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)
341134002326	401	Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	878	57	15.4	72.8%	4 (0.5%)	319 (36.3%)	446 (50.8%)	97 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,356			$531			$8,825	42.6	44.1	396	5
341824001294	402	Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 John Bowker Jr. Blvd	Chatsworth	08019	Burlington County	Woodland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 726-1230	103	15	6.8	8.7%	93 (90.3%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$15,535			$412			$15,123	42.6	32.2	496	94
341773001258	403	Westampton Township Middle School	Public	4-8	700 Rancocas Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-2722	507	49	10.3	30.2%	164 (32.3%)	157 (31.0%)	89 (17.6%)	44 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	$10,468			$231			$10,237	42.5	32.2	497	94
341140005386	404	Halsted Middle School	Public	5-8	59 Halsted Street	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7440	296	36	8.2	45.6%	130 (43.9%)	24 (8.1%)	129 (43.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$8,163			$255			$7,908	42.1	35.2	465	61
340459000825	405	Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Pennsylvania Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6950	780	52	15	87.3%	49 (6.3%)	92 (11.8%)	631 (80.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,093			$227			$7,866	42	31.7	503	98
340390002514	406	Deptford Township Middle School	Public	6-8	890 Bankbridge Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 415-9540	938	76	12.2	32.7%	470 (50.1%)	223 (23.8%)	167 (17.8%)	54 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$9,192			$96			$9,096	41.8	45.7	381	25
341029003432	407	Joyce Kilmer School	Public	4-8	21 West Church Street	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 214-2370	436	44	9.9	18.3%	296 (67.9%)	17 (3.9%)	103 (23.6%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$7,516						$7,516	41.8	42.6	404	3
340432003060	408	Melvin H. Kreps Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Kent Lane	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7767	1,174	109	10.8	42.9%	265 (22.6%)	114 (9.7%)	572 (48.7%)	182 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.4%)	$12,750			$131			$12,619	41.7	41.3	416	8
341326000366	409	Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	312	31	10	18.9%	221 (70.8%)	20 (6.4%)	55 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$14,021			$344			$13,677	41.7	58	285	124
340330004766	410	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2348	1,232	113	10.8	54.5%	362 (29.4%)	45 (3.7%)	721 (58.5%)	88 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	$12,567						$12,567	41.7	42.6	403	7

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