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)
341254004840	701	Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5503	711	63	11.2	97.3%	31 (4.4%)	17 (2.4%)	597 (84.0%)	56 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$10,486			$800			$9,686	10.6	14.1	663	38
340783002838	702	Martin Center for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	59 Wilkinson Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6590	434	39	11.1	74.9%	18 (4.1%)	270 (62.2%)	130 (30.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,741			$620			$12,121	10.3	11.2	697	5
341113004028	703	Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	269	32	8.4	48.7%	65 (24.2%)	82 (30.5%)	101 (37.5%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$16,187			$742			$15,445	10.3	20.5	590	113
340423005930	704	John L. Costley Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5660	320	26	12.5	59.4%	3 (0.9%)	241 (75.3%)	67 (20.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,015			$675			$13,340	10.1	9.6	709	5
341794006039	705	Wildwood Middle School	Public	6-8	4300 Pacific Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-7922	159	16	9.9	82.4%	30 (18.9%)	10 (6.3%)	117 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$19,878			$1,800			$18,078	10.1	13.3	676	29
341284005058	706	Penns Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0576	465	39	11.9	77.2%	56 (12.0%)	177 (38.1%)	221 (47.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,510			$765			$10,745	10	9.3	715	9
341269004912	707	School 20	Public	K-8	500 East 37th Street	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0201	345	33	10.4	60.0%	1 (0.3%)	101 (29.3%)	239 (69.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,935						$10,935	9.7	23.8	562	145
340423005931	708	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5670	329	21	15.5	55.9%	3 (0.9%)	261 (79.3%)	61 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,816			$431			$11,385	9.6	17.3	625	83
340453000076	709	Egg Harbor City Community School	Public	4-8	730 Havana Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	287	32	9.1	69.3%	51 (17.8%)	75 (26.1%)	141 (49.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$12,120			$2,771			$9,349	9.6	9.9	705	4
340783002824	710	President Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6550	397	33	12	71.5%	19 (4.8%)	228 (57.4%)	112 (28.2%)	30 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,299			$629			$14,670	9.5	12.7	683	27

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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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