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
461	Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	691	60	11.5	61.2%	284 (41.1%)	87 (12.6%)	204 (29.5%)	85 (12.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	$11,445			$529			$10,916	36.3	35.5	459	2		340126002728
462	Alice Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Haakon rd.	Brooklawn	08030	Camden County	Brooklawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-4039	277	32	8.5	70.0%	143 (51.6%)	28 (10.1%)	82 (29.6%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,492			$561			$11,931	36.2	45	379	83		340237001340
463	Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	488	40	12.2	72.3%	2 (0.4%)	404 (82.8%)	66 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,199			$653			$10,546	36.1	29.2	515	52		341134002937
464	Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	Public	6-8	1600 Burlington By Pass	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 699-4021	822	77	10.6	38.8%	211 (25.7%)	342 (41.6%)	137 (16.7%)	94 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	$9,651			$84			$9,567	36.1	43	397	67		340246002939
465	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	296	35	8.4	69.9%	19 (6.4%)	7 (2.4%)	254 (85.8%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,659						$7,659	36	27.6	530	65		341146002892
466	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	544 Chestnut Ave	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 429-0279	543	28	19.7	78.3%	5 (0.9%)	49 (9.0%)	486 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								36	28.1	523	57		340079403457
467	Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	255	31	8.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	127 (49.8%)	126 (49.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,904			$437			$11,467	35.9	18.8	614	147		341227002400
468	Weymouth Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1202 Eleventh Avenue	Dorothy	08317	Atlantic County	Weymouth Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2412	178	18	10	59.0%	133 (74.7%)	8 (4.5%)	26 (14.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$14,972			$1,061			$13,911	35.8	52.9	324	144		341785000220
469	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,169	64	33.8	65.7%	5 (0.2%)	1,845 (85.1%)	311 (14.3%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,707			$1,470			$12,237	35.7	35	463	6		340075103180
470	Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	Public	6-12	35 Winans Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-8600	701	62	11.3	12.6%	4 (0.6%)	599 (85.4%)	93 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,501			$320			$14,181	35.3	22.9	567	97		340423002064

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.