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)
341761002476	381	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	36 Gilbert Pl	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5373	521	54	9.7	49.7%	100 (19.2%)	173 (33.2%)	205 (39.3%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$13,694						$13,694	45.5			(n/a)	R2
341146002886	382	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	1,068	74	14.4	57.7%	92 (8.6%)	7 (0.7%)	960 (89.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$4,973						$4,973	45.4	35.7	381	1	R2
340076903036	383	South Hunterdon Regional High School	Public	7-12	301 Mt Airy Harbourton Rd	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-2060	409	50	8.2	16.1%	269 (65.8%)	32 (7.8%)	92 (22.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,989			$37			$13,952	45			(n/a)	R2
340078703387	384	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	815	54	15	59.6%	134 (16.4%)	55 (6.7%)	581 (71.3%)	31 (3.8%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,007			$453			$7,554	44.9	57.2	233	151	R2
340162001328	385	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Public	4-8	235 Grove Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-0203	315	32	9.8	37.8%	186 (59.0%)	38 (12.1%)	57 (18.1%)	27 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$17,757			$592			$17,165	44.9	44.1	323	62	R2
341788004558	386	Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School	Public	6-8	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-1253	265	26	10.3	46.8%	44 (16.6%)	12 (4.5%)	188 (70.9%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,173			$335			$10,838	44.8	44.1	322	64	R2
340876000542	387	Memorial Elementary School	Public	5-8	130 Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6186	336	60	5.6	27.7%	81 (24.1%)	14 (4.2%)	164 (48.8%)	60 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.3%)	$10,561						$10,561	44.8	46.5	311	76	R2
340096000028	388	Richmond Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	4115 Ventnor Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7250	580	59	9.8	82.9%	20 (3.4%)	70 (12.1%)	294 (50.7%)	185 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$12,517			$1,662			$10,855	44.7	38.5	357	31	R2
340126002730	389	Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	732	67	10.9	58.2%	249 (34.0%)	120 (16.4%)	220 (30.1%)	97 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$12,061			$545			$11,516	44.7	42.6	330	59	R2
341134002330	390	Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,109	74	14.9	80.0%	272 (24.5%)	36 (3.2%)	798 (72.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,360			$409			$7,951	44.7	27.9	445	55	R2

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