New Jersey Middle School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, December 19, 2022.

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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)
340003200302	151	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	298	28	10.5	21.8%	147 (49.3%)	27 (9.1%)	85 (28.5%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	76.6	64.2	203	52
340537000117	152	Franklin Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	755 Franklin Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-0202	380	56	6.7	2.6%	311 (81.8%)	8 (2.1%)	24 (6.3%)	32 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,230			$92			$13,138	76.4	70.4	172	20
340852000536	153	Leonia Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	638	39	16.2	11.9%	136 (21.3%)	22 (3.4%)	158 (24.8%)	281 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.8%)	$13,354						$13,354	76.1	75.3	134	19
340198004162	154	Rockaway Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Valley Road	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 334-4162	392	41	9.6	1.8%	317 (80.9%)	5 (1.3%)	28 (7.1%)	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$16,532			$57			$16,475	76.1	84.2	83	71
341248004436	155	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	807	77	10.5	14.5%	243 (30.1%)	24 (3.0%)	138 (17.1%)	374 (46.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	$11,269			$430			$10,839	75.7	84	86	69
340705003844	156	Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-0900	301	39	7.7	18.6%	240 (79.7%)	14 (4.7%)	38 (12.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$19,383			$660			$18,723	75.3			(n/a)
340564003816	157	Dwight D. Eisenhower School	Public	6-8	279 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-3910	601	58	10.3	10.3%	450 (74.9%)	30 (5.0%)	57 (9.5%)	52 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,436			$118			$10,318	75.1	60.9	219	62
340003500307	158	Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	634	44	14.4	30.4%	160 (25.2%)	88 (13.9%)	136 (21.5%)	205 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.6%)	$9,314			$711			$8,603	75	78	122	36
341068000620	159	Robert L. Craig School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 West Park Street	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	Moonachie School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-5833	344	34	10.1	50.9%	106 (30.8%)	4 (1.2%)	177 (51.5%)	48 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	$16,011			$749			$15,262	74.5	75.2	135	24
341746002464	160	West Essex Middle School	Public	7-8	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	548	57	9.6	2.0%	450 (82.1%)	11 (2.0%)	44 (8.0%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$10,372			$71			$10,301	74.4			(n/a)

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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 19, 2022, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.