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
391	Carl W. Goetz Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4610	978	78	12.5	37.3%	560 (57.3%)	50 (5.1%)	295 (30.2%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	37 (3.8%)	$8,153			$09			$8,144	46	49	353	38		340774004624
392	Williamstown Middle School	Public	5-8	561 Clayton Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 629-7444	1,694	146	11.5	40.4%	924 (54.5%)	351 (20.7%)	270 (15.9%)	50 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (5.5%)	$5,079			$274			$4,805	46	38.8	430	38		341047000183
393	Melvin H. Kreps Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Kent Lane	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7767	1,160	111	10.4	48.2%	263 (22.7%)	110 (9.5%)	558 (48.1%)	185 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.7%)	$12,750			$131			$12,619	46	41.7	408	15		340432003060
394	School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,646						$11,646	45.9	30	509	115		341269004876
395	iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	397	34	11.8	90.2%	22 (5.5%)	101 (25.4%)	269 (67.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,452			$244			$9,208	45.9	34.7	469	74		340459003197
396	Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1101 Main Street	Belmar	07719	Monmouth County	Belmar Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-2388	400	49	8.1	56.0%	138 (34.5%)	10 (2.5%)	230 (57.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$15,538			$1,241			$14,297	45.9	56.7	298	98		340141003750
397	Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Pennsylvania Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6950	729	54	13.5	87.9%	49 (6.7%)	88 (12.1%)	584 (80.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,093			$227			$7,866	45.6	42	405	8		340459000825
398	Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	682	59	11.5	64.4%	342 (50.1%)	20 (2.9%)	270 (39.6%)	45 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,479						$10,479	45.4	38.5	431	33		341269004890
399	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Memorial Drive	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7750	374	38	9.9	47.9%	164 (43.9%)	12 (3.2%)	181 (48.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,806			$614			$13,192	45.3	43.2	395	4		341764005022
400	Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	291	29	9.8	52.2%	168 (57.7%)	37 (12.7%)	38 (13.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.8%)	$11,907			$540			$11,367	45.3	36	454	54		341350005086

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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.