Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
601	The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	361	31	11.6	83.7%	4 (1.1%)	340 (94.2%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,151	$975	$9,176	20.5	34.9	464	137	340004600329
602	Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	423	39	10.9	98.1%	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	391 (92.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,482	$735	$10,747	20.5	18.3	617	15	341254004838
603	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Carlock Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 242-1818	739	44	16.8	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	111 (15.0%)	562 (76.0%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$8,572	$501	$8,071	20.4	19.5	604	1	340079503451
604	Janis E. Dismus Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Tryon Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6005	342	41	8.3	81.3%	12 (3.5%)	77 (22.5%)	243 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,153	$201	$10,952	20.3	25.2	549	55	340474000394
605	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,457	202	12.1	91.3%	15 (0.6%)	312 (12.7%)	2,115 (86.1%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	$8,782	$947	$7,835	20.3	20.6	595	10	340078503390
606	Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	711	60	11.9	67.5%	106 (14.9%)	197 (27.7%)	349 (49.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	$9,022	$194	$8,828	19.9	19.9	599	7	340861005558
607	South River Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	524	51	10.1	66.8%	230 (43.9%)	29 (5.5%)	238 (45.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$10,158	$414	$9,744	19.8	21.3	587	20	341539003650
608	Lakewood Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3600	574	67	8.5	93.0%	19 (3.3%)	34 (5.9%)	514 (89.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,211	$902	$12,309	19.8	29.1	516	92	340822004642
609	Deerfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	419 Morton Ave	Rosenhayn	08352	Cumberland County	Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-6610	325	36	9	52.3%	139 (42.8%)	37 (11.4%)	126 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	$13,921	$778	$13,143	19.7	18.8	613	4	340366001826
610	Helen A. Fort Middle School	Public	7-8	101 Fort Dix Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	584	50	11.6	52.6%	276 (47.3%)	109 (18.7%)	141 (24.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.9%)	$18,350	$742	$17,608	19.7	26.1	544	66	341281001200
611	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,540	97	15.8	80.3%	3 (0.2%)	538 (34.9%)	979 (63.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.0%)	$10,261	$1,120	$9,141	19.7	21.1	589	22	340007800487
612	M. Joan Pearson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1301 Burlington Ave	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1976	355	23	15.7	46.5%	162 (45.6%)	88 (24.8%)	68 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.0%)	$6,205	$163	$6,042	19.7			(n/a)	340369001032
613	Lakehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Union Ave	Lakehurst	08733	Ocean County	Lakehurst School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-5741	411	43	9.6	69.1%	179 (43.6%)	57 (13.9%)	131 (31.9%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	$16,629	$961	$15,668	19.1	16.1	645	32	340816004632
614	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	591	46	12.8	90.5%	10 (1.7%)	40 (6.8%)	535 (90.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,125	$317	$10,808	19.1	20.8	593	21	340459000207
615	Samuel M Ridgway Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Delanco Rd	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 871-3434	417	37	11.3	68.3%	137 (32.9%)	134 (32.1%)	108 (25.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	$14,109	$345	$13,764	19.1	23.4	561	54	340447001064
616	East Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	104 Oliver Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	854	49	17.4	88.8%	275 (32.2%)	40 (4.7%)	527 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,905		$10,905	19			(n/a)	341134003455
617	Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,558	$393	$10,165	19	15.9	647	30	341134002342
618	Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	485	37	13.1	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	369 (76.1%)	101 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,937	$3,032	$9,905	18.9	13.2	674	56	341134002232
619	Phillipsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Hillcrest Blvd.	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	636	61	10.3	75.2%	235 (36.9%)	150 (23.6%)	194 (30.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.0%)	$14,763	$488	$14,275	18.8	22.3	573	46	341296005862
620	North Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6040	538	52	10.3	78.6%	37 (6.9%)	80 (14.9%)	399 (74.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$8,550	$03	$8,547	18.7	19.2	608	12	341164003337
621	Atlantic Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	112 South New York Rd	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Atlantic Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 428-4300	333	35	9.5	93.4%	9 (2.7%)	201 (60.4%)	105 (31.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$10,242	$1,014	$9,228	18.6	18.9	611	10	340077103287
622	South Amboy Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Governor Harold G Hoffman	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-7669	616	44	14	58.6%	219 (35.6%)	78 (12.7%)	282 (45.8%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$10,459	$691	$9,768	18.6	22.5	570	52	341512000154
623	Woodruff Middle School	Public	6-8	1385 Highway 77	Seabrook	08302	Cumberland County	Upper Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-2267	253	24	10.5	60.1%	91 (36.0%)	53 (20.9%)	94 (37.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$13,513	$794	$12,719	18.5	31.3	496	127	341653001898
624	Maple Shade High School	Public	7-12	180 Frederick Ave	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-2880	944	85	11.1	53.2%	425 (45.0%)	148 (15.7%)	290 (30.7%)	26 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.6%)	$9,391		$9,391	18.5	18.8	615	9	340966001104
625	Lincoln School	Public	3-8	140 Anderson Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0560	635	55	11.5	76.1%	44 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	586 (92.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,180	$1,153	$9,027	18.1	16.7	634	9	340507000436
626	South 17th Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	619 S Seventeenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2570	368	29	12.6	90.8%	5 (1.4%)	225 (61.1%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,770	$879	$10,891	18	27.6	529	97	341134002354
627	Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,890		$8,890	17.9	22.9	566	61	341122003379
628	Prospect Park Middle School	Public	7-8	13 Wagaraw Bvd	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 790-7909	143	15	9.5	51.7%	9 (6.3%)	13 (9.1%)	109 (76.2%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)				17.8			(n/a)	341347006159
629	Joseph A. Taub School	Public	6-8	202 Union Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0700	976	57	17.2	67.9%	36 (3.7%)	104 (10.7%)	579 (59.3%)	255 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,202		$7,202	17.6	17.7	624	5	341269003263
630	Woodbury Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 N. Broad Street	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0123	818	70	11.6	71.5%	140 (17.1%)	306 (37.4%)	289 (35.3%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.4%)	$15,502	$1,059	$14,443	17.5	21.1	588	42	341815002688
631	Chancellor Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3870	607	45	13.4	88.3%	5 (0.8%)	517 (85.2%)	78 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,224	$849	$9,375	17.5	13.1	675	44	341134002256
632	Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1-8	320 Highland Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 779-4219	590	53	11.1	99.8%	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.7%)	560 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,378	$661	$8,717	17.4	16.3	640	8	341254003035
633	Long Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-5533	1,142	107	10.6	81.6%	223 (19.5%)	126 (11.0%)	748 (65.5%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.9%)	$11,016	$289	$10,727	17.2	15.9	646	13	340894003906
634	School 24	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Nineteenth Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0160	668	54	12.3	85.0%	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.7%)	623 (93.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,719		$7,719	17.2	16.9	632	2	341269004916
635	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	351	34	10.3	76.1%	26 (7.4%)	53 (15.1%)	255 (72.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,278		$11,278	17.1	19.6	602	33	341122003476
636	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%)	$12,120	$2,771	$9,349	17	9.6	709	73	340453000076
637	School 25	Public	PK, KG-8	287 Trenton Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0250	526	43	12.3	88.2%	94 (17.9%)	34 (6.5%)	389 (74.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,314		$8,314	17	15	658	21	341269004918
638	Winslow Township Middle School	Public	7-8	30 Cooper Folly Road	Atco	08004	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-7222	790	67	11.8	60.8%	116 (14.7%)	448 (56.7%)	171 (21.6%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	$11,293	$331	$10,962	16.9	19.9	598	40	341806000439
639	School 18	Public	1-8	51 E 18th Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0180	601	60	10.1	68.4%	8 (1.3%)	42 (7.0%)	544 (90.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,561		$6,561	16.9	17.7	625	14	341269004908
640	Hopatcong High School	Public	8-12	2A Windsor Ave	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 398-8803	506	44	11.6	35.2%	273 (54.0%)	32 (6.3%)	186 (36.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,636		$13,636	16.8	18.1	618	22	340744005362
641	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 Plainfield Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6560	320	39	8.2	74.4%	40 (12.5%)	105 (32.8%)	121 (37.8%)	42 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,245	$610	$15,635	16.8	25.1	552	89	340783002832
642	Pennsylvania Ave School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N. Pennsylvania Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7290	566	54	10.5	85.7%	10 (1.8%)	331 (58.5%)	190 (33.6%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$14,638	$2,159	$12,479	16.8	15.6	651	9	340096000026
643	Grace Wilday Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 Brooklawn Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2066	482	40	12	73.4%	10 (2.1%)	225 (46.7%)	239 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,239	$424	$11,815	16.7	14.3	663	20	341428005660
644	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	878	73	12	90.0%	24 (2.7%)	94 (10.7%)	749 (85.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,410	$267	$9,143	16.7	17.4	627	17	340459002983
645	Samuel E. Shull Middle School	Public	6-8	380 Hall Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6060	941	73	12.9	73.3%	13 (1.4%)	50 (5.3%)	867 (92.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$12,637	$631	$12,006	16.6	18	622	23	341293003548
646	Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Barron Avenue	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8690	513	56	9.2	56.7%	158 (30.8%)	82 (16.0%)	215 (41.9%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$10,503		$10,503	16.5	15.3	656	10	341812003684
647	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	321	22	14.5	76.9%	1 (0.3%)	232 (72.3%)	86 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,554	$624	$10,930	16.5	16.5	638	9	341134002262
648	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	856	60	14.3	92.2%	16 (1.9%)	105 (12.3%)	732 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,150	$287	$8,863	16.5	15.2	657	9	340459003293
649	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	Public	7-8	145 Hillside Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	323	30	10.7	73.1%	15 (4.6%)	178 (55.1%)	128 (39.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,834		$8,834	16.3	13.8	669	20	340729005546
650	Downe Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Main St	Newport	08345	Cumberland County	Downe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4673	168	17	9.8	55.4%	130 (77.4%)	3 (1.8%)	28 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$15,041	$953	$14,088	16	21.5	582	68	340396001832
651	Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Van Sciver Parkway	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8700	550	44	12.5	70.4%	22 (4.0%)	377 (68.5%)	128 (23.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$16,254	$1,193	$15,061	15.9	12.5	680	29	341800006108
652	Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Turnerville Road	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 210-0200	323	33	9.9	76.8%	109 (33.7%)	98 (30.3%)	79 (24.5%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$10,061	$368	$9,693	15.9	21.9	580	72	341299000433
653	Millville Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1101 Wheaton Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 506-8143	327	28	11.6	15.0%	32 (9.8%)	128 (39.1%)	146 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$8,381	$2,343	$6,038	15.8	12.2	684	31	340074903184
654	Indian Ave School	Public	K-8	399 Indian Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	627	48	13.2	92.3%	13 (2.1%)	66 (10.5%)	540 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,054	$1,060	$10,994	15.3	12.8	677	23	340225001794
655	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	Public	K-8	631-657 Westminster Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5900	667	56	12	84.1%	44 (6.6%)	186 (27.9%)	412 (61.8%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,486	$230	$10,256	15.3	14.8	660	5	340459005526
656	Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,415	$794	$9,621	15.3	15.3	655	1	341134002288
657	Howard M. Phifer Middle School	Public	6-8	8201 Park Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8511	988	82	12	81.4%	52 (5.3%)	208 (21.1%)	614 (62.1%)	84 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	$9,290	$325	$8,965	15.2	17.5	626	31	341287001612
658	Union Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	427 Union Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	735	47	15.8	79.9%	1 (0.1%)	495 (67.3%)	232 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,597	$204	$9,393	15	16.1	644	14	340768002122
659	Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	661 W Eighth St	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4320	737	66	11.1	86.4%	4 (0.5%)	81 (11.0%)	647 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$7,716	$269	$7,447	14.8	12.5	679	20	341314005606
660	George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	736	46	16	63.6%	8 (1.1%)	418 (56.8%)	294 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	$10,378	$520	$9,858	14.8	13.6	671	11	341134005912
661	School 8	Public	K-8	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	411	35	11.7	78.3%	27 (6.6%)	21 (5.1%)	362 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,233		$9,233	14.7	14.9	659	2	341269004888
662	William C. McGinnis Middle School	Public	6-8	271 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6040	984	80	12.3	78.8%	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.8%)	957 (97.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$12,488	$649	$11,839	14.7	15.7	649	13	341293003542
663	Belvidere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	807 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4001	274	25	10.7	44.2%	207 (75.5%)	6 (2.2%)	46 (16.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$16,862	$847	$16,015	14.7	15.7	650	13	340144005796
664	Lawnside School District	Public	PK, KG-8	426 East Charleston Ave	Lawnside	08045	Camden County	Lawnside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4850	333	27	12.3	48.9%	11 (3.3%)	229 (68.8%)	73 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$13,798	$1,024	$12,774	14.6	13.9	667	3	340834001572
665	Joseph R. Bolger Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Palmer Place	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-2007	318	25	12.5	76.4%	134 (42.1%)	68 (21.4%)	99 (31.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$15,314		$15,314	14.6	16.1	642	23	340786000027
666	Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	630	52	12.1	82.4%	24 (3.8%)	227 (36.0%)	365 (57.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,616	$240	$9,376	14.4	16.2	641	25	340459005494
667	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	316	36	8.6	68.0%	122 (38.6%)	42 (13.3%)	148 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,073	$288	$12,785	14.1	13	676	9	341401000085
668	Texas Avenue School	Public	K-8	2523 Arctic Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7350	496	47	10.5	91.3%	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.3%)	325 (65.5%)	129 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,119	$1,096	$11,023	14	19.6	603	65	340096000018
669	Sussex Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	307 Sussex Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5200	545	35	15.5	86.2%	7 (1.3%)	115 (21.1%)	421 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,703	$721	$8,982	13.9	20.4	597	72	341134002360
670	Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	504 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6934	298	26	11.4	84.2%	0 (0.0%)	255 (85.6%)	36 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$9,921	$469	$9,452	13.4	16.4	639	31	341134002282
671	Peshine Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	433 Peshine Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7004	635	47	13.5	79.5%	3 (0.5%)	354 (55.7%)	268 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,004	$2,293	$8,711	13.2	21.7	581	90	341134002266
672	New Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	829	99	8.3	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	795 (95.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,184		$10,184	13	12.5	681	9	341122002936
673	Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	291 N 7th St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5260	690	48	14.3	88.3%	1 (0.1%)	137 (19.9%)	549 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,470	$682	$8,788	13	11.9	691	18	341134002280
674	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	509 Bramhall Ave.	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-5300	383	27	14.1	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	292 (76.2%)	83 (21.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,336	$1,186	$9,150	12.9	16.7	633	41	340075603185
675	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	1071 Julia St	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5600	1,001	81	12.3	87.3%	64 (6.4%)	194 (19.4%)	727 (72.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,262	$234	$9,028	12.9	14.5	661	14	340459005498
676	Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2 N Sharp St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2420	929	82	11.3	79.2%	221 (23.8%)	303 (32.6%)	344 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.6%)	$9,743	$398	$9,345	12.8	14.3	662	14	341032000271
677	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1555 Pennington Raod	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 619-2000	562	21	26.7	24.6%	3 (0.5%)	369 (65.7%)	170 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$8,463	$1,091	$7,372	12.8	12	689	12	340077003291
678	Maxson Middle School	Public	6-8	920 E Seventh St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4310	721	78	9.2	76.7%	6 (0.8%)	106 (14.7%)	601 (83.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,328	$135	$9,193	12.7	12.3	683	5	341314005608
679	Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	508	36	14.1	75.8%	6 (1.2%)	389 (76.6%)	101 (19.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,240	$3,240	$10,000	12.7	19.8	600	79	341134002234
680	Hawkins Street School	Public	K-8	8 Hawkins St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4920	660	47	14	89.4%	107 (16.2%)	53 (8.0%)	498 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,204	$723	$8,481	12.6	13.6	672	8	341134002284
681	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	423	34	12.6	65.2%	1 (0.2%)	223 (52.7%)	193 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,933	$426	$11,507	12.6	17.4	628	53	341227002412
682	School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	167	18	9.2	95.2%	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	157 (94.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,917		$8,917	12.6	13.7	670	12	341269004878
683	Wildwood Middle School	Public	6-8	4300 Pacific Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-7922	157	19	8.3	87.9%	22 (14.0%)	13 (8.3%)	118 (75.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$19,878	$1,800	$18,078	12.5	10.1	705	22	341794006039
684	McCorristin Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 Leonard Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	McCorristin Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 586-3705	400	4	100	71.3%	5 (1.3%)	184 (46.0%)	203 (50.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)				12.4			(n/a)	348036806180
685	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	513	49	10.5	66.1%	6 (1.2%)	130 (25.3%)	365 (71.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,303		$12,303	12.3	12.1	687	2	341269005916
686	Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	570	41	13.9	94.2%	2 (0.4%)	106 (18.6%)	461 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,797	$979	$8,818	12.3	11.4	696	10	341134005976
687	Veterans Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	424 S Main Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6918	603	54	11.1	72.0%	76 (12.6%)	83 (13.8%)	418 (69.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$13,388	$1,017	$12,371	12.1	10.8	698	11	341680001908
688	Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	833	52	16	68.7%	2 (0.2%)	370 (44.4%)	438 (52.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$10,835	$1,067	$9,768	11.8	12.1	686	2	341134002364
689	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	35 Watchung ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 643-4064	358	25	14.3	78.2%	1 (0.3%)	92 (25.7%)	262 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,321	$950	$8,371	11.7			(n/a)	340074003047
690	Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,963		$12,963	11.6	15.4	654	36	341122003466
691	William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K-8	390 Gregory Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5511	805	71	11.4	99.6%	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	784 (97.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,572	$759	$8,813	11.4	9.1	720	29	341254004854
692	Broad Street School	Public	K-8	251 West Broad Street	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	784	74	10.6	95.0%	22 (2.8%)	51 (6.5%)	702 (89.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$13,961	$1,315	$12,646	11.2	9.2	717	25	340225001786
693	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5670	322	21	15.7	14.0%	20 (6.2%)	231 (71.7%)	67 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,816	$431	$11,385	11.1	9.6	708	15	340423005931
694	McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Colonnade Pl	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5270	917	53	17.3	85.1%	11 (1.2%)	243 (26.5%)	656 (71.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,994	$791	$9,203	11	16.6	636	58	341134002318
695	Quarter Mile Lane School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Quarter Mile Lane	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	693	58	12	92.5%	16 (2.3%)	130 (18.8%)	534 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$10,618	$590	$10,028	11	9.2	715	20	340225001800
696	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	392	36	10.8	88.0%	19 (4.8%)	78 (19.9%)	295 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,847	$259	$11,588	11	12	688	8	340459005506
697	Speedway Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2740	525	41	12.9	89.1%	1 (0.2%)	412 (78.5%)	98 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$8,301	$622	$7,679	10.9	15.4	653	44	341134002356
698	Ollie Culbreth Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	153 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6430	335	38	8.8	85.4%	17 (5.1%)	215 (64.2%)	90 (26.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,626	$510	$15,116	10.6	9.2	718	20	340783002796
699	School 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	419	31	13.5	58.0%	4 (1.0%)	116 (27.7%)	293 (69.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,427		$8,427	10.6	11.4	695	4	341269004920
700	Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Van Dyke Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 745-5300	262			93.5%	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	247 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				10.5			(n/a)	341122006177

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