Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
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

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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.
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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
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