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
651	Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Van Sciver Parkway	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8700	550	44	12.5	70.4%	22 (4.0%)	377 (68.5%)	128 (23.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$16,254			$1,193			$15,061	15.9	12.5	680	29		341800006108
652	Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Turnerville Road	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 210-0200	323	33	9.9	76.8%	109 (33.7%)	98 (30.3%)	79 (24.5%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	$10,061			$368			$9,693	15.9	21.9	580	72		341299000433
653	Millville Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1101 Wheaton Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 506-8143	327	28	11.6	15.0%	32 (9.8%)	128 (39.1%)	146 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$8,381			$2,343			$6,038	15.8	12.2	684	31		340074903184
654	Indian Ave School	Public	K-8	399 Indian Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	627	48	13.2	92.3%	13 (2.1%)	66 (10.5%)	540 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,054			$1,060			$10,994	15.3	12.8	677	23		340225001794
655	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	Public	K-8	631-657 Westminster Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5900	667	56	12	84.1%	44 (6.6%)	186 (27.9%)	412 (61.8%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,486			$230			$10,256	15.3	14.8	660	5		340459005526
656	Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,415			$794			$9,621	15.3	15.3	655	1		341134002288
657	Howard M. Phifer Middle School	Public	6-8	8201 Park Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8511	988	82	12	81.4%	52 (5.3%)	208 (21.1%)	614 (62.1%)	84 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	$9,290			$325			$8,965	15.2	17.5	626	31		341287001612
658	Union Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	427 Union Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	735	47	15.8	79.9%	1 (0.1%)	495 (67.3%)	232 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,597			$204			$9,393	15	16.1	644	14		340768002122
659	Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	661 W Eighth St	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4320	737	66	11.1	86.4%	4 (0.5%)	81 (11.0%)	647 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$7,716			$269			$7,447	14.8	12.5	679	20		341314005606
660	George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	736	46	16	63.6%	8 (1.1%)	418 (56.8%)	294 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	$10,378			$520			$9,858	14.8	13.6	671	11		341134005912

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.