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
381	Sussex Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Loomis Avenue	Sussex	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4138	291	34	8.5	32.3%	233 (80.1%)	7 (2.4%)	35 (12.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$12,149			$152			$11,997	46.6	36.4	450	69		341596005410
382	Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	342	37	9.2	71.6%	101 (29.5%)	120 (35.1%)	93 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	$14,330			$691			$13,639	46.5	43.3	393	11		340174000952
383	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Division Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5290	954	68	13.9	45.6%	113 (11.8%)	146 (15.3%)	248 (26.0%)	416 (43.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	$7,161			$237			$6,924	46.5	49.2	348	35		340450003332
384	Walter T. Bergen Middle School	Public	5-8	225 Glenwild Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-4835	238	22	10.7	39.5%	136 (57.1%)	4 (1.7%)	82 (34.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,949			$125			$14,824	46.4	63.7	246	138		340186004758
385	Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	628	64	9.8	30.7%	287 (45.7%)	50 (8.0%)	137 (21.8%)	129 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$9,026						$9,026	46.4	41.1	417	32		341812003678
386	Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	1,060	81	13.1	44.3%	158 (14.9%)	140 (13.2%)	266 (25.1%)	459 (43.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.8%)	$7,148			$238			$6,910	46.4	49.1	350	36		340450003330
387	Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	318	32	10	31.4%	216 (67.9%)	23 (7.2%)	61 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$14,021			$344			$13,677	46.4	41.7	409	22		341326000366
388	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	662	41	16.3	59.8%	75 (11.3%)	124 (18.7%)	190 (28.7%)	255 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,171			$763			$6,408	46.3	57	295	93		340003400305
389	Township of Ocean Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1200 West Park Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5630	889	94	9.4	37.3%	515 (57.9%)	91 (10.2%)	206 (23.2%)	48 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$9,710			$169			$9,541	46.2	52.5	325	64		341206004060
390	Lacey Township Middle School	Public	6-8	660 Denton Avenue	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 242-2100	819	61	13.4	33.1%	679 (82.9%)	11 (1.3%)	101 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	$13,254			$518			$12,736	46.1	40.3	421	31		340810000242

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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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