Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

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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
271	Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	967 Main St Canton	Salem	08079	Salem County	The Lower Alloways Creek School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2707	183	20	8.9	32.8%	172 (94.0%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$15,051			$845			$14,206	60.7	61.3	267	4		340903005034
272	Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	326	49	6.6	29.8%	249 (76.4%)	13 (4.0%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$9,932						$9,932	60.7	56.1	303	31		341197001748
273	Marlton Middle	Public	6-8	150 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0684	744	59	12.7	13.7%	544 (73.1%)	53 (7.1%)	56 (7.5%)	68 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.7%)	$8,495			$09			$8,486	60.4	58.9	285	12		340489001074
274	Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	529	50	10.5	30.1%	365 (69.0%)	58 (11.0%)	81 (15.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,287			$729			$12,558	60.4	55.1	306	32		341707006076
275	Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	182	21	8.4	56.0%	47 (25.8%)	9 (4.9%)	120 (65.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,107			$652			$11,455	60.2	24.9	553	278		340004900336
276	Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	160	20	7.8	26.3%	117 (73.1%)	11 (6.9%)	18 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	$16,125			$562			$15,563	60.1	56.3	300	24		340363003764
277	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 257-1423	1,688	84	20	91.6%	19 (1.1%)	572 (33.9%)	1,089 (64.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,075			$694			$9,381	60.1	58.3	290	13		340079303413
278	Allamuchy Township School	Public	3-8	20 Johnsonburg Road	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-1894	253	22	11.3	11.9%	158 (62.5%)	18 (7.1%)	44 (17.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	$12,269			$382			$11,887	59.8	61.4	264	14		340072005788
279	High Bridge Middle School	Public	5-8	50 Thomas St	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4101	130	17	7.5	22.3%	88 (67.7%)	8 (6.2%)	25 (19.2%)	5 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$17,719			$471			$17,248	59.7	65.8	224	55		340711003000
280	Roy W. Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	130 S Washington Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8847	761	65	11.7	43.4%	63 (8.3%)	59 (7.8%)	449 (59.0%)	164 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	$10,070			$234			$9,836	59.7	60.4	272	8		340150000278

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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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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.