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Best Middle Schools in Atlantic County, NJ

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Schools

7,684

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEugene A. Tighe Middle School28^th of 743 New Jersey middle schools

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Biggest riser

Galloway Township Middle School up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ventnor Middle School 5.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 6th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	52.9	326^th of 743 public middle schools	56.1%		51.9	337^th of 752 public middle schools	55.2%	11	13.8	10.3		58.8	58.9	67.1	50.4		26.3	35.6	48.3	15.2			97.2	97.2			$17,559	$915	$16,644
Buena Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Weymouth Rd	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0100	345	38	9.1	57.7%	183 (53.0%)	43 (12.5%)	106 (30.7%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	38.6	444^th of 743 public middle schools	40.2%		26.6	544^th of 752 public middle schools	27.7%	100		14.4			39.0	47.2	48.2			29.7	26.4	21.8			100.0	100.0			$22,413	$2,257	$20,156
Egg Harbor City Community School	Public	4-8	730 Havana Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	266	31	8.7	79.3%	52 (19.5%)	66 (24.8%)	127 (47.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	23.7	563^rd of 743 public middle schools	24.2%		17	636^th of 752 public middle schools	15.4%	73	8.0	4.8	19.4	14.0	26.6	23.9	47.6	22.6	6.0	26.5	13.1	15.6			61.2	61.2			$16,942	$3,778	$13,164
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	493^rd of 743 public middle schools	33.6%		31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%	1		11.3			40.0	42.6	52.2			20.3	18.6	8.3		100.0	85.0	88.0	100.0	100.0	$19,575	$755	$18,820
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	40.1	433^rd of 743 public middle schools	41.7%		30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%	79		13.1			41.3	54.2	54.7			27.8	24.7	10.4		100.0	96.7	97.2	100.0	100.0	$23,598	$950	$22,648
Galloway Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	705	62	11.3	56.2%	264 (37.4%)	155 (22.0%)	188 (26.7%)	86 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	43.1	406^th of 743 public middle schools	45.4%		30.4	513^th of 752 public middle schools	31.8%	107		13.6				55.4	53.2				31.1	9.1			89.6	89.6			$12,876	$785	$12,091
William Davies Middle School	Public	6-8	1876 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6241	943	86	11.0	60.3%	317 (33.6%)	240 (25.5%)	275 (29.2%)	38 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.4%)	36.8	459^th of 743 public middle schools	38.2%		30.6	508^th of 752 public middle schools	32.4%	49		8.6			45.2	39.4	49.8			27.5	24.8	28.3			80.4	80.4			$12,304		$12,304
Hammonton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 North Liberty Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7007	795	65	12.2	39.5%	511 (64.3%)	26 (3.3%)	234 (29.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	38.5	445^th of 743 public middle schools	40.1%		48.4	365^th of 752 public middle schools	51.5%	80		10.9			45.3	47.5	46.9			38.7	28.0	13.2			92.0	92.0			$17,060	$766	$16,294
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	347	31	11.1	10.4%	284 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	86.6	72^nd of 743 public middle schools	90.3%		80.8	122^nd of 752 public middle schools	83.8%	50	28.2	22.8		64.2	85.1	79.7	83.5		69.6	78.3	76.4	31.0			92.0	92.0			$13,852	$427	$13,425
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	140	19	7.2	7.1%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	92.8	28^th of 743 public middle schools	96.2%		92.4	24^th of 752 public middle schools	96.8%	4	52.6	29.8		60.5	91.4	90.9	76.6		68.4	85.7	87.9	60.0							$36,085	$599	$35,486
Mullica Township Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	262	21	12.5	47.7%	176 (67.2%)	13 (5.0%)	68 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	40.7	428^th of 743 public middle schools	42.4%		43.5	414^th of 752 public middle schools	44.9%	14	12.5	15.0		39.3	38.2	52.9	51.7		30.4	22.0	31.3	26.8			79.0	79.0			$13,280		$13,280
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	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	71.2	187^th of 743 public middle schools	74.8%		73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%	21	32.2	26.0		60.0	57.5	68.2	62.8		53.4	42.0	60.8	42.3			85.4	86.0			$14,484	$941	$13,543
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	9.8	706^th of 743 public middle schools	5.0%		10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%	5		1.2			22.4	20.8	25.9			6.7	6.5	2.8			53.6	53.6			$22,359	$1,304	$21,055
Jordan Road Elementary School	Public	4-8	129 Jordan Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-7161	339	32	10.5	64.9%	136 (40.1%)	58 (17.1%)	107 (31.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	29.2	515^th of 743 public middle schools	30.7%		21.9	581^st of 752 public middle schools	22.7%	66	21.5	5.7	19.6	41.1	39.7	46.2	31.4	17.7	26.7	34.5	27.5	6.0			84.2	84.2			$22,753	$2,137	$20,616
Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	176	33	5.3	52.8%	80 (45.5%)	13 (7.4%)	65 (36.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	75.5	158^th of 743 public middle schools	78.7%		63.1	251^st of 752 public middle schools	66.6%	93	34.4	16.7		68.9	72.1	79.5	81.0		60.6	69.8	53.9	13.8			92.3	92.3			$32,013	$1,430	$30,583

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