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)
341623000555	501	Toms River Intermediate School South	Public	6-8	1675 Pinewald Road	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-3900	1,095	87	12.6	42.7%	642 (58.6%)	53 (4.8%)	327 (29.9%)	19 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.8%)	$7,586			$246			$7,340	30.8	37.3	444	57
340072303015	502	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	K-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	434	36	12	76.0%	0 (0.0%)	98 (22.6%)	331 (76.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,952			$1,300			$11,652	30.8	26.6	544	42
340466000075	503	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	375 River Drive	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 796-8700	571	52	11	46.1%	195 (34.2%)	77 (13.5%)	247 (43.3%)	39 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$6,790			$1,062			$5,728	30.6	36.4	452	51
340600003401	504	Gloucester City Middle School	Public	4-8	500 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	804	61	13.2	64.7%	441 (54.9%)	135 (16.8%)	175 (21.8%)	36 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	$8,820			$271			$8,549	30.5	26.2	546	42
341092001152	505	F. W. Holbein Middle School	Public	5-8	333 Levis Drive	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-7200	438	45	9.7	66.4%	112 (25.6%)	140 (32.0%)	113 (25.8%)	15 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.6%)	$14,990			$817			$14,173	30.5	22.6	573	68
340459005482	506	Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	772	67	11.5	81.1%	40 (5.2%)	96 (12.4%)	621 (80.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,619			$277			$10,342	30.4	28.9	525	19
340603000131	507	Ann A. Mullen Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Sicklerville Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 875-8777	945	80	11.7	39.9%	332 (35.1%)	351 (37.1%)	158 (16.7%)	47 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.6%)	$12,831			$329			$12,502	30.2	31.9	499	8
341803005786	508	Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	146	17	8.5	26.7%	81 (55.5%)	12 (8.2%)	40 (27.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	$15,980			$476			$15,504	30.1	38	433	75
341269004876	509	School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	511	41	12.4	67.3%	8 (1.6%)	76 (14.9%)	397 (77.7%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,646						$11,646	30	33.4	483	26
340330004764	510	Christopher Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Piaget Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2360	1,146	115	9.9	73.9%	220 (19.2%)	37 (3.2%)	818 (71.4%)	42 (3.7%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	$12,843			$593			$12,250	29.9	33.4	484	26

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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.