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)
340315005452	151	Carl H. Kumpf School	Public	6-8	59 Mildred Terrace	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 381-0400	531	48	11	3.2%	407 (76.6%)	5 (0.9%)	89 (16.8%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,251			$114			$11,137	76.1	72.4	176	25
340216005154	152	Branchburg Central Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Baird Road	Branchburg	08876	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 526-1415	435	54	8.1	8.0%	283 (65.1%)	29 (6.7%)	52 (12.0%)	58 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$17,027			$91			$16,936	76.1	81.8	105	47
340459005524	153	William F. Halloran School No.22	Public	2-8	612 Pulaski Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-4860	1,145	78	14.7	73.6%	135 (11.8%)	144 (12.6%)	837 (73.1%)	28 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,924			$188			$6,736	75.9	65.9	217	64
340948005036	154	Mannington Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Route 45	Salem	08079	Salem County	Mannington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1078	161	19	8.4	23.6%	124 (77.0%)	9 (5.6%)	20 (12.4%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$13,691			$1,148			$12,543	75.8	82.7	98	56
340255005334	155	Byram Intermediate School	Public	5-8	12 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	379	35	10.8	7.7%	305 (80.5%)	19 (5.0%)	47 (12.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,338			$137			$14,201	75.8	77.3	150	5
341488006103	156	Indian Mills Memorial School	Public	5-8	295 Indian Mills Road	Shamong	08088	Burlington County	Shamong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0440	312	28	11.1	8.0%	255 (81.7%)	7 (2.2%)	35 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$12,044			$104			$11,940	75.6	68.6	201	45
340753003146	157	Timberlane Middle School	Public	6-8	51 S Timberlane Drive	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4004	773	83	9.3	4.1%	554 (71.7%)	25 (3.2%)	49 (6.3%)	106 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)	$12,291						$12,291	75.5	76.2	157
340564003816	158	Dwight D. Eisenhower School	Public	6-8	279 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-3910	578	68	8.4	10.7%	427 (73.9%)	24 (4.2%)	64 (11.1%)	51 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,436			$118			$10,318	75.5	76.9	153	5
341014000608	159	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	347	46	7.5	4.6%	261 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	65 (18.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$19,201			$536			$18,665	75.5	77.4	148	11
341695004958	160	Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	373	36	10.3	36.5%	206 (55.2%)	14 (3.8%)	127 (34.0%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$15,716			$453			$15,263	75.2	67.7	206	46

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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:

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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.