)	1 (0.3%)	194 (53.9%)	41 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	$16,011			$749			$15,262	73.6	72.1	177	8
341155004830	170	High Mountain School	Public	5-8	515 High Mountain Road	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-1220	260	26	9.8	14.6%	197 (75.8%)	8 (3.1%)	48 (18.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,562			$520			$13,042	73.5	73.7	168	2

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for New Jersey

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NJ student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.