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)
341671005948	381	Glen Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 764-8981	640	51	12.6	20.9%	483 (75.5%)	17 (2.7%)	102 (15.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$11,241			$44			$11,197	44.8	43.3	400	19
341788004558	382	Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School	Public	6-8	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-1253	264	32	8.3	51.9%	49 (18.6%)	14 (5.3%)	189 (71.6%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,173			$335			$10,838	44.7	37.7	439	57
340930001592	383	Magnolia	Public	PK, KG-8	420 North Warwick Rd	Magnolia	08049	Camden County	Magnolia School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4763	399	39	10.1	43.6%	175 (43.9%)	84 (21.1%)	88 (22.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.5%)	$15,707			$668			$15,039	44.6	47.7	366	17
341089001598	384	Raymond W. Kershaw School	Public	6-8	125 South Black Horse Pike	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 931-1634	140	17	8.4	42.1%	107 (76.4%)	10 (7.1%)	17 (12.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$14,642			$304			$14,338	44.6	57	293	91
341635004120	385	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Morningside Avenue	Union Beach	07735	Monmouth County	Union Beach Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-5400	606	53	11.4	38.0%	452 (74.6%)	11 (1.8%)	99 (16.3%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	$13,079			$853			$12,226	44.6	41.3	415	30
340126000001	386	William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5984	1,235	93	13.2	71.3%	485 (39.3%)	229 (18.5%)	396 (32.1%)	67 (5.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.8%)	$8,530			$312			$8,218	44.5	42.8	402	16
341134002298	387	Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,235	72	17.1	80.3%	202 (16.4%)	16 (1.3%)	1,012 (81.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,737			$782			$6,955	44.3	40.8	418	31
341323000167	388	New Egypt Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	264	17	15.6	15.5%	214 (81.1%)	6 (2.3%)	39 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$10,152						$10,152	43.8	62.9	243	145
340162001328	389	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Grove Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-9480	260			43.8%	134 (51.5%)	39 (15.0%)	62 (23.8%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	$17,757			$592			$17,165	43.6	41.4	413	24
340423002046	390	Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	438	31	14.1	65.8%	6 (1.4%)	345 (78.8%)	74 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$12,075			$362			$11,713	43.5	26	548	158

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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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