Best Middle Schools in New Jersey for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New Jersey!

Every year, the New Jersey Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! New Jersey NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were posted to SchoolDigger this week!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 319)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
340339000318	1	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	575	42	13.7	1.7%	255 (44.3%)	5 (0.9%)	55 (9.6%)	240 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$10,466			$197			$10,269	99.7%	98.0%	1.71%
340882002128	2	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	1,009	85	11.9	2.4%	486 (48.2%)	51 (5.1%)	51 (5.1%)	390 (38.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	$10,996			$02			$10,994	99.4%	95.8%	3.55%
340165005126	3	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	1,131	115	9.8	2.2%	565 (50.0%)	8 (0.7%)	99 (8.8%)	419 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	$10,219						$10,219	99.1%	96.1%	2.97%
341059006031	4	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	790	75	10.5	4.6%	237 (30.0%)	16 (2.0%)	48 (6.1%)	456 (57.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$14,018			$98			$13,920	98.8%	96.6%	2.11%
341683001682	5	Voorhees Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Holly Oak Dr	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 795-2025	963	88	10.9	16.8%	501 (52.0%)	116 (12.0%)	93 (9.7%)	196 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.6%)	$12,761			$134			$12,627	98.4%	83.0%	15.40%
341020002150	6	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	1,133	104	10.8	1.4%	463 (40.9%)	30 (2.6%)	52 (4.6%)	522 (46.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	$14,838			$34			$14,804	98.1%	97.3%	0.82%
340852000536	7	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	654	44	14.7	14.7%	145 (22.2%)	22 (3.4%)	168 (25.7%)	280 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	32 (4.9%)	$13,354						$13,354	97.8%	89.5%	8.31%
341611000872	8	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	901	71	12.6	2.7%	432 (47.9%)	14 (1.6%)	70 (7.8%)	347 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$10,776			$225			$10,551	97.5%	97.0%	0.46%
341341003188	9	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	816	68	12	14.0%	384 (47.1%)	56 (6.9%)	129 (15.8%)	180 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)	$11,879			$105			$11,774	97.2%	88.8%	8.36%
340498000053	10	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	1,134	92	12.3	10.0%	660 (58.2%)	32 (2.8%)	196 (17.3%)	203 (17.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.0%)	$8,430			$04			$8,426	96.9%	94.1%	2.80%

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About our rankings:

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 4, 2024, 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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.