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
161	Collingswood Middle School	Public	6-8	414 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5702	446	40	11	33.4%	269 (60.3%)	48 (10.8%)	87 (19.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$9,965			$266			$9,699	74.1	67.7	208	47		340342001476
162	Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	624	51	12.1	19.7%	217 (34.8%)	26 (4.2%)	255 (40.9%)	100 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	$8,229			$228			$8,001	74	73.8	168	6		340399000344
163	Byram Intermediate School	Public	5-8	12 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	346	34	10.1	8.7%	266 (76.9%)	16 (4.6%)	54 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$14,338			$137			$14,201	74	75.8	155	8		340255005334
164	Clifton T. Barkalow School	Public	6-8	498 Stillwells Corner Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-4403	574	70	8.2	15.0%	426 (74.2%)	28 (4.9%)	74 (12.9%)	36 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	$11,513			$244			$11,269	73.9	68.1	204	40		340564003814
165	Ramapo Ridge	Public	6-8	150 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2380	642	61	10.5	14.0%	372 (57.9%)	28 (4.4%)	94 (14.6%)	101 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	$11,030						$11,030	73.8	78.5	133	32		340933000594
166	Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$10,083			$307			$9,776	73.8	69.3	198	32		341179000215
167	Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 393-8170	417	37	11.2	21.8%	187 (44.8%)	12 (2.9%)	156 (37.4%)	49 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$10,295			$114			$10,181	73.5	69.8	194	27		340693000491
168	Readington Middle School	Public	6-8	48 Readington Rd	Whitehouse Station	08889	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 534-2113	466	61	7.6	13.1%	344 (73.8%)	7 (1.5%)	65 (13.9%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.9%)	$12,092			$09			$12,083	73.3	68.4	203	35		341371003030
169	Lincoln	Public	K-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	372	33	11.2	25.8%	252 (67.7%)	9 (2.4%)	93 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$11,448			$164			$11,284	73.3	63.8	244	75		340579005532
170	Maywood Avenue School	Public	4-8	452 Maywood Ave	Maywood	07607	Bergen County	Maywood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 845-9114	561	46	12.3	25.3%	172 (30.7%)	40 (7.1%)	239 (42.6%)	91 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$12,176			$271			$11,905	73.3	86.4	71	99		340981000602

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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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