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
331	Logan Middle School	Public	6-8	110 School Lane	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 467-5133	258	26	9.7	21.3%	182 (70.5%)	24 (9.3%)	26 (10.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$12,685			$139			$12,546	52.3	53.5	321	10		340888003231
332	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,276	89	14.3	61.8%	351 (27.5%)	129 (10.1%)	682 (53.4%)	96 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$8,403			$478			$7,925	52.3	56.2	301	31		340071502923
333	Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	413	30	13.7	14.8%	9 (2.2%)	323 (78.2%)	66 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,075			$362			$11,713	52.3	43.5	390	57		340423002046
334	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	458	48	9.4	29.9%	177 (38.6%)	21 (4.6%)	221 (48.3%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,087			$168			$13,919	52.1	62.7	256	78		341407000804
335	Riverton School District	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Fifth Street	Riverton	08077	Burlington County	Riverton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-0087	252	28	9	19.0%	200 (79.4%)	7 (2.8%)	31 (12.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$12,139			$425			$11,714	52	54.5	312	23		341404001238
336	Nicholas Oresko Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 East 24th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-6281	388	36	10.7	62.9%	135 (34.8%)	82 (21.1%)	108 (27.8%)	46 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,130			$585			$10,545	51.9	73.4	171	165		340126000141
337	Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$8,518			$339			$8,179	51.9	48.9	354	17		340066000004
338	Oxford Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	17 Kent Street	Oxford	07863	Warren County	Oxford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 453-4101	262	27	9.8	29.8%	205 (78.2%)	14 (5.3%)	32 (12.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,106			$309			$13,797	51.9	48.8	355	17		341230005846
339	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 582-3535	613	53	11.6	26.8%	430 (70.1%)	63 (10.3%)	87 (14.2%)	28 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,674			$299			$11,375	51.8	50.8	337	2		341707006075
340	Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	295	34	8.6	48.8%	104 (35.3%)	21 (7.1%)	155 (52.5%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,749			$406			$12,343	51.6	49.8	344	4		341119004426

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.