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
231	Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	535	43	12.3	12.9%	201 (37.6%)	18 (3.4%)	210 (39.3%)	81 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	$7,760			$89			$7,671	66.2	67.6	211	20		340399000348
232	Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	970	78	12.4	32.0%	564 (58.1%)	49 (5.1%)	249 (25.7%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	$10,272			$63			$10,209	66.1	60	277	45		340756000097
233	Rosa International Middle School	Public	6-8	485 Browning Lane	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 616-8787	745	62	12	19.7%	394 (52.9%)	56 (7.5%)	87 (11.7%)	163 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.6%)	$8,651						$8,651	65.9	74.7	162	71		340300000265
234	Ethel Hoppock Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Asbury West Portal Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-6336	119	16	7.4	4.2%	97 (81.5%)	3 (2.5%)	11 (9.2%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,268			$271			$19,997	65.8	60.2	274	40		340171002958
235	Copeland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Lake Shore Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 627-2465	799	76	10.5	20.4%	431 (53.9%)	37 (4.6%)	233 (29.2%)	61 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.0%)	$15,388			$64			$15,324	65.8	56.3	299	64		341413004512
236	Middle School # 4	Public	6-8	107 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 946-5740	755	47	16	55.5%	147 (19.5%)	146 (19.3%)	226 (29.9%)	211 (27.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	$10,749			$520			$10,229	64.8	68.9	201	35		340783000539
237	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3439 Route 516	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4400	926	82	11.2	30.7%	436 (47.1%)	105 (11.3%)	184 (19.9%)	170 (18.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.7%)	$13,950			$64			$13,886	64.6	60.1	276	39		340927003500
238	Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	545	41	13.1	48.4%	318 (58.3%)	11 (2.0%)	196 (36.0%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,056			$47			$9,009	64.5	54.9	309	71		341692000898
239	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	$8,950			$140			$8,810	64.3	70	192	47		341410004502
240	Farmingdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	49 Academy St	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Farmingdale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 938-9611	160	22	7.1	17.5%	131 (81.9%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (14.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$15,141			$544			$14,597	64.2	46.8	369	129		340513003782

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.