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)
340126002718	191	Lincoln Community School #5	Public	PK, KG-8	208 Prospect Avenue	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5973	485	45	10.7	54.6%	193 (39.8%)	86 (17.7%)	116 (23.9%)	62 (12.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$15,194			$699			$14,495	70.3	56.4	297	106
341410004502	192	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	278	31	8.9	24.5%	144 (51.8%)	11 (4.0%)	96 (34.5%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$8,950			$140			$8,810	70	76.8	155	37
341782000912	193	Westwood Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Third Avenue	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-5560	683	61	11.2	11.6%	484 (70.9%)	9 (1.3%)	124 (18.2%)	43 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	$3,269			$138			$3,131	69.9	68.1	204	11
340693000491	194	Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 393-8170	395	39	10.2	16.7%	199 (50.4%)	11 (2.8%)	139 (35.2%)	38 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,295			$114			$10,181	69.8	72	180	14
340546002990	195	Franklin Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	226 Quakertown Road	Quakertown	08868	Hunterdon County	Franklin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-7929	271	32	8.4	6.3%	212 (78.2%)	4 (1.5%)	45 (16.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,956			$365			$14,591	69.6	69.6	194	1
340429000352	196	Alfred S. Faust Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Uhland Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 804-3100	232	26	8.9	55.2%	48 (20.7%)	19 (8.2%)	125 (53.9%)	29 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	$14,389			$243			$14,146	69.4	67.3	209	13
340987001124	197	Medford Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	55 Mill Street	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-7707	585	53	11	7.2%	473 (80.9%)	20 (3.4%)	47 (8.0%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	$5,786						$5,786	69.4	72.7	172	25
341179000215	198	Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	394	41	9.7	21.3%	277 (70.3%)	8 (2.0%)	70 (17.8%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$10,083			$307			$9,776	69.3	60.5	265	67
341056002172	199	Glenfield Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Maple Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4172	521	58	9	19.0%	249 (47.8%)	118 (22.6%)	73 (14.0%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.5%)	$12,589			$535			$12,054	69.2	61.8	256	57
340636000707	200	William G. Rohrer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 MacArthur Boulevard	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7770	420	38	10.9	14.3%	332 (79.0%)	20 (4.8%)	37 (8.8%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$13,973			$425			$13,548	68.9	63	241	41

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