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)
340006100378	351	The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	300	26	11.7	77.0%	0 (0.0%)	88 (29.3%)	204 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$9,791			$779			$9,012	49.1	41.9	411	60
340222004590	352	Lake Riviera Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Beaverson Boulevard	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	896	77	11.6	38.3%	551 (61.5%)	33 (3.7%)	264 (29.5%)	25 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.3%)	$8,086			$171			$7,915	49.1	56.1	300	52
340774004624	353	Carl W. Goetz Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4610	1,011	80	12.6	26.7%	624 (61.7%)	54 (5.3%)	264 (26.1%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (3.1%)	$8,153			$09			$8,144	49	57.8	287	66
340066000004	354	Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	393	35	11.1	52.4%	181 (46.1%)	49 (12.5%)	110 (28.0%)	35 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$8,518			$339			$8,179	48.9	51.6	333	21
341230005846	355	Oxford Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	17 Kent Street	Oxford	07863	Warren County	Oxford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 453-4101	263	30	8.8	17.9%	197 (74.9%)	17 (6.5%)	36 (13.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$14,106			$309			$13,797	48.8	30.9	510	155
340126002720	356	Mary J Donohoe Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East 5th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5969	492	37	13.2	62.2%	248 (50.4%)	72 (14.6%)	118 (24.0%)	31 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$11,493			$695			$10,798	48.7	42.3	407	51
341518000465	357	Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	434	39	11.2	55.5%	108 (24.9%)	45 (10.4%)	251 (57.8%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,506			$373			$13,133	48.6	59.2	274	83
340699004810	358	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Hawthorne Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6460	490	50	9.7	37.3%	213 (43.5%)	15 (3.1%)	241 (49.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,975			$325			$12,650	48.6	47.6	367	9
340603001516	359	Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	796	69	11.5	31.0%	465 (58.4%)	152 (19.1%)	105 (13.2%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$13,211			$341			$12,870	48.5	45.8	380	21
341608000844	360	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	525	58	9	45.9%	53 (10.1%)	148 (28.2%)	247 (47.0%)	55 (10.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	$10,765			$200			$10,565	48.5	45.9	379	19

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.