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)
340073503055	1	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	571	44	12.9	6.3%	268 (46.9%)	40 (7.0%)	42 (7.4%)	204 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$8,359			$283			$8,076	98.2	98.6	3	2	R5
340993004322	2	Mendham Township Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Washington Valley Road	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	308	41	7.5	1.0%	255 (82.8%)	11 (3.6%)	11 (3.6%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$18,518			$38			$18,480	98.2	97.2	11	9	R5
340783003121	3	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	485	20	23.8	59.6%	111 (22.9%)	72 (14.8%)	92 (19.0%)	191 (39.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$9,826			$349			$9,477	98.2	98.6	4	1	R5
340087000228	4	Alpine Elementary School	Public	K-8	500 Hillside Avenue	Alpine	07620	Bergen County	Alpine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-8255	156	22	7.1	1.9%	94 (60.3%)	6 (3.8%)	6 (3.8%)	42 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	$27,835			$860			$26,975	97.7	93.7	27	23	R5
340732000530	5	Ho-Ho-Kus Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Lloyd Road	Ho Ho Kus	07423	Bergen County	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-4555	574	49	11.7	0.5%	463 (80.7%)	8 (1.4%)	41 (7.1%)	56 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,291			$275			$13,016	97.3	93.2	31	26	R5
340075000224	6	Brookside School	Public	4-8	100 Brookside Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	520	46	11.3	1.9%	369 (71.0%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.2%)	88 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.0%)	$10,272			$01			$10,271	97.3	91.3	43	37	R5
341437004092	7	Forrestdale School	Public	4-8	60 Forrest Avenue	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-0383	551	55	10.1	0.5%	506 (91.8%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$10,265			$277			$9,988	97.2	98.3	5	2	R5
341557004106	8	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	159	23	7	1.9%	153 (96.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$25,190			$1,406			$23,784	97.1	97.4	10	2	R5
340477000406	9	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	256	33	7.8	1.2%	74 (28.9%)	6 (2.3%)	22 (8.6%)	140 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	$12,826			$216			$12,610	96.4	98	6	3	R5
341638000143	10	Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	379	26	14.5	59.4%	44 (11.6%)	11 (2.9%)	295 (77.8%)	29 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,311			$157			$11,154	96.1	83.9	87	77	R5

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