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)
340882002128	31	Heritage Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Foxcroft Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	1,004	84	11.8	3.1%	428 (42.6%)	58 (5.8%)	57 (5.7%)	423 (42.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.0%)	$10,996			$02			$10,994	91.8	90.7	38	7
340114003748	32	Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	116	19	6.2	12.9%	104 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$17,400			$587			$16,813	91.8	82.4	99	67
340783000142	33	Academy I	Public	6-8	209 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6500	450	29	15.5	48.7%	97 (21.6%)	92 (20.4%)	78 (17.3%)	173 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$10,195			$392			$9,803	91.6	93.5	18	15
341662000880	34	Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	Public	6-8	392 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6400	387	41	9.4	0.8%	256 (66.1%)	8 (2.1%)	43 (11.1%)	63 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$15,979			$51			$15,928	91.4	92.2	25	9
341638000143	35	Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	394	26	15.1	52.5%	47 (11.9%)	10 (2.5%)	299 (75.9%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,311			$157			$11,154	91.1	94	14	21
341131006097	36	New Providence Middle School	Public	7-8	35 Pioneer Drive	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-9161	417	33	12.7	1.0%	248 (59.5%)	7 (1.7%)	51 (12.2%)	96 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$9,397			$396			$9,001	91	90.9	35	1
340672004260	37	Harding Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Lees Hill Road	New Vernon	07976	Morris County	Harding Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 267-6398	298	41	7.2	3.7%	241 (80.9%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	22 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	$20,191			$755			$19,436	90.6	92.6	22	15
341560004108	38	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	262	40	6.5	6.5%	237 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,667			$484			$13,183	90.6	84.1	88	50
340073403037	39	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Jefferson Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 427-1458	432	15	28.8	9.0%	224 (51.9%)	9 (2.1%)	119 (27.5%)	69 (16.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$9,496			$427			$9,069	90.3	79	135	96
340495003778	40	Knollwood School	Public	4-8	224 Hance Road	Fair Haven	07704	Monmouth County	Fair Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 747-0320	504	61	8.2	0.6%	480 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,199						$10,199	90.2	95.4	10	30

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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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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.