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
731	Buckshutem Road School	Public	K-8	550 Buckshutem Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	653	48	13.6	92.0%	14 (2.1%)	135 (20.7%)	492 (75.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,609			$765			$9,844	8.3	7.7	729	2		340225001788
732	School 13	Public	K-8	690 East 23rd St	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0130	499	36	13.8	69.9%	2 (0.4%)	95 (19.0%)	400 (80.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,300						$8,300	8.1	9.5	711	21		341269004898
733	Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	474	39	12.1	82.7%	5 (1.1%)	292 (61.6%)	167 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)								8.1	7.6	732	1		341629006144
734	Morgan Village Middle School	Public	6-8	990 Morgan Boulevard	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	203	25	8.1	69.0%	2 (1.0%)	131 (64.5%)	67 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								8	6.2	741	7		340264003527
735	School 20	Public	K-8	500 East 37th Street	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0200	343	37	9.2	61.8%	0 (0.0%)	101 (29.4%)	237 (69.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,935						$10,935	7.8	9.7	707	28		341269004912
736	Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	650	50	13.1	75.8%	5 (0.8%)	206 (31.7%)	426 (65.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)								7.8	7.6	733	3		341629006142
737	Ezra L. Nolan School	Public	6-8	88 Gates Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6570	250	31	8	84.0%	7 (2.8%)	135 (54.0%)	96 (38.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,859			$319			$12,540	7.7	6.6	739	2		340783002836
738	Paulsboro Junior High School	Public	7-8	670 N Delaware Street	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2222	155	21	7.3	81.9%	28 (18.1%)	73 (47.1%)	45 (29.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$8,440			$465			$7,975	7.7	8.2	726	12		341272003289
739	Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	213	18	11.8	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.7	9.5	712	27		341146003521
740	Cooper's Poynt Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 State Street	Camden	08102	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5370	381	45	8.4	62.5%	4 (1.0%)	142 (37.3%)	230 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$18,278			$3,474			$14,804	7.6	8	727	13		340264001364

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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.