Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 752)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
11	Brookside School	Public	4-8	100 Brookside Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	502	43	11.7	2.0%	338 (67.3%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.8%)	92 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$10,272			$01			$10,271	94.8	95.5	10	1		340075000224
12	Charles DeWolf Middle School	Public	5-8	275 Old Tappan Rd	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Old Tappan Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-1475	370	32	11.6	0.8%	169 (45.7%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.8%)	169 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,136						$9,136	94.8	94.8	14	2		341218000674
13	Alpine Elementary School	Public	K-8	500 Hillside Avenue	Alpine	07620	Bergen County	Alpine Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-8255	146	18	8		82 (56.2%)	15 (10.3%)	10 (6.8%)	33 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$27,835			$860			$26,975	94.2	97.1	4	9		340087000228
14	Sea Girt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Bell Place	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Sea Girt Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 449-3422	148	25	6		118 (79.7%)	5 (3.4%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$19,511			$387			$19,124	94.2	96.6	5	9		341473004098
15	Soaring Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Romar Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Soaring Heights Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 434-4800	272	16	16.6	55.9%	39 (14.3%)	70 (25.7%)	44 (16.2%)	92 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	10 (3.7%)	$8,696			$1,133			$7,563	94	90.1	41	26		340003600309
16	Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	Public	6-8	392 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6400	389	42	9.2	0.8%	245 (63.0%)	8 (2.1%)	39 (10.0%)	77 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$15,979			$51			$15,928	93.8	91.4	34	18		341662000880
17	Haworth Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Valley Rd	Haworth	07641	Bergen County	Haworth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 384-5526	498	55	9		308 (61.8%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.4%)	105 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	$17,223						$17,223	93.7	93.8	17			340696000520
18	Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,106	105	10.5	2.4%	365 (33.0%)	31 (2.8%)	64 (5.8%)	550 (49.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.5%)	$14,838			$34			$14,804	93.7	93.1	20	2		341020002150
19	Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$18,304			$355			$17,949	93	94.9	12	7		341101004418
20	Monmouth Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Hastings Place	Monmouth Beach	07750	Monmouth County	Monmouth Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 222-6139	230	33	6.9		209 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,153			$137			$15,016	93	81.2	115	95		341038004018

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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 3, 2025, 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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.