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
61	Norwood Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Summit St	Norwood	07648	Bergen County	Norwood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-6363	583	49	11.8	1.9%	240 (41.2%)	8 (1.4%)	79 (13.6%)	228 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,636			$340			$12,296	88.1	83.8	88	27		341185000660
62	Union School	Public	7-8	359 Union Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	399	39	10.1	6.8%	205 (51.4%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.8%)	61 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$8,872						$8,872	88.1	74.9	161	99		341446000818
63	George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Washington Pl	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2790	644	55	11.7	1.9%	407 (63.2%)	7 (1.1%)	63 (9.8%)	107 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.3%)	$11,167			$71			$11,096	87.9	82.6	96	33		341383000768
64	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	292	43	6.7	9.9%	262 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$13,667			$484			$13,183	87.7	90.6	38	26		341560004108
65	Bernardsville Middle School	Public	5-8	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-1916	419	43	9.7	17.9%	269 (64.2%)	3 (0.7%)	108 (25.8%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$9,053			$134			$8,919	87.7	83.1	94	29		340000900178
66	Neeta School	Public	3-8	44 Neeta Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-5155	308	33	9.3	4.2%	297 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$6,879						$6,879	87.2	87.3	63	3		340984001114
67	Community Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5300	1,029	102	10	8.7%	120 (11.7%)	39 (3.8%)	46 (4.5%)	794 (77.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.7%)	$12,257			$110			$12,147	87.1	87.8	59	8		341770006012
68	Crossroads South Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Major Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 329-4633	812	78	10.4	17.0%	122 (15.0%)	59 (7.3%)	89 (11.0%)	527 (64.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$11,946			$160			$11,786	87.1	83.3	93	25		341521003618
69	Schuyler Colfax Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3130	650	68	9.5	10.2%	448 (68.9%)	17 (2.6%)	90 (13.8%)	72 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$15,872			$277			$15,595	87	87	64	5		341728004990
70	Edgar Middle School	Public	5-8	49 Brunswick Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8770	761	64	11.8	10.0%	340 (44.7%)	30 (3.9%)	101 (13.3%)	233 (30.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.0%)	$7,842						$7,842	86.8	88.7	55	15		340999003396

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.