Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
501	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,155	58	19.9	89.9%	13 (1.1%)	541 (46.8%)	584 (50.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	$11,069	$878	$10,191	31.2	35.9	456	45	340071702925
502	West New York Middle School	Public	7-8	201 57th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4160	1,087	68	15.9	91.4%	19 (1.7%)	10 (0.9%)	1,048 (96.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$8,996	$962	$8,034	31.2	31.6	494	8	341758000547
503	Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus	Public	6-8	1649 Amwell Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 873-2800	787	79	10	55.8%	80 (10.2%)	233 (29.6%)	330 (41.9%)	117 (14.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	$8,780	$204	$8,576	31	31.4	495	8	340549000563
504	North Brunswick Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Renaissance Blvd	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3000	754	83	9.1	59.9%	95 (12.6%)	142 (18.8%)	373 (49.5%)	112 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.7%)				31	37.7	435	69	341149003511
505	South Hunterdon Regional High School	Public	7-12	301 Mt Airy Harbourton Rd	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-2060	377	48	7.8	30.0%	239 (63.4%)	24 (6.4%)	96 (25.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,989	$37	$13,952	30.9	47.7	363	142	340076903036
506	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	569	46	12.4	53.3%	168 (29.5%)	76 (13.4%)	272 (47.8%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$6,790	$1,062	$5,728	30.8	30.6	503	3	340466000075
507	Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	0	22	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$10,883	$366	$10,517	30.8	26.3	543	36	340423000273
508	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	60.3%	317 (33.6%)	240 (25.5%)	275 (29.2%)	38 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.4%)	$8,975	$298	$8,677	30.6	27.1	537	29	340651006029
509	Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	Public	6-8	13 Augusta St	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0303	217	20	10.9	65.9%	63 (29.0%)	11 (5.1%)	131 (60.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,563	$394	$10,169	30.6	32.8	483	26	340777003386
510	Ocean Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1650 Massachusetts Ave.	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Ocean Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 987-6525	551	57	9.6	92.9%	17 (3.1%)	45 (8.2%)	489 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,235	$954	$7,281	30.5	25.1	551	41	340078903411
511	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 West Railway Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-0600	1,708	132	12.9	78.2%	114 (6.7%)	452 (26.5%)	1,121 (65.6%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	$9,624	$1,059	$8,565	30.5	26.1	545	34	340008700735
512	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%)	$12,722	$78	$12,644	30.4	37.5	437	75	340456002955
513	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%)	$7,079	$557	$6,522	30.4	29.3	514	1	340573000383
514	Kindle Education Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-7	35 Journal Square Plaza	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Kindle Education Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(551) 350-1520	87	4	21.7	64.4%	11 (12.6%)	38 (43.7%)	30 (34.5%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)				30.4			(n/a)	348036606161
515	Pennsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4 William Penn Avenue	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	460	41	11.2	46.1%	321 (69.8%)	35 (7.6%)	70 (15.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	$12,249	$312	$11,937	30.4	24.5	555	40	340912005066
516	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	1,044	83	12.6	49.8%	587 (56.2%)	64 (6.1%)	307 (29.4%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.8%)	$7,586	$246	$7,340	30.2	30.8	501	15	341623000555
517	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	545	33	16.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (72.7%)	144 (26.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,952	$1,300	$11,652	30.2	30.8	502	15	340072303015
518	Carteret Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 Washington Ave	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 541-8960	568	44	12.9	78.0%	46 (8.1%)	85 (15.0%)	291 (51.2%)	134 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)				30.1	32.3	487	31	340282006146
519	Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	996	96	10.4	67.8%	134 (13.5%)	115 (11.5%)	671 (67.4%)	56 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	$12,560	$847	$11,713	30	27.5	531	12	340645005904
520	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	701	58	12.1	62.3%	86 (12.3%)	226 (32.2%)	349 (49.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	$13,603	$221	$13,382	29.9	19.3	606	86	341353005636
521	Sovereign Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N. Sovereign Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7260	717	72	10	90.8%	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.9%)	486 (67.8%)	152 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,431	$1,595	$11,836	29.6	34.9	465	56	340096000012
522	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	Public	7-12	1700 West Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4421	357	40	8.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	112 (31.4%)	239 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,696		$12,696	29.5	34.7	468	54	341314003041
523	Burlington City High School	Public	7-12	100 Blue Devil Way	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5800	757	73	10.3	65.3%	183 (24.2%)	351 (46.4%)	178 (23.5%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$20,674	$708	$19,966	29.4	22.2	575	52	340243000966
524	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	816	61	13.4	63.6%	416 (51.0%)	141 (17.3%)	206 (25.2%)	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$8,820	$271	$8,549	29.1	30.5	504	20	340600003401
525	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	937	77	12.1	45.7%	317 (33.8%)	345 (36.8%)	163 (17.4%)	50 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.5%)	$12,831	$329	$12,502	28.8	30.2	507	18	340603000131
526	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	451	43	10.4	61.4%	113 (25.1%)	144 (31.9%)	123 (27.3%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (11.8%)	$14,990	$817	$14,173	28.7	30.5	505	21	341092001152
527	Edward Johnstone Middle School	Public	6-8	165 S Brewster Rd	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 794-6967	355	24	14.7	53.5%	73 (20.6%)	33 (9.3%)	205 (57.7%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$17,537	$639	$16,898	28.7	34.7	466	61	341680001928
528	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	1,092	120	9.1	74.1%	204 (18.7%)	35 (3.2%)	771 (70.6%)	50 (4.6%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	$12,843	$593	$12,250	28.5	29.9	510	18	340330004764
529	Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	509	45	11.3	76.8%	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (91.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$5,450		$5,450	28.4	38	433	96	341146002884
530	Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	Veterans Plaza	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 941-1100	747	54	13.8	73.9%	57 (7.6%)	15 (2.0%)	500 (66.9%)	170 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$14,384	$256	$14,128	28.1	23.4	562	32	341236000682
531	Gilmore J Fisher Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Lower Ferry Road	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	789	87	9.1	60.1%	135 (17.1%)	365 (46.3%)	226 (28.6%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	$18,033	$257	$17,776	27.7	23.3	563	32	340492003070
532	Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	880	60	14.6	87.5%	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.0%)	799 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,669	$512	$8,157	27.7	23.6	560	28	341134002270
533	Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	710	53	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	684 (96.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,290		$9,290	27.3	37.3	439	94	341254003453
534	Myron L. Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Main Street	Cedarville	08311	Cumberland County	Lawrence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4237	479	44	10.9	49.9%	335 (69.9%)	38 (7.9%)	66 (13.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$12,218	$922	$11,296	27.2	37.3	440	94	340837001856
535	George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	595	50	12	87.6%	18 (3.0%)	186 (31.3%)	382 (64.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,312	$196	$7,116	27.2	27.3	534	1	340459005492
536	Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 East Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 852-1131	291	30	9.7	85.2%	20 (6.9%)	25 (8.6%)	232 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	$9,871	$670	$9,201	27.2	27.1	536		340210003340
537	Albert E Grice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Whitehorse Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4152	991	78	12.7	64.0%	244 (24.6%)	159 (16.0%)	529 (53.4%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	$8,847	$56	$8,791	26.9	22.4	572	35	340654003094
538	Fords Middle School	Public	6-8	Fanning Street	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4200	645	63	10.2	56.9%	124 (19.2%)	64 (9.9%)	336 (52.1%)	113 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$8,737		$8,737	26.9	25.2	550	12	341812003680
539	South Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	866	57	15.1	88.0%	179 (20.7%)	52 (6.0%)	628 (72.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,591	$549	$10,042	26.9	17	631	92	341134002352
540	Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	575	50	11.5	84.2%	175 (30.4%)	33 (5.7%)	349 (60.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,552		$8,552	26.8	36.9	445	95	341269003382
541	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	Public	8	400 Central Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4135	397	48	8.2	65.7%	1 (0.3%)	187 (47.1%)	207 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,917	$383	$12,534	26.8	29.7	512	29	341227002410
542	Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	Public	PK, KG-8	529 Edgar Rd	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6200	563	45	12.6	87.7%	41 (7.3%)	62 (11.0%)	449 (79.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,319	$232	$9,087	26.8	26.1	546	4	340459005518
543	Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	926	95	9.7	86.0%	371 (40.1%)	179 (19.3%)	277 (29.9%)	76 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	$9,638	$511	$9,127	26.6	33.5	478	65	340783002846
544	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%)	$12,071	$893	$11,178	26.6	21.4	584	40	340240000046
545	Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	272	28	9.7	75.0%	2 (0.7%)	175 (64.3%)	89 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$10,552	$432	$10,120	26.5	21	590	45	341227002408
546	Hope Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 Grand Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Hope Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 988-4227	309	27	11.6	91.9%	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.9%)	230 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,849	$1,067	$6,782	26.2	31.2	498	48	340007600483
547	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Clinton Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	2,280	125	18.2	97.2%	2 (0.1%)	1,228 (53.9%)	958 (42.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (3.9%)	$12,672	$1,819	$10,853	26.1	24.7	554	7	340077703307
548	Freehold Intermediate School	Public	6-8	280 Park Avenue	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2156	498	51	9.8	80.5%	48 (9.6%)	30 (6.0%)	400 (80.3%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$13,254	$1,996	$11,258	26	28.1	522	26	340558003790
549	Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Public	6-8	Carpenter Street and Mancuso L	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	412	38	10.8	45.6%	122 (29.6%)	133 (32.3%)	107 (26.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)				26	31.8	492	57	340588002568
550	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Dunellen Avenue	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	333	26	12.8	47.7%	74 (22.2%)	46 (13.8%)	192 (57.7%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$4,501		$4,501	25.9	26.8	539	11	340402000149
551	Richard C Crockett Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 Kuser Road	Hamilton	08691	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4149	834	74	11.2	64.7%	208 (24.9%)	162 (19.4%)	394 (47.2%)	32 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	$9,929	$20	$9,909	25.8	28.7	519	32	340654006049
552	School 16	Public	PK, KG-8	11 22nd Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2700	813	54	15	70.6%	13 (1.6%)	44 (5.4%)	752 (92.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$6,870		$6,870	25.8	19.1	609	57	341269003384
553	Gateway Regional High School	Public	7-12	775 Tanyard Rd	Woodbury Hts	08096	Gloucester County	Gateway Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 848-8200	862	84	10.3	33.8%	560 (65.0%)	129 (15.0%)	140 (16.2%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	$16,391	$342	$16,049	25.7	32.1	488	65	340582002554
554	Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,460		$9,460	25.6	21.3	585	31	341122005940
555	John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	452	34	13.2	87.6%	10 (2.2%)	109 (24.1%)	328 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,585	$304	$12,281	25.6	28.8	518	37	340459005520
556	Belleville Middle School	Public	7-8	279 Washington Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4342	685	61	11.2	71.5%	62 (9.1%)	53 (7.7%)	517 (75.5%)	38 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.0%)				25.6	23.8	558	2	340135001956
557	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	356	26	13.5	48.0%	7 (2.0%)	294 (82.6%)	52 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,406	$294	$8,112	25.2	19.3	607	50	340074403139
558	Avenel Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4210	629	76	8.2	59.5%	163 (25.9%)	129 (20.5%)	229 (36.4%)	95 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$9,251		$9,251	24.9	21.9	579	21	341812005972
559	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	752	65	11.6	77.1%	386 (51.3%)	61 (8.1%)	131 (17.4%)	153 (20.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	$9,613	$348	$9,265	24.8	31.3	497	62	340783002792
560	Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 S Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 691-1801	620			53.4%	189 (30.5%)	99 (16.0%)	289 (46.6%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	$12,703	$639	$12,064	24.3	22.1	577	17	341680003445
561	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	530 West 7th Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 756-1234	621	29	21.4	82.4%	7 (1.1%)	100 (16.1%)	507 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,510	$673	$8,837	24.1			(n/a)	340078603385
562	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	PK, KG-8	143 Romaine Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6490	821	82	10	78.4%	247 (30.1%)	150 (18.3%)	157 (19.1%)	250 (30.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	$10,107	$154	$9,953	24	24.1	557	5	340783002806
563	Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$10,771	$1,994	$8,777	23.9	22.6	569	6	340071803014
564	New Hanover Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Fort Dix Street	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	New Hanover Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2139	185	20	9	52.4%	76 (41.1%)	27 (14.6%)	72 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$20,216	$933	$19,283	23.7	15.5	652	88	341125001168
565	Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	561	36	15.5	82.5%	7 (1.2%)	347 (61.9%)	192 (34.2%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,983	$1,290	$4,693	23.6	20.4	596	31	340003300303
566	Commercial Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	1308 North Avenue	Port Norris	08349	Cumberland County	Commercial Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 785-0222	505	41	12.3	54.7%	322 (63.8%)	50 (9.9%)	100 (19.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$9,500	$1,198	$8,302	23.6	17.9	623	57	340348001810
567	Florence Riverfront School	Public	4-8	500 East Front Street	Florence	08518	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4647	627	55	11.5	45.5%	289 (46.1%)	149 (23.8%)	83 (13.2%)	74 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$8,562	$108	$8,454	23.5	21.5	583	16	340522006066
568	Hackensack Middle School	Public	5-8	360 Union Street	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7842	1,399	128	10.9	70.7%	60 (4.3%)	265 (18.9%)	994 (71.1%)	55 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.6%)	$13,905	$516	$13,389	23.4	26.4	541	27	340627003191
569	Pinelands Regional Junior High School	Public	7-8	590 Nugentown Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Pinelands Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-3106	500	54	9.1	49.0%	387 (77.4%)	20 (4.0%)	71 (14.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$15,596	$666	$14,930	23.3	24.5	556	13	341300006101
570	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 Sussex Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 621-0060	1,410	58	24.3	68.4%	3 (0.2%)	1,108 (78.6%)	265 (18.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	$8,798	$888	$7,910	23.1	23.3	564	6	340002200285
571	Neptune Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	595	65	9.1	71.6%	66 (11.1%)	253 (42.5%)	225 (37.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.1%)	$13,565	$585	$12,980	23.1	26.5	540	31	341116004036
572	Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	407	43	9.5	80.3%	15 (3.7%)	120 (29.5%)	245 (60.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,716	$1,631	$12,085	23.1	19.8	601	29	341827001700
573	Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	$12,119	$1,873	$10,246	22.9	23.7	559	14	341134002304
574	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	793	66	12.1	84.5%	44 (5.5%)	81 (10.2%)	648 (81.7%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,502	$228	$10,274	22.6	26.8	538	36	340459005508
575	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 11th ST	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	576	45	12.7	77.1%	28 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (89.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$6,067		$6,067	22.3	27.7	528	47	341146002888
576	Cedarbrook Elementary School	Public	K-8	1049 Central Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4280	671	60	11.1	69.2%	5 (0.7%)	188 (28.0%)	463 (69.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,658	$142	$9,516	22.3	16.5	637	61	341314005612
577	Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	644	54	12	78.9%	108 (16.8%)	75 (11.6%)	443 (68.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,480	$213	$9,267	22.2	28.4	521	56	340459005512
578	Hopatcong Middle School	Public	4-7	1 David Road	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8804	435	36	12.1	40.0%	219 (50.3%)	28 (6.4%)	165 (37.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,825		$11,825	22.2	22.1	578		340744005905
579	Whitney E. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	385	30	12.8	14.0%	4 (1.0%)	314 (81.6%)	58 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,694	$451	$15,243	22.1	21.3	586	7	340423002050
580	Franklin L. Williams School	Public	6-8	222 Laidlaw Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-8340	906	73	12.4	81.9%	73 (8.1%)	65 (7.2%)	674 (74.4%)	87 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$12,649	$746	$11,903	22	26.3	542	38	340783006114
581	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%)	$17,522	$1,073	$16,449	21.9	22.2	576	5	341503000210
582	The Ethical Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	95 Broadway	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 984-4151	357	16	22.3	54.1%	91 (25.5%)	42 (11.8%)	86 (24.1%)	114 (31.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	$8,303	$678	$7,625	21.9	23.2	565	17	340072703029
583	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	672	53	12.8	86.3%	19 (2.8%)	35 (5.2%)	615 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,543	$243	$9,300	21.9	18.6	616	33	340459005510
584	Alexander Hamilton Academy	Public	K-8	11-27 16th Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0320	439	32	13.7	67.7%	4 (0.9%)	133 (30.3%)	299 (68.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,344		$8,344	21.7	17.3	629	45	341269000353
585	New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	370	31	11.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	265 (71.6%)	101 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,066	$904	$11,162	21.6	18.1	620	35	340002300287
586	Woodbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Webster Street	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Woodbine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-5174	247	33	7.4	81.0%	57 (23.1%)	47 (19.0%)	117 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	$15,342	$1,702	$13,640	21.5	12.1	685	99	341809001780
587	Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	842	54	15.5	89.4%	12 (1.4%)	36 (4.3%)	775 (92.0%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,498	$552	$7,946	21.5	18.8	612	25	341134002222
588	Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	818	59	13.8	86.7%	17 (2.1%)	154 (18.8%)	640 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,330	$803	$8,527	21.4	14.2	665	77	341134003150
589	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,873	196	14.6	95.2%	30 (1.0%)	544 (18.9%)	2,222 (77.3%)	16 (0.6%)	17 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.5%)	$14,663	$1,185	$13,478	21.1	16.1	643	54	340077203313
590	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Public	6-8	300 East Henry St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-0550	710	61	11.7	75.2%	75 (10.6%)	241 (33.9%)	347 (48.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	$9,465	$1,450	$8,015	21.1	18.1	619	29	340861005560
591	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,212	$955	$9,257	21	22.2	574	17	340004700330
592	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	767	68	11.2	84.0%	31 (4.0%)	179 (23.3%)	547 (71.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,660	$221	$8,439	21	21	591	1	340459000071
593	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	765	60	12.8	89.7%	30 (3.9%)	58 (7.6%)	663 (86.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,474	$262	$10,212	21	20.7	594	1	340459005962
594	Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	516	30	17.2	87.0%	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	441 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,232	$137	$12,095	20.9	15.8	648	54	341134003374
595	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	725	55	13.1	91.2%	9 (1.2%)	82 (11.3%)	624 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$12,556	$386	$12,170	20.9	19	610	15	341134002278
596	Camden Prep Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden Prep Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-4488	1,498	15	99.8	93.6%	7 (0.5%)	899 (60.0%)	549 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	34 (2.3%)	$11,619	$2,969	$8,650	20.9	25.9	547	49	340077603299
597	Alexander Batcho Intermediate School	Public	5-8	100 North 13th Avenue	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8521	510	48	10.6	66.5%	147 (28.8%)	44 (8.6%)	298 (58.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$6,739	$115	$6,624	20.8	12.4	682	85	340963005240
598	People's Achieve Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	534 Clinton Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	People's Achieve Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 556-7070	796	26	30.6	87.1%	2 (0.3%)	606 (76.1%)	148 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)				20.7			(n/a)	348036506160
599	Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus	Public	6-8	415 Francis Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 249-6410	592	69	8.5	57.6%	41 (6.9%)	203 (34.3%)	285 (48.1%)	38 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	$13,093	$464	$12,629	20.7	22.9	568	31	340549005212
600	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,330	103	12.9	70.5%	27 (2.0%)	229 (17.2%)	1,048 (78.8%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,134	$1,190	$7,944	20.6	19.3	605	5	340076503254

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