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)
340806005372	261	Kittatinny Regional High School	Public	7-12	77 Halsey Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Kittatinny Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-1800	752	78	9.7	9.7%	641 (85.2%)	11 (1.5%)	74 (9.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$18,501			$170			$18,331	61.7	56.2	299	38
341227002404	262	Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	374	33	11.5	61.2%	3 (0.8%)	279 (74.6%)	76 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,274			$312			$10,962	61.6	57.6	288	26
340117001312	263	Woodland Middle School	Public	5-8	1 School Lane	Barrington	08007	Camden County	Barrington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-8402	235	27	8.8	40.4%	173 (73.6%)	14 (6.0%)	29 (12.3%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	$4,685						$4,685	61.5	53.1	321	58
340072005788	264	Allamuchy Township School	Public	3-8	20 Johnsonburg Road	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-1894	274	25	10.9	11.7%	179 (65.3%)	17 (6.2%)	45 (16.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.9%)	$12,269			$382			$11,887	61.4	50.2	341	77
340471000380	265	Emerson Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	131 Main Street	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-4447	446	46	9.6	9.0%	286 (64.1%)	8 (1.8%)	97 (21.7%)	37 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.4%)	$15,333			$60			$15,273	61.3	57.4	290	25
341098000459	266	Mount Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Wolfe Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 691-4006	1,124	109	10.2	19.4%	603 (53.6%)	79 (7.0%)	206 (18.3%)	169 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.8%)	$9,624			$367			$9,257	61.3	68.2	203	63
340903005034	267	Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	967 Main St Canton	Salem	08079	Salem County	The Lower Alloways Creek School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2707	173	23	7.5	29.5%	161 (93.1%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$15,051			$845			$14,206	61.3	56.7	295	28
340780004274	268	Jefferson Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Weldon Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1980	563	52	10.8	12.3%	399 (70.9%)	11 (2.0%)	103 (18.3%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	$9,950			$124			$9,826	61.1	56.1	301	33
341434004526	269	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	47 Eyland Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-2973	525	54	9.6	20.2%	328 (62.5%)	25 (4.8%)	113 (21.5%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$16,096						$16,096	60.9	45.6	384	115
341542000127	270	Southampton Township School #3	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Way	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	241	22	10.8	18.3%	190 (78.8%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$15,104			$266			$14,838	60.7	54.6	310	40

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.