Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1	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	265	24	11	53.2%	66 (24.9%)	22 (8.3%)	33 (12.5%)	132 (49.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	$9,826	$349	$9,477	98.6	99.1	1		340783003121
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	342	36	9.6	0.9%	277 (81.0%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.3%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$18,518	$38	$18,480	97.4	98	3	1	340993004322
3	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	130	23	5.5	3.8%	123 (94.6%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,190	$1,406	$23,784	96.5	98.1	2	1	341557004106
4	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	573	48	11.9		446 (77.8%)	8 (1.4%)	35 (6.1%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$13,291	$275	$13,016	96	96.2	8	4	340732000530
5	Mountain View School	Public	5-8	100 Dean Road	Mendham	07945	Morris County	Mendham Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7075	208	30	6.9	3.4%	170 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$12,123	$118	$12,005	95.4	96.4	7	2	340990004316
6	Markham Place School	Public	5-8	95 Markham Place	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Little Silver Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-7112	309	39	7.9		279 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$9,993	$183	$9,810	95.2	95.4	11	5	340879003898
7	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	657	47	14.1	8.8%	186 (28.3%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.1%)	369 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$8,359	$283	$8,076	95.1	95.8	9	2	340073503055
8	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	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,311	$157	$11,154	95	91.1	35	27	341638000143
9	Forrestdale School	Public	4-8	60 Forrest Avenue	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-0383	498	62	8		453 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$10,265	$277	$9,988	95	96.4	6	3	341437004092
10	Princeton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Bunn Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 924-0575	423	40	10.5	7.8%	112 (26.5%)	15 (3.5%)	24 (5.7%)	217 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.8%)				95	94.8	13	3	340004300323
11	Brookside School	Public	4-8	100 Brookside Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	502	43	11.7	2.0%	338 (67.3%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.8%)	92 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$10,272	$01	$10,271	94.8	95.5	10	1	340075000224
12	Charles DeWolf Middle School	Public	5-8	275 Old Tappan Rd	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Old Tappan Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-1475	370	32	11.6	0.8%	169 (45.7%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.8%)	169 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,136		$9,136	94.8	94.8	14	2	341218000674
13	Alpine Elementary School	Public	K-8	500 Hillside Avenue	Alpine	07620	Bergen County	Alpine Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-8255	146	18	8		82 (56.2%)	15 (10.3%)	10 (6.8%)	33 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$27,835	$860	$26,975	94.2	97.1	4	9	340087000228
14	Sea Girt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Bell Place	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Sea Girt Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 449-3422	148	25	6		118 (79.7%)	5 (3.4%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$19,511	$387	$19,124	94.2	96.6	5	9	341473004098
15	Soaring Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Romar Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Soaring Heights Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 434-4800	272	16	16.6	55.9%	39 (14.3%)	70 (25.7%)	44 (16.2%)	92 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	10 (3.7%)	$8,696	$1,133	$7,563	94	90.1	41	26	340003600309
16	Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	Public	6-8	392 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6400	389	42	9.2	0.8%	245 (63.0%)	8 (2.1%)	39 (10.0%)	77 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$15,979	$51	$15,928	93.8	91.4	34	18	341662000880
17	Haworth Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Valley Rd	Haworth	07641	Bergen County	Haworth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 384-5526	498	55	9		308 (61.8%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.4%)	105 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	$17,223		$17,223	93.7	93.8	17		340696000520
18	Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,106	105	10.5	2.4%	365 (33.0%)	31 (2.8%)	64 (5.8%)	550 (49.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.5%)	$14,838	$34	$14,804	93.7	93.1	20	2	341020002150
19	Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$18,304	$355	$17,949	93	94.9	12	7	341101004418
20	Monmouth Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Hastings Place	Monmouth Beach	07750	Monmouth County	Monmouth Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 222-6139	230	33	6.9		209 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,153	$137	$15,016	93	81.2	115	95	341038004018
21	Tenakill Middle School	Public	5-8	275 High Street	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-1332	593	42	14	2.4%	272 (45.9%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.3%)	244 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$10,466	$197	$10,269	92.8	94.1	15	6	340339000318
22	New Providence Middle School	Public	7-8	35 Pioneer Drive	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-9161	396	37	10.7	2.0%	219 (55.3%)	4 (1.0%)	55 (13.9%)	104 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$9,397	$396	$9,001	92.6	91	36	14	341131006097
23	Demarest Middle School	Public	5-8	568 Piermont Rd	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	359	36	10	0.8%	208 (57.9%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.9%)	120 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$12,207	$16	$12,191	92.6	92.1	27	4	340381000334
24	Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	140	19	7.2	7.1%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$17,865	$175	$17,690	92.4	93.4	19	5	340969000162
25	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	613	40	15.3	15.2%	85 (13.9%)	85 (13.9%)	27 (4.4%)	374 (61.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.5%)	$7,387	$280	$7,107	92.3	93.5	18	7	340074603143
26	Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	964	68	14.2	68.0%	83 (8.6%)	332 (34.4%)	502 (52.1%)	27 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	$11,449	$497	$10,952	92.3	82.2	103	77	341134002200
27	Heritage Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Foxcroft Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	994	82	12	2.3%	389 (39.1%)	48 (4.8%)	63 (6.3%)	451 (45.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	$10,996	$02	$10,994	92	91.8	31	4	340882002128
28	Woodcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	134 Woodcliff Ave	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 930-5600	238	27	8.8	1.7%	181 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.3%)	22 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$17,046	$28	$17,018	91.9	93.9	16	12	341821000936
29	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	264	39	6.8		67 (25.4%)	10 (3.8%)	20 (7.6%)	157 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	$12,826	$216	$12,610	91.8	92.8	24	5	340477000406
30	River Dell Middle School	Public	7-8	230 Woodland Avenue	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7246	573	49	11.7	0.7%	300 (52.4%)	10 (1.7%)	74 (12.9%)	174 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$15,095	$247	$14,848	91.7	89.5	45	15	341226000788
31	Union Township Middle School	Public	4-8	165 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	246	23	10.6	5.7%	191 (77.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	36 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	$18,446	$349	$18,097	91.5	92.8	23	8	341644003046
32	Explore Middle School	Public	6-8	180 9th Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6395	163	15	11.2	27.6%	44 (27.0%)	21 (12.9%)	70 (42.9%)	20 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$10,449		$10,449	91.3	92.2	26	6	340757000189
33	William R. Satz School	Public	7-8	24 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1808	455	47	9.7	2.9%	301 (66.2%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (6.6%)	87 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	$14,243	$52	$14,191	91.1	87.7	60	27	340741003852
34	Tenafly Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Sunset Lane	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 816-4530	916	76	12	4.8%	435 (47.5%)	14 (1.5%)	69 (7.5%)	355 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)	$10,776	$225	$10,551	91.1	93	22	12	341611000872
35	Harrington Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Harriot Ave	Harrington Park	07640	Bergen County	Harrington Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-5700	627	56	11.2		326 (52.0%)	11 (1.8%)	47 (7.5%)	204 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.1%)	$16,559	$102	$16,457	91	87.6	61	26	340684000508
36	Haddonfield Middle School	Public	6-8	Five Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	631	35	18	1.6%	530 (84.0%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (3.8%)	27 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.8%)	$6,717		$6,717	90.9	88.8	52	16	340639001558
37	Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	799	74	10.8	0.4%	580 (72.6%)	28 (3.5%)	63 (7.9%)	87 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	35 (4.4%)	$10,966	$21	$10,945	90.8	85	81	44	340594002092
38	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Jefferson Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 427-1458	441	20	22	8.8%	223 (50.6%)	7 (1.6%)	123 (27.9%)	77 (17.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$9,496	$427	$9,069	90.7	90.3	39	1	340073403037
39	William Annin Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Quincy Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2610	1,122	113	9.9	2.6%	507 (45.2%)	12 (1.1%)	109 (9.7%)	444 (39.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.2%)	$10,219		$10,219	90.7	91.9	29	10	340165005126
40	The Gray Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	317	16	19.2	72.9%	6 (1.9%)	112 (35.3%)	196 (61.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,242	$1,298	$7,944	90.6	93	21	19	340006400373
41	Montgomery Upper Middle School	Public	7-8	375 Burnt Hill Road	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7603	760	67	11.4	5.8%	207 (27.2%)	26 (3.4%)	48 (6.3%)	454 (59.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	$14,018	$98	$13,920	90.6	92.6	25	16	341059006031
42	Harding Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Lees Hill Road	New Vernon	07976	Morris County	Harding Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 267-6398	291	43	6.7	2.7%	241 (82.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	$20,191	$755	$19,436	90.4	90.6	37	5	340672004260
43	East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	325	40	8.1	3.4%	207 (63.7%)	8 (2.5%)	50 (15.4%)	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$15,443	$135	$15,308	90.2	89.1	50	7	340417004230
44	Holdrum Middle School	Public	6-8	393 Rivervale Road	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4016	347	42	8.3	0.9%	261 (75.2%)	8 (2.3%)	27 (7.8%)	38 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	$15,988	$41	$15,947	90.2	88.5	56	12	341395000798
45	Cedar Drive Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Cedar Drive	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	319	42	7.5	3.4%	268 (84.0%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (9.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$13,516	$216	$13,300	90	89.2	49	4	340345003760
46	Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School	Public	6-8	272 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1190	871	89	9.7	15.5%	497 (57.1%)	36 (4.1%)	178 (20.4%)	106 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	$6,058	$44	$6,014	90	91.9	30	16	341590005710
47	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	35 - 01 Morlot Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 703-2240	1,100	97	11.3	16.6%	596 (54.2%)	25 (2.3%)	222 (20.2%)	216 (19.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.4%)	$8,430	$04	$8,426	90	89.8	44	3	340498000053
48	Knollwood School	Public	4-8	224 Hance Road	Fair Haven	07704	Monmouth County	Fair Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 747-0320	502	57	8.7	0.6%	473 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,199		$10,199	89.9	90.2	40	8	340495003778
49	George G White	Public	5-8	120 Magnolia Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0286	490	58	8.4	10.6%	328 (66.9%)	14 (2.9%)	87 (17.8%)	49 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$10,922	$126	$10,796	89.9	88.4	57	8	340726000526
50	Avalon Elementary School	Public	5-8	235 32nd Street	Avalon	08202	Cape May County	Avalon School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 967-7544	97	13	7.5		85 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$27,633	$384	$27,249	89.7	85.2	80	30	340111001702
51	Robert R Lazar Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Changebridge Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	798	76	10.5	4.1%	429 (53.8%)	11 (1.4%)	92 (11.5%)	233 (29.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	$14,639	$70	$14,569	89.6	92	28	23	341065004336
52	Bay Head Elementary	Public	K-8	145 Grove Street	Bay Head	08742	Ocean County	Bay Head Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 892-0668	125	19	6.7		112 (89.6%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$17,883	$586	$17,297	89.6	67.7	209	157	340123004568
53	Glen Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	642	59	10.8	1.1%	408 (63.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.0%)	173 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	$15,503	$28	$15,475	89.6	85.9	74	21	340597000077
54	East Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	190 Spring Valley Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	555	56	9.8	15.9%	224 (40.4%)	16 (2.9%)	87 (15.7%)	190 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.1%)	$14,097		$14,097	89.5	86.6	68	14	341242000692
55	Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	412	49	8.4	13.1%	220 (53.4%)	7 (1.7%)	88 (21.4%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	$17,615	$650	$16,965	89.4	88.9	51	4	340132005120
56	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	335 North Van Dien Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2780	627	57	10.9	2.6%	343 (54.7%)	7 (1.1%)	57 (9.1%)	166 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.5%)	$11,177		$11,177	88.6	78.3	135	79	341383000766
57	Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Obre Place	Shrewsbury	07702	Monmouth County	Shrewsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-0882	439	52	8.4	0.7%	383 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$14,231	$86	$14,145	88.6	88.1	58	1	341497004102
58	Eric S. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Monroe Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2313	613	71	8.6	5.7%	451 (73.6%)	13 (2.1%)	61 (10.0%)	66 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$11,092		$11,092	88.3	81.7	108	50	341359000732
59	Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	750	64	11.6	0.8%	584 (77.9%)	20 (2.7%)	85 (11.3%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$7,540		$7,540	88.3	89.8	43	16	340357005462
60	Academy I	Public	6-8	209 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6500	415	31	13.6	53.7%	97 (23.4%)	55 (13.3%)	71 (17.1%)	178 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	$10,195	$392	$9,803	88.2	91.6	33	27	340783000142
61	Norwood Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Summit St	Norwood	07648	Bergen County	Norwood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-6363	583	49	11.8	1.9%	240 (41.2%)	8 (1.4%)	79 (13.6%)	228 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,636	$340	$12,296	88.1	83.8	88	27	341185000660
62	Union School	Public	7-8	359 Union Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	399	39	10.1	6.8%	205 (51.4%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.8%)	61 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$8,872		$8,872	88.1	74.9	161	99	341446000818
63	George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Washington Pl	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2790	644	55	11.7	1.9%	407 (63.2%)	7 (1.1%)	63 (9.8%)	107 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.3%)	$11,167	$71	$11,096	87.9	82.6	96	33	341383000768
64	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	292	43	6.7	9.9%	262 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$13,667	$484	$13,183	87.7	90.6	38	26	341560004108
65	Bernardsville Middle School	Public	5-8	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-1916	419	43	9.7	17.9%	269 (64.2%)	3 (0.7%)	108 (25.8%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$9,053	$134	$8,919	87.7	83.1	94	29	340000900178
66	Neeta School	Public	3-8	44 Neeta Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-5155	308	33	9.3	4.2%	297 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$6,879		$6,879	87.2	87.3	63	3	340984001114
67	Community Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5300	1,029	102	10	8.7%	120 (11.7%)	39 (3.8%)	46 (4.5%)	794 (77.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.7%)	$12,257	$110	$12,147	87.1	87.8	59	8	341770006012
68	Crossroads South Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Major Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 329-4633	812	78	10.4	17.0%	122 (15.0%)	59 (7.3%)	89 (11.0%)	527 (64.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$11,946	$160	$11,786	87.1	83.3	93	25	341521003618
69	Schuyler Colfax Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3130	650	68	9.5	10.2%	448 (68.9%)	17 (2.6%)	90 (13.8%)	72 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$15,872	$277	$15,595	87	87	64	5	341728004990
70	Edgar Middle School	Public	5-8	49 Brunswick Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8770	761	64	11.8	10.0%	340 (44.7%)	30 (3.9%)	101 (13.3%)	233 (30.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.0%)	$7,842		$7,842	86.8	88.7	55	15	340999003396
71	Clinton Township Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Grayrock Road	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 238-9141	405	35	11.5	10.9%	292 (72.1%)	13 (3.2%)	47 (11.6%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$4,447		$4,447	86.6	81.7	107	36	340336002935
72	Madison Junior School	Public	6-8	160 Main Street	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3149	555	50	11.1	7.6%	371 (66.8%)	17 (3.1%)	83 (15.0%)	63 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$12,630	$121	$12,509	86.5	82	106	34	340924004308
73	Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Walnut Lane	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 806-4270	794	67	11.8	13.6%	376 (47.4%)	43 (5.4%)	116 (14.6%)	183 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.6%)	$11,879	$105	$11,774	86.1	84.8	83	10	341341003188
74	Califon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 School Street	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Califon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 832-2828	94	16	5.7		71 (75.5%)	2 (2.1%)	14 (14.9%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$28,096	$304	$27,792	86.1			(n/a)	340261002962
75	Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	$7,471	$21	$7,450	86	84.2	86	11	341776005768
76	Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Middletown Lincroft Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-2212	862	70	12.3	4.9%	725 (84.1%)	6 (0.7%)	76 (8.8%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.3%)	$8,182		$8,182	86	82.5	98	22	341011003982
77	Fieldstone Middle School	Public	5-8	47 Spring Valley Road	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 391-9000	443	41	10.8	9.5%	252 (56.9%)	11 (2.5%)	65 (14.7%)	95 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$9,522	$85	$9,437	85.8	85.6	77		341062000616
78	William Allen Middle School	Public	7-8	801 N Stanwick Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6620	635	64	9.9	8.3%	401 (63.1%)	37 (5.8%)	57 (9.0%)	92 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	$7,659		$7,659	85.7	86	73	5	341071001140
79	Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	398	45	8.7	13.6%	263 (66.1%)	19 (4.8%)	73 (18.3%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,826		$12,826	85.7	90.1	42	37	341077004358
80	Cranbury School	Public	PK, KG-8	23 N Main St	Cranbury	08512	Middlesex County	Cranbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 395-1700	421	56	7.5	9.5%	211 (50.1%)	13 (3.1%)	42 (10.0%)	130 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$18,574	$108	$18,466	85.2	87	66	14	340354003282
81	Elysian Charter School of Hoboken	Public, Charter	K-8	1460 Garden Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Elysian Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 876-0102	292	25	11.8	9.9%	196 (67.1%)	5 (1.7%)	38 (13.0%)	25 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	$8,361	$513	$7,848	85.1	81.4	112	31	340002900297
82	Old Turnpike School	Public	5-8	171 Old Turnpike Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Tewksbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 439-2010	217	24	9	3.2%	166 (76.5%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.1%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	$16,739	$206	$16,533	85.1	82.3	102	20	341617003042
83	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	369	52	7	3.3%	279 (75.6%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.1%)	31 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$13,230	$92	$13,138	85	77.6	141	58	340537000117
84	Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	5-8	90 Ryerson Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5520	368	31	11.9	24.5%	231 (62.8%)	3 (0.8%)	100 (27.2%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,325	$188	$9,137	84.9	88.7	53	31	340858004296
85	Pequannock Valley School	Public	6-8	493 Newark Pompton Tpke.	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6050	476	42	11.3	5.3%	413 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,625	$91	$16,534	84.9	81.6	110	25	341290004478
86	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	344 Calvin Ct	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5750	607	62	9.7	0.5%	508 (83.7%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.8%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	$12,168	$258	$11,910	84.8	81.3	113	27	341836000944
87	Valley View School	Public	5-8	50 Valley View Road	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-4422	276	30	9.2	2.2%	133 (48.2%)	24 (8.7%)	43 (15.6%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$9,487		$9,487	84.6	85.3	79	8	341719005318
88	East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	398	42	9.4	15.8%	308 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$16,880	$457	$16,423	84.5	85.7	76	12	340408002980
89	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	299	21	14.2	20.1%	157 (52.5%)	27 (9.0%)	64 (21.4%)	26 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$10,740	$525	$10,215	84.3	85	82	7	340003200302
90	Black River Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Rt. 513 - North Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-6363	352	36	9.8	5.7%	255 (72.4%)	7 (2.0%)	52 (14.8%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,856	$160	$11,696	84.3	84.2	87	3	340306004194
91	Monroe Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Perrineville Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-6042	1,681	135	12.4	10.2%	483 (28.7%)	61 (3.6%)	131 (7.8%)	976 (58.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.7%)	$13,214	$09	$13,205	84	83.3	92	1	341050003442
92	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	483	45	10.7	2.9%	335 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.5%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	$8,613	$168	$8,445	83.9	86.5	70	22	341104005588
93	Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	638	62	10.2	0.9%	509 (79.8%)	8 (1.3%)	46 (7.2%)	44 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	$7,490	$17	$7,473	83.9	89.2	48	45	341776005766
94	Marlboro Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Nolan Road	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-7115	761	72	10.5	15.0%	388 (51.0%)	16 (2.1%)	61 (8.0%)	270 (35.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	$9,987	$02	$9,985	83.5	87	65	29	340972000515
95	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Central Avenue	Stirling	07980	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 647-2311	284	26	11	10.6%	204 (71.8%)	4 (1.4%)	45 (15.8%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$9,645	$37	$9,608	83.4	77.3	143	48	341266004462
96	John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1081 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2920	930	76	12.2	13.0%	16 (1.7%)	50 (5.4%)	35 (3.8%)	791 (85.1%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.2%)	$6,899		$6,899	83.2	86.2	72	24	340450003328
97	Thomas R Grover Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Southfield Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5250	1,183	102	11.5	8.6%	154 (13.0%)	61 (5.2%)	50 (4.2%)	871 (73.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	$12,108	$110	$11,998	83.2	84.8	84	13	341770000313
98	Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Oak St	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-8185	446	47	9.4	8.5%	359 (80.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,567		$13,567	83.2	87.4	62	36	341191000670
99	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	463	39	12	73.2%	44 (9.5%)	71 (15.3%)	265 (57.2%)	76 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,579		$9,579	83.1	81.3	114	15	341269004924
100	Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	12 - 00 First Street	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5470	655	69	9.5	25.6%	323 (49.3%)	23 (3.5%)	176 (26.9%)	110 (16.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,028	$110	$8,918	82.9	79.9	124	24	340498000414

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