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)
341797001776	411	Crest Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	9100 Pacific Ave	Wildwood Crest	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1522	220	34	6.4	28.6%	178 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	$22,617			$419			$22,198	41.5	35	467	56
340126002710	412	Walter F. Robinson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 West 31st Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5964	885	75	11.8	59.9%	449 (50.7%)	59 (6.7%)	282 (31.9%)	62 (7.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.7%)	$10,239			$601			$9,638	41.4	36.9	447	35
340468005032	413	Elsinboro Township School	Public	K-8	631 Salem Fort Elfsborg Road	Salem	08079	Salem County	Elsinboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3817	112	16	7.1	50.0%	75 (67.0%)	13 (11.6%)	13 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	$14,031			$944			$13,087	41.4	44.7	392	21
340300001426	414	John A. Carusi Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Roosevelt Dr.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-1220	884	80	11	32.4%	415 (46.9%)	109 (12.3%)	203 (23.0%)	112 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.6%)	$7,732			$238			$7,494	41.3	36.2	454	40
340080503481	415	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	457 Shirley Road	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2472	193	15	12.8	28.0%	151 (78.2%)	7 (3.6%)	21 (10.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)								41.1	49.9	343	72
340783002828	416	Rafael Cordero y Molina	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Erie St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4390	770	76	10.1	37.5%	166 (21.6%)	156 (20.3%)	243 (31.6%)	178 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	$10,087			$357			$9,730	41.1	49.4	346	70
341812003678	417	Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	587	65	9	27.3%	280 (47.7%)	54 (9.2%)	119 (20.3%)	117 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$9,026						$9,026	41.1	48.3	358	59
341293003417	418	Dual Language School	Public	4-8	630 Amboy Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6200	496	25	19.8	73.6%	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	483 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,909			$1,424			$10,485	41	44.9	389	29
341545006060	419	Delsea Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	497	48	10.3	21.3%	362 (72.8%)	38 (7.6%)	66 (13.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$12,279			$231			$12,048	40.6	36.8	448	29
340078103335	420	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	240 Ege Avenue	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4798	1,181	97	12.1	72.4%	160 (13.5%)	471 (39.9%)	287 (24.3%)	214 (18.1%)	10 (0.8%)	8 (0.7%)	29 (2.5%)	$8,106			$748			$7,358	40.4	32.3	494	74

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