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)
341647006074	361	Russell O. Brackman Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Barnegat Blvd North	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 698-5880	552	56	9.9	23.7%	377 (68.3%)	41 (7.4%)	91 (16.5%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	$4,828						$4,828	47.9			(n/a)	R3
340080503481	362	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	457 Shirley Road	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2472	169	16	10.5	23.1%	118 (69.8%)	2 (1.2%)	39 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)								47.7	59.7	223	139	R3
341623004726	363	Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,305	90	14.4	22.1%	994 (76.2%)	40 (3.1%)	180 (13.8%)	34 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.3%)	$5,993						$5,993	47.7	42.3	333	30	R3
340774000069	364	Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	35 South Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4701	759	73	10.4	40.6%	421 (55.5%)	49 (6.5%)	247 (32.5%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	$13,417			$84			$13,333	47.6	48.6	298	66	R3
340633001528	365	Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	301 Second Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-1920	1,038	81	12.7	14.5%	695 (67.0%)	153 (14.7%)	121 (11.7%)	20 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.1%)	$12,429			$381			$12,048	47.5			(n/a)	R3
341464003582	366	Sayreville Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5290	1,388	124	11.1	34.2%	542 (39.0%)	217 (15.6%)	308 (22.2%)	231 (16.6%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (5.0%)	$8,185			$149			$8,036	47.4	56.3	239	127	R3
340138001316	367	Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School	Public	5-8	256 Anderson Avenue	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6273	448	37	12.1	36.4%	262 (58.5%)	21 (4.7%)	96 (21.4%)	52 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$11,365			$415			$10,950	47.2	34.1	396	29	R3
340783002828	368	Rafael Cordero y Molina	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Erie St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4390	704	69	10.2	38.6%	157 (22.3%)	134 (19.0%)	218 (31.0%)	168 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.3%)	$10,087			$357			$9,730	46.9	29.2	431	63	R3
341368003840	369	Hazlet Middle School	Public	7-8	1639 Union Avenue	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-0940	392	37	10.6	15.1%	322 (82.1%)	3 (0.8%)	50 (12.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$8,747						$8,747	46.6			(n/a)	R3
341707006076	370	Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	498	53	9.4	21.1%	354 (71.1%)	57 (11.4%)	48 (9.6%)	25 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,287			$729			$12,558	46.6	47.3	305	65	R3

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