Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
301	Kawameeh Middle School	Public	5-8	490 David Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6570	729	57	12.7	43.2%	138 (18.9%)	251 (34.4%)	257 (35.3%)	57 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	$9,597		$9,597	56	51.5	331	30	341650005746
302	Gibbsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Kirkwood Rd	Gibbsboro	08026	Camden County	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1140	281	37	7.6	28.1%	172 (61.2%)	36 (12.8%)	37 (13.2%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$13,548	$431	$13,117	55.9	45.9	374	72	340585001490
303	Nehaunsey Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Swedesboro Road	Gibbstown	08027	Gloucester County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 224-4900	137	12	11	47.4%	78 (56.9%)	10 (7.3%)	35 (25.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.6%)	$644		$644	55.9	50.5	340	37	340618006091
304	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	47 Eyland Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-2973	531	53	9.9	21.3%	317 (59.7%)	26 (4.9%)	133 (25.0%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$16,096		$16,096	55.8	60.9	269	35	341434004526
305	Hackettstown Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Washington Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-8554	507	44	11.5	46.0%	261 (51.5%)	17 (3.4%)	194 (38.3%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$11,392	$146	$11,246	55.6	61.8	259	46	340630005816
306	Brigantine Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 East Evans Blvd	Brigantine	08203	Atlantic County	Brigantine Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 266-3603	380	55	6.8	38.2%	283 (74.5%)	12 (3.2%)	44 (11.6%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)				55.6	54.2	315	9	340234003479
307	Alloway Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Cedar St	Alloway	08001	Salem County	Alloway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1622	285	28	10.1	17.2%	248 (87.0%)	9 (3.2%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$10,893	$719	$10,174	55.6	33.9	473	166	340081005028
308	Secaucus Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2025	478	46	10.4	37.2%	109 (22.8%)	19 (4.0%)	209 (43.7%)	135 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,873	$645	$8,228	55.5	64.5	241	67	341485006059
309	Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	806	63	12.8	30.9%	449 (55.7%)	28 (3.5%)	268 (33.3%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	$12,160	$151	$12,009	55.3	54.3	314	5	341449000824
310	Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	280	27	10.2	25.4%	214 (76.4%)	11 (3.9%)	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,824	$254	$14,570	55.1	63.2	249	61	341215005390
311	Lavallette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Brooklyn Ave.	Lavallette	08735	Ocean County	Lavallette Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-7722	142	20	7.2	18.3%	121 (85.2%)	5 (3.5%)	10 (7.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,143	$726	$17,417	55	79.9	125	186	340831004648
312	Great Meadows Regional Middle School	Public	4-8	273 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4349	361	29	12.4	21.9%	268 (74.2%)	7 (1.9%)	62 (17.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	$10,038	$150	$9,888	54.9	60.5	271	41	340000800248
313	Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	586	61	9.5	70.6%	149 (25.4%)	149 (25.4%)	236 (40.3%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$13,193	$1,050	$12,143	54.8	60.1	275	38	340324005899
314	Martin J. Ryerson School	Public	6-8	130 Valley Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	345	29	11.8	11.0%	262 (75.9%)	4 (1.2%)	56 (16.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	$10,434	$59	$10,375	54.5	57.7	292	22	341386004944
315	Delsea Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	510	42	12.1	25.5%	371 (72.7%)	35 (6.9%)	74 (14.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$12,279	$231	$12,048	54.2	40.6	419	104	341545006060
316	Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	$12,574	$156	$12,418	54.1	59.8	279	37	341398004498
317	Philip G. Vroom Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 West 26th St	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5956	433	44	9.8	70.9%	160 (37.0%)	65 (15.0%)	138 (31.9%)	35 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.4%)	$12,231	$788	$11,443	54	62.7	255	62	340126002722
318	Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Kelly Drive	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 243-8650	559	54	10.3	46.2%	74 (13.2%)	223 (39.9%)	209 (37.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.4%)	$11,447		$11,447	53.8	56.8	296	22	341761006112
319	Valley Road School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Valley Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Stanhope School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0008	346	34	10.2	23.7%	185 (53.5%)	12 (3.5%)	129 (37.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$15,419	$346	$15,073	53.7	50	342	23	341572005404
320	School #6/Middle School	Public	5-8	440 Oakdene Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2360	679	58	11.7	68.3%	169 (24.9%)	12 (1.8%)	464 (68.3%)	30 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$11,829	$614	$11,215	53.7	53.1	323	3	340327000312
321	Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,271	86	14.7	34.8%	898 (70.7%)	31 (2.4%)	262 (20.6%)	35 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	$5,993		$5,993	53.5	53.6	319	2	341623004726
322	Horace Mann Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 West 38th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5979	712	58	12.3	54.9%	373 (52.4%)	81 (11.4%)	145 (20.4%)	78 (11.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	$11,126	$557	$10,569	53.4	58.7	287	35	340126002716
323	Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	272	27	10	59.2%	3 (1.1%)	161 (59.2%)	105 (38.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,381		$13,381	53.1	38.9	428	105	341269005942
324	Theodore Schor Middle School	Public	6-8	243 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-4457	563	47	12	47.4%	59 (10.5%)	139 (24.7%)	161 (28.6%)	186 (33.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	$7,342	$166	$7,176	53.1	55	307	17	341305003560
325	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	747	58	12.8	82.7%	7 (0.9%)	98 (13.1%)	630 (84.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,704	$405	$8,299	53	58.9	284	41	341134003061
326	South Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	2201 Plainfield Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	553	52	10.6	37.1%	182 (32.9%)	61 (11.0%)	203 (36.7%)	87 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$6,939	$255	$6,684	52.8	51.6	330	4	341536003634
327	Lyndhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Page Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-5683	610	43	14	38.7%	281 (46.1%)	22 (3.6%)	262 (43.0%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)				52.6	49.3	347	20	340921003491
328	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Public, Charter	5-8	1255 Main Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 278-7707	185	10	18.5	54.1%	58 (31.4%)	5 (2.7%)	93 (50.3%)	26 (14.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$9,165	$577	$8,588	52.6	59.4	281	47	340005200351
329	Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	730	29	25.1	71.2%	2 (0.3%)	614 (84.1%)	103 (14.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,953	$752	$10,201	52.5	66	223	106	340076403256
330	Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Hendrickson Avenue	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	865	77	11.3	35.4%	563 (65.1%)	66 (7.6%)	184 (21.3%)	22 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	$8,586	$223	$8,363	52.4	50.8	338	8	340222004602
331	Logan Middle School	Public	6-8	110 School Lane	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 467-5133	258	26	9.7	21.3%	182 (70.5%)	24 (9.3%)	26 (10.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$12,685	$139	$12,546	52.3	53.5	321	10	340888003231
332	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,276	89	14.3	61.8%	351 (27.5%)	129 (10.1%)	682 (53.4%)	96 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$8,403	$478	$7,925	52.3	56.2	301	31	340071502923
333	Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	413	30	13.7	14.8%	9 (2.2%)	323 (78.2%)	66 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,075	$362	$11,713	52.3	43.5	390	57	340423002046
334	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	458	48	9.4	29.9%	177 (38.6%)	21 (4.6%)	221 (48.3%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,087	$168	$13,919	52.1	62.7	256	78	341407000804
335	Riverton School District	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Fifth Street	Riverton	08077	Burlington County	Riverton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-0087	252	28	9	19.0%	200 (79.4%)	7 (2.8%)	31 (12.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$12,139	$425	$11,714	52	54.5	312	23	341404001238
336	Nicholas Oresko Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 East 24th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-6281	388	36	10.7	62.9%	135 (34.8%)	82 (21.1%)	108 (27.8%)	46 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,130	$585	$10,545	51.9	73.4	171	165	340126000141
337	Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$8,518	$339	$8,179	51.9	48.9	354	17	340066000004
338	Oxford Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	17 Kent Street	Oxford	07863	Warren County	Oxford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 453-4101	262	27	9.8	29.8%	205 (78.2%)	14 (5.3%)	32 (12.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,106	$309	$13,797	51.9	48.8	355	17	341230005846
339	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 582-3535	613	53	11.6	26.8%	430 (70.1%)	63 (10.3%)	87 (14.2%)	28 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,674	$299	$11,375	51.8	50.8	337	2	341707006075
340	Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	295	34	8.6	48.8%	104 (35.3%)	21 (7.1%)	155 (52.5%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,749	$406	$12,343	51.6	49.8	344	4	341119004426
341	Pride Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	117 Elmwood Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	Pride Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 672-3200	300	19	16	78.3%	1 (0.3%)	281 (93.7%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,531	$934	$6,597	51.5	60.3	273	68	340071903017
342	Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	318 - 18th Street	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5900	999	67	14.9	86.7%	10 (1.0%)	10 (1.0%)	972 (97.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,615	$483	$8,132	51.4	52.1	328	14	341638000546
343	Frelinghuysen Middle School	Public	6-8	West Hanover Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2200	1,078	103	10.4	45.2%	439 (40.7%)	83 (7.7%)	493 (45.7%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	$11,182	$194	$10,988	51.2	50.1	341	2	341081004372
344	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Grove Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-9480	261	28	9.4	58.6%	134 (51.3%)	40 (15.3%)	64 (24.5%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,757	$592	$17,165	51	43.6	389	45	340162001328
345	Quibbletown Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Academy Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-0444	467	44	10.6	53.5%	47 (10.1%)	112 (24.0%)	133 (28.5%)	161 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	$7,880	$152	$7,728	50.9	48.2	361	16	341305003558
346	Magnolia	Public	PK, KG-8	420 North Warwick Rd	Magnolia	08049	Camden County	Magnolia School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4763	396	41	9.7	43.9%	175 (44.2%)	87 (22.0%)	83 (21.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.1%)	$15,707	$668	$15,039	50.7	44.6	383	37	340930001592
347	Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	193	30	6.4	64.8%	58 (30.1%)	12 (6.2%)	118 (61.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,320	$1,194	$14,126	50.7	45.7	377	30	340213003752
348	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	510	47	10.7	48.0%	45 (8.8%)	142 (27.8%)	246 (48.2%)	55 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	$10,765	$200	$10,565	50.7	48.5	360	12	341608000844
349	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	785	61	12.8	84.5%	77 (9.8%)	100 (12.7%)	594 (75.7%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,512	$194	$8,318	50.5	43.4	392	43	340459000806
350	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,572	96	16.3	84.4%	1 (0.1%)	285 (18.1%)	1,278 (81.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,250	$601	$7,649	50.5	47.4	365	15	340077903353
351	Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	445	40	11.1	60.4%	97 (21.8%)	47 (10.6%)	272 (61.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$13,506	$373	$13,133	50.4	48.6	357	6	341518000465
352	Pittsgrove Township Middle School	Public	5-8	1082 Almond Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8529	495	43	11.4	31.3%	386 (78.0%)	19 (3.8%)	63 (12.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$7,489	$202	$7,287	49.8	45	380	28	341311006056
353	Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	258 Hackensack St	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	554	45	12.3	26.7%	254 (45.8%)	32 (5.8%)	215 (38.8%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,907	$569	$12,338	49.7	37.5	438	85	341830000922
354	Jefferson Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Weldon Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1980	550	54	10.2	15.8%	379 (68.9%)	18 (3.3%)	98 (17.8%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.5%)	$9,950	$124	$9,826	49.7	61.1	268	86	340780004274
355	William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5984	1,203	104	11.5	74.6%	485 (40.3%)	199 (16.5%)	392 (32.6%)	69 (5.7%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.9%)	$8,530	$312	$8,218	49.6	44.5	386	31	340126000001
356	John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	787	50	15.7	86.0%	5 (0.6%)	105 (13.3%)	669 (85.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,769	$684	$9,085	49.5	56.8	297	59	340074803144
357	Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School	Public	5-8	256 Anderson Avenue	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6273	441	39	11.3	58.0%	235 (53.3%)	28 (6.3%)	108 (24.5%)	49 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$11,365	$415	$10,950	49.4	53.3	322	35	340138001316
358	Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	906	75	12	70.3%	143 (15.8%)	33 (3.6%)	651 (71.9%)	64 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$10,643	$590	$10,053	49.4	51.4	333	25	340783002814
359	Deptford Township Middle School	Public	6-8	890 Bankbridge Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 415-9540	895	76	11.7	38.3%	444 (49.6%)	202 (22.6%)	166 (18.5%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	$9,192	$96	$9,096	49.1	41.8	406	47	340390002514
360	Warren Hills Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	64 66 Carlton Avenue	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0750	477	44	10.8	31.2%	288 (60.4%)	37 (7.8%)	123 (25.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$6,923		$6,923	49	37.8	434	74	341697005880
361	Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	795	68	11.6	37.1%	438 (55.1%)	151 (19.0%)	121 (15.2%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	$13,211	$341	$12,870	49	48.5	359	2	340603001516
362	Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School	Public	6-8	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-1253	265	31	8.4	45.7%	53 (20.0%)	12 (4.5%)	184 (69.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,173	$335	$10,838	48.7	44.7	382	20	341788004558
363	Lake Riviera Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Beaverson Boulevard	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	893	76	11.8	42.4%	526 (58.9%)	37 (4.1%)	279 (31.2%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	$8,086	$171	$7,915	48.5	49.1	352	11	340222004590
364	Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,213	75	16.1	87.3%	238 (19.6%)	13 (1.1%)	956 (78.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,737	$782	$6,955	48.4	44.3	387	23	341134002298
365	Hammonton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 North Liberty Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7007	795	65	12.2	39.5%	511 (64.3%)	26 (3.3%)	234 (29.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$11,518	$447	$11,071	48.4	51.1	336	29	340657000140
366	Westampton Township Middle School	Public	4-8	700 Rancocas Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-2722	525	50	10.4	38.9%	154 (29.3%)	173 (33.0%)	90 (17.1%)	53 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.1%)	$10,468	$231	$10,237	48.3	42.5	403	37	341773001258
367	Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,294	80	16.1	83.2%	326 (25.2%)	13 (1.0%)	947 (73.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,426	$412	$8,014	48.2	39.2	426	59	341134002228
368	Chelsea Heights School	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 Filbert Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7272	267	29	9.1	89.1%	10 (3.7%)	55 (20.6%)	116 (43.4%)	80 (30.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,190	$1,919	$11,271	48.2	57.4	294	74	340096000016
369	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Grant Avenue	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-5013	270	30	9	50.0%	106 (39.3%)	31 (11.5%)	90 (33.3%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	$17,722	$703	$17,019	48.2	58.3	289	80	340441003770
370	Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	141	18	7.7	36.9%	77 (54.6%)	7 (5.0%)	41 (29.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	$15,980	$476	$15,504	47.9	30.1	508	138	341803005786
371	North Warren Regional School	Public	7-12	10 Noe Rd	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	North Warren Regional	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-8211	582	52	11.1	17.4%	473 (81.3%)	16 (2.7%)	70 (12.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	$15,824	$149	$15,675	47.9	36	455	84	340955005844
372	Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,874	$943	$11,931	47.7	46.8	370	2	340077303275
373	Glen Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 764-8981	617	54	11.3	25.4%	456 (73.9%)	21 (3.4%)	111 (18.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	$11,241	$44	$11,197	47.6	44.8	381	8	341671005948
374	Somerville Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Cliff Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4107	339	39	8.6	42.2%	119 (35.1%)	29 (8.6%)	142 (41.9%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	$12,292	$261	$12,031	47.1	34.7	467	93	341509005288
375	Kenneth R. Olson Middle School	Public	5-8	132 New Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Tabernacle Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0153	303	28	10.9	12.9%	261 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$10,423	$150	$10,273	47	51.2	334	41	341602005946
376	Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	605	68	8.9	47.3%	257 (42.5%)	35 (5.8%)	274 (45.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$10,296	$571	$9,725	47	36.6	448	72	340795003890
377	Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6186	353	33	10.6	45.3%	91 (25.8%)	10 (2.8%)	183 (51.8%)	64 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,561		$10,561	46.9	46.3	373	4	340876000542
378	Raymond W. Kershaw School	Public	6-8	125 South Black Horse Pike	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 931-1634	137	17	8	43.8%	101 (73.7%)	10 (7.3%)	18 (13.1%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$14,642	$304	$14,338	46.9	44.6	384	6	341089001598
379	Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	363	31	11.7	58.1%	3 (0.8%)	279 (76.9%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,274	$312	$10,962	46.8	61.6	262	117	341227002404
380	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	463	52	8.8	52.3%	40 (8.6%)	162 (35.0%)	195 (42.1%)	46 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	$10,012	$272	$9,740	46.7	43.1	396	16	341608000842
381	Sussex Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Loomis Avenue	Sussex	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4138	291	34	8.5	32.3%	233 (80.1%)	7 (2.4%)	35 (12.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$12,149	$152	$11,997	46.6	36.4	450	69	341596005410
382	Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	342	37	9.2	71.6%	101 (29.5%)	120 (35.1%)	93 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	$14,330	$691	$13,639	46.5	43.3	393	11	340174000952
383	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Division Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5290	954	68	13.9	45.6%	113 (11.8%)	146 (15.3%)	248 (26.0%)	416 (43.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	$7,161	$237	$6,924	46.5	49.2	348	35	340450003332
384	Walter T. Bergen Middle School	Public	5-8	225 Glenwild Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-4835	238	22	10.7	39.5%	136 (57.1%)	4 (1.7%)	82 (34.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,949	$125	$14,824	46.4	63.7	246	138	340186004758
385	Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	628	64	9.8	30.7%	287 (45.7%)	50 (8.0%)	137 (21.8%)	129 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$9,026		$9,026	46.4	41.1	417	32	341812003678
386	Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	1,060	81	13.1	44.3%	158 (14.9%)	140 (13.2%)	266 (25.1%)	459 (43.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.8%)	$7,148	$238	$6,910	46.4	49.1	350	36	340450003330
387	Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	318	32	10	31.4%	216 (67.9%)	23 (7.2%)	61 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$14,021	$344	$13,677	46.4	41.7	409	22	341326000366
388	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	662	41	16.3	59.8%	75 (11.3%)	124 (18.7%)	190 (28.7%)	255 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,171	$763	$6,408	46.3	57	295	93	340003400305
389	Township of Ocean Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1200 West Park Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5630	889	94	9.4	37.3%	515 (57.9%)	91 (10.2%)	206 (23.2%)	48 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$9,710	$169	$9,541	46.2	52.5	325	64	341206004060
390	Lacey Township Middle School	Public	6-8	660 Denton Avenue	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 242-2100	819	61	13.4	33.1%	679 (82.9%)	11 (1.3%)	101 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	$13,254	$518	$12,736	46.1	40.3	421	31	340810000242
391	Carl W. Goetz Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4610	978	78	12.5	37.3%	560 (57.3%)	50 (5.1%)	295 (30.2%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	37 (3.8%)	$8,153	$09	$8,144	46	49	353	38	340774004624
392	Williamstown Middle School	Public	5-8	561 Clayton Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 629-7444	1,694	146	11.5	40.4%	924 (54.5%)	351 (20.7%)	270 (15.9%)	50 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (5.5%)	$5,079	$274	$4,805	46	38.8	430	38	341047000183
393	Melvin H. Kreps Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Kent Lane	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7767	1,160	111	10.4	48.2%	263 (22.7%)	110 (9.5%)	558 (48.1%)	185 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.7%)	$12,750	$131	$12,619	46	41.7	408	15	340432003060
394	School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,646		$11,646	45.9	30	509	115	341269004876
395	iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	397	34	11.8	90.2%	22 (5.5%)	101 (25.4%)	269 (67.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,452	$244	$9,208	45.9	34.7	469	74	340459003197
396	Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1101 Main Street	Belmar	07719	Monmouth County	Belmar Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-2388	400	49	8.1	56.0%	138 (34.5%)	10 (2.5%)	230 (57.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$15,538	$1,241	$14,297	45.9	56.7	298	98	340141003750
397	Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Pennsylvania Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6950	729	54	13.5	87.9%	49 (6.7%)	88 (12.1%)	584 (80.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,093	$227	$7,866	45.6	42	405	8	340459000825
398	Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	682	59	11.5	64.4%	342 (50.1%)	20 (2.9%)	270 (39.6%)	45 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,479		$10,479	45.4	38.5	431	33	341269004890
399	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Memorial Drive	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7750	374	38	9.9	47.9%	164 (43.9%)	12 (3.2%)	181 (48.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,806	$614	$13,192	45.3	43.2	395	4	341764005022
400	Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	291	29	9.8	52.2%	168 (57.7%)	37 (12.7%)	38 (13.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.8%)	$11,907	$540	$11,367	45.3	36	454	54	341350005086

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