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
101	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	367	46	8	7.6%	263 (71.7%)	5 (1.4%)	81 (22.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$19,201			$536			$18,665	82.8	75.5	159	58		341014000608
102	Maple Place Middle School	Public	5-8	Maple Place	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-0267	256	27	9.3	8.2%	223 (87.1%)	6 (2.3%)	19 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,151			$302			$16,849	82.8	80.2	121	19		341212004072
103	Northvale Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	441 Tappan Road	Northvale	07647	Bergen County	Northvale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-8484	540	53	10.2		210 (38.9%)	10 (1.9%)	84 (15.6%)	216 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$14,135			$225			$13,910	82.7	77	145	42		341182000656
104	Hillside Avenue School	Public	K-8	125 Hillside Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 709-6229	743	74	10	3.0%	484 (65.1%)	32 (4.3%)	138 (18.6%)	51 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$10,688			$225			$10,463	82.7	77.6	139	35		340357005460
105	Rockaway Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Valley Road	Boonton Township	07005	Morris County	Boonton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 334-4162	396	43	9.2	2.0%	303 (76.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.1%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$16,532			$57			$16,475	82.5	78.5	134	29		340198004162
106	Pond Road Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Pond Road	Robbinsville	08691	Mercer County	Robbinsville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 632-0940	1,022	82	12.4	10.1%	395 (38.6%)	35 (3.4%)	67 (6.6%)	485 (47.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.4%)	$4,739						$4,739	82.2	79.2	128	22		341710000146
107	Terrill Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	822	75	11	1.9%	527 (64.1%)	40 (4.9%)	90 (10.9%)	115 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	$9,029			$03			$9,026	82.1	73.3	172	65		341467005680
108	Warren Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Old Stirling Road	Warren	07060	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 753-5300	547	59	9.2	7.7%	287 (52.5%)	20 (3.7%)	61 (11.2%)	140 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.1%)	$13,671			$10			$13,661	82.1	83.7	89	19		341698005308
109	Hillsborough Township Middle School	Public	7-8	260 Triangle Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	1,246	111	11.2	16.5%	524 (42.1%)	84 (6.7%)	162 (13.0%)	444 (35.6%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	21 (1.7%)	$6,250						$6,250	82	82.2	104	5		340723005224
110	Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,207	87	13.8	15.0%	829 (68.7%)	28 (2.3%)	150 (12.4%)	153 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.7%)	$8,020			$14			$8,006	81.9	83.6	90	20		340939000029

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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.