Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

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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
171	Carl H. Kumpf School	Public	6-8	59 Mildred Terrace	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 381-0400	528	46	11.4	8.3%	388 (73.5%)	8 (1.5%)	96 (18.2%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,251			$114			$11,137	73	76.1	151	20		340315005452
172	Dwight D. Eisenhower School	Public	6-8	279 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-3910	582	68	8.5	15.5%	400 (68.7%)	29 (5.0%)	69 (11.9%)	61 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.3%)	$10,436			$118			$10,318	73	75.5	158	14		340564003816
173	Southampton Township School #3	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Way	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	253	25	10	24.1%	204 (80.6%)	5 (2.0%)	30 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$15,104			$266			$14,838	72.9	60.7	270	97		341542000127
174	Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	507 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-8700	959	88	10.8	14.7%	576 (60.1%)	44 (4.6%)	188 (19.6%)	121 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)	$10,005			$53			$9,952	72.8	72.7	176	2		341365004494
175	Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	634	46	13.7	32.0%	185 (29.2%)	103 (16.2%)	126 (19.9%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	$9,314			$711			$8,603	72.7	79.1	129	46		340003500307
176	Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	223	29	7.6	26.0%	96 (43.0%)	14 (6.3%)	88 (39.5%)	21 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$3,206						$3,206	72.7	63.5	247	71		341086004394
177	Glenfield Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Maple Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4172	512	59	8.7	19.9%	238 (46.5%)	106 (20.7%)	77 (15.0%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.5%)	$12,589			$535			$12,054	72.6	69.2	199	22		341056002172
178	Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	491	59	8.3	11.6%	349 (71.1%)	8 (1.6%)	86 (17.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	$17,389			$20			$17,369	72.3	84.5	85	93		341245000710
179	Carlstadt Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Washington Street	Carlstadt	07072	Bergen County	Carlstadt Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 672-3000	478	45	10.6	43.5%	199 (41.6%)	14 (2.9%)	201 (42.1%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	$13,954			$476			$13,478	72.1	65.2	232	53		340279000813
180	Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	301 Second Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-1920	926	81	11.4	25.6%	590 (63.7%)	152 (16.4%)	127 (13.7%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	$12,429			$381			$12,048	71.8	59.1	282	102		340633001528

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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.