Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 745)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
340783002792	511	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	836	59	14.1	72.1%	419 (50.1%)	79 (9.4%)	168 (20.1%)	148 (17.7%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$9,613			$348			$9,265	29.7	31.4	419	92	R2
341227002410	512	Orange Preparatory Academy	Public, Alternative	8-9	400 Central Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4135	658	55	11.9	76.0%	3 (0.5%)	365 (55.5%)	288 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,917			$383			$12,534	29.6			(n/a)	R2
340792000209	513	David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	766	69	11	14.2%	406 (53.0%)	51 (6.7%)	266 (34.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	$8,540						$8,540	29.4			(n/a)	R2
340213003752	514	Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	207	39	5.3	55.1%	57 (27.5%)	9 (4.3%)	134 (64.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	$15,320			$1,194			$14,126	29.4	38	363	151	R2
341443001654	515	Mary E. Volz Elementary School	Public	4-8	509 West Third Avenue	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-5353	511	47	10.8	28.2%	390 (76.3%)	30 (5.9%)	50 (9.8%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$14,093			$517			$13,576	29.1	27.3	450	65	R2
341824001294	516	Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 John Bowker Jr. Blvd	Chatsworth	08019	Burlington County	Woodland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 726-1230	103	17	6.1	14.6%	99 (96.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$15,535			$412			$15,123	29.1	37.9	364	152	R2
341269004890	517	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	692	64	10.8	79.0%	347 (50.1%)	18 (2.6%)	278 (40.2%)	45 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,479						$10,479	28.7	21.7	490	27	R2
340837001856	518	Myron L. Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Main Street	Cedarville	08311	Cumberland County	Lawrence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4237	471	44	10.6	35.9%	334 (70.9%)	48 (10.2%)	66 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$12,218			$922			$11,296	28.5	31.6	417	101	R2
340654006049	519	Richard C Crockett Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 Kuser Road	Hamilton	08691	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4149	834	70	11.9	49.6%	230 (27.6%)	211 (25.3%)	332 (39.8%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	$9,929			$20			$9,909	28.5	29.6	426	93	R2
340126002714	520	Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Avenue C	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5945	639	55	11.6	55.6%	302 (47.3%)	90 (14.1%)	195 (30.5%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	$10,495			$452			$10,043	28.5	26.3	459	61	R2

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