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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 7th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
University Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	255 Myrtle Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6879	719	60	11.9	76.8%	3 (0.4%)	443 (61.6%)	269 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11.9	671^st of 743 public middle schools	9.7%		9.5	717^th of 752 public middle schools	4.7%	46		4.2			24.2	25.1	27.2			11.3	10.1	3.2		42.6	42.6				$23,337	$1,413	$21,924
Pride Academy Charter School	1.3mi	Public, Charter	5-8	117 Elmwood Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	Pride Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 672-3200	300	19	16.0	78.3%	1 (0.3%)	281 (93.7%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	314^th of 743 public middle schools	57.7%		51.5	341^st of 752 public middle schools	54.7%	27	17.4	18.7		50.7	26.7	65.3	58.7		42.6	20.0	66.3	30.9		100.0	100.0				$13,191	$1,810	$11,381
Union Avenue Middle School	1.7mi	Public	6-8	427 Union Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	735	47	15.8	79.9%	1 (0.1%)	495 (67.3%)	232 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13.7	657^th of 743 public middle schools	11.6%		15	658^th of 752 public middle schools	12.5%	1		5.8			18.1	25.9	27.7			7.5	13.0	6.0		95.7	95.7				$21,824	$1,417	$20,407
South Orange Middle School	2.3mi	Public	6-8	70 North Ridgewood Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-2772	752	77	9.7	11.6%	420 (55.9%)	152 (20.2%)	68 (9.0%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.5%)	73.9	169^th of 743 public middle schools	77.3%		68	213^th of 752 public middle schools	71.7%	44		34.2			79.5	77.4	75.4			72.8	32.5	10.3	86.9	70.6	80.7		73.1	73.8	$15,843	$79	$15,764
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	2.3mi	Public	8	400 Central Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4135	397	48	8.2	65.7%	1 (0.3%)	187 (47.1%)	207 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	462^nd of 743 public middle schools	37.8%		26.8	541^st of 752 public middle schools	28.1%	79		6.8					40.9					23.9		100.0	100.0				$22,943	$1,522	$21,421
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	2.5mi	Public	7-8	145 Hillside Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	323	30	10.7	73.1%	15 (4.6%)	178 (55.1%)	128 (39.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.8	647^th of 743 public middle schools	12.9%		16.3	649^th of 752 public middle schools	13.7%	2		1.7				32.9	35.6				5.6	2.5		71.4	71.4				$26,262	$589	$25,673
Discovery Charter School	2.5mi	Public, Charter	4-8	240 Halsey St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 623-0222	99	6	15.8	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	81 (81.8%)	17 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.9	350^th of 743 public middle schools	52.9%		67.7	218^th of 752 public middle schools	71.0%	132	31.6	11.1	40.0	42.1	44.0	65.4	44.5	40.0	31.6	28.0	34.6	55.6							$20,037	$1,597	$18,440
Patrick F. Healy Middle School	2.6mi	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5670	322	21	15.7	14.0%	20 (6.2%)	231 (71.7%)	67 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	7	732^nd of 743 public middle schools	1.5%		11.1	693^rd of 752 public middle schools	7.8%	39		0.8				13.6	13.2				4.7	1.7							$16,521	$1,408	$15,113
Sojourner Truth Middle School	2.7mi	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5665	264	20	13.4	27.3%	12 (4.5%)	194 (73.5%)	53 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)					16.2					5.6									$18,708	$1,508	$17,200
John L. Costley Middle School	2.7mi	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5660	334	25	13.4	9.9%	15 (4.5%)	235 (70.4%)	76 (22.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12.4	665^th of 743 public middle schools	10.5%		9.4	718^th of 752 public middle schools	4.5%	53		0.5				15.9	16.4				5.7	12.1							$19,845	$1,453	$18,392

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