Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 652)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
340074603143	1	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	591	35	16.7	12.7%	76 (12.9%)	117 (19.8%)	31 (5.2%)	334 (56.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.4%)	$7,387			$280			$7,107	98.8	87.9	43	42	R5
341269004924	2	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0280	466	42	11.2	58.2%	31 (6.7%)	114 (24.5%)	260 (55.8%)	61 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,579						$9,579	98.7	91.9	21	19	R5
340073503055	3	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	546	43	12.8	4.9%	284 (52.0%)	40 (7.3%)	44 (8.1%)	161 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$8,359			$283			$8,076	98.6	88.6	40	37	R5
340783003121	4	Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	193 Old Bergen Road	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	479	23	20.8	59.3%	116 (24.2%)	86 (18.0%)	95 (19.8%)	165 (34.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	$9,826			$349			$9,477	98.6	98.1	1	3	R5
341437004092	5	Forrestdale School	Public	4-8	60 Forrest Avenue	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-0383	578	59	9.8	0.5%	542 (93.8%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,265			$277			$9,988	98.3	94.7	7	2	R5
340477000406	6	Upper School	Public	3-8	143 Charlotte Pl	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 567-7292	292	37	7.8		93 (31.8%)	8 (2.7%)	19 (6.5%)	161 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,826			$216			$12,610	98	88.8	35	29	R5
341776005766	7	Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	684	64	10.6	0.4%	582 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$7,490			$17			$7,473	97.9	88.6	38	31	R5
340684000508	8	Harrington Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Harriot Ave	Harrington Park	07640	Bergen County	Harrington Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-5700	558	57	9.8		314 (56.3%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.7%)	167 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.0%)	$16,559			$102			$16,457	97.9	86.3	53	45	R5
341020002150	9	Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,197	110	10.9	0.8%	577 (48.2%)	26 (2.2%)	47 (3.9%)	484 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.2%)	$14,838			$34			$14,804	97.9	92.2	18	9	R5
341557004106	10	H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Tuttle Ave	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Borough	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6380	169	23	7.3	1.8%	163 (96.4%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,190			$1,406			$23,784	97.4	84.3	69	59	R5

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