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)
340831004648	171	Lavallette Elementary School	Public	K-8	105 Brooklyn Ave.	Lavallette	08735	Ocean County	Lavallette Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-7722	141	16	9	8.5%	123 (87.2%)	7 (5.0%)	6 (4.3%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,143			$726			$17,417	72.7	61.8	214	43	R4
341467005680	172	Terrill Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	830	72	11.5	1.3%	537 (64.7%)	42 (5.1%)	101 (12.2%)	109 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	$9,029			$03			$9,026	72.6	79.5	112	60	R4
341467005678	173	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	Public	5-8	580 Park Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-4445	898	81	11.1	3.7%	540 (60.1%)	79 (8.8%)	144 (16.0%)	95 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.2%)	$8,253			$52			$8,201	72.6	73.1	151	22	R4
341098000459	174	Mount Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Wolfe Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 691-4006	1,098	101	10.8	9.8%	594 (54.1%)	97 (8.8%)	193 (17.6%)	157 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.1%)	$9,624			$367			$9,257	72.5	67	186	12	R4
340648005352	175	Hamburg School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Linwood Avenue	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hamburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7570	246	27	9	14.2%	175 (71.1%)	23 (9.3%)	39 (15.9%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,654			$517			$18,137	71.9	56	243	68	R4
341155004830	176	High Mountain School	Public	5-8	515 High Mountain Road	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-1220	261	30	8.7	15.3%	208 (79.7%)	3 (1.1%)	46 (17.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,562			$520			$13,042	71.9	75.1	136	40	R4
340372002974	177	Delaware Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Rosemont Ringoes Road	Sergeantsville	08557	Hunterdon County	Delaware Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-3179	390	45	8.6	3.6%	315 (80.8%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (11.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$17,866			$293			$17,573	71.5	56.2	241	64	R4
340546002990	178	Franklin Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	226 Quakertown Road	Quakertown	08868	Hunterdon County	Franklin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-7929	258	30	8.6	3.1%	191 (74.0%)	15 (5.8%)	39 (15.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,956			$365			$14,591	71.4	87.5	63	115	R4
340069002954	179	Alexandria Middle School	Public	4-8	557 County Rd. 513	Pittstown	08867	Hunterdon County	Alexandria Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-6811	269	30	8.9	4.1%	232 (86.2%)	6 (2.2%)	18 (6.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,932			$396			$12,536	71.2	68.1	180	1	R4
340534005336	180	Frankford Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Pines Road	Branchville	07826	Sussex County	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 948-3727	503	55	9.2	8.0%	450 (89.5%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$16,040			$466			$15,574	71	53.3	262	82	R4

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