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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buzz Aldrin Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	173 Bellevue Ave	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4220	618	63	9.7	17.2%	317 (51.3%)	90 (14.6%)	91 (14.7%)	45 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.7%)	70.5	196^th of 752 public middle schools	73.9%		71.4	185^th of 743 public middle schools	75.1%	11		24.0			75.7	69.6	72.5			62.9	59.3	7.1	100.0	52.1	57.6			$11,896	$170	$11,726
Memorial Middle School	1.3mi	Public	5-8	500 Ridge Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-2646	468	48	9.7	9.4%	355 (75.9%)	12 (2.6%)	58 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	71.6	185^th of 752 public middle schools	75.4%		64.7	238^th of 743 public middle schools	68.0%	53	46.3	17.9		81.4	73.1	68.4	78.8		76.7	53.4	56.5	22.1		86.7	86.7			$8,390	$21	$8,369
Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	1.4mi	Public	6-8	176 North Fullerton Avenue	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-5741	203	28	7.2	15.3%	107 (52.7%)	36 (17.7%)	31 (15.3%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	74.2	160^th of 752 public middle schools	78.7%		70.5	189^th of 743 public middle schools	74.6%	29		33.3			75.0	81.4	76.2			56.8	57.7			43.7	43.7			$18,417	$89	$18,328
Bloomfield Middle School	1.5mi	Public	7-8	60 Huck Road	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8620	944	85	11.1	50.1%	200 (21.2%)	218 (23.1%)	448 (47.5%)	56 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	12 (1.3%)	43.4	415^th of 752 public middle schools	44.8%		47.7	362^nd of 743 public middle schools	51.3%	53		15.7				53.6	50.8				31.9	16.9		84.7	84.7			$7,974	$128	$7,846
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	2.3mi	Public	5-8	600 Bloomfield Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6751	702	62	11.3	1.9%	584 (83.2%)	13 (1.9%)	53 (7.5%)	27 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.0%)	81.8	112^th of 752 public middle schools	85.1%		72.5	177^th of 743 public middle schools	76.2%	65	48.9	31.2		70.9	70.3	82.7	70.0		67.0	58.8	72.0	32.2		95.1	95.1			$11,775	$136	$11,639
Glenfield Middle School	2.4mi	Public	6-8	25 Maple Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4172	512	59	8.7	19.9%	238 (46.5%)	106 (20.7%)	77 (15.0%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.5%)	72.6	177^th of 752 public middle schools	76.5%		69.2	199^th of 743 public middle schools	73.2%	22		30.2			77.0	80.1	76.2			52.8	55.8		100.0	44.0	50.9	100.0	100.0	$12,589	$535	$12,054
John H. Walker Middle School	2.7mi	Public	7-8	325 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8869	637	45	14.2	17.9%	315 (49.5%)	20 (3.1%)	211 (33.1%)	62 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	76.8	145^th of 752 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	144^th of 743 public middle schools	80.6%	1		25.0				73.5	72.8				50.0	43.6		95.8	96.4	100.0	100.0	$15,810	$376	$15,434
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	2.8mi	Public	6-8	1400 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2348	1,255	115	10.8	56.1%	357 (28.4%)	58 (4.6%)	718 (57.2%)	96 (7.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	41.6	423^rd of 752 public middle schools	43.8%		41.7	410^th of 743 public middle schools	44.8%	13		13.1			36.1	51.1	51.4			31.1	35.5	25.8		96.3	96.3			$12,567		$12,567
Little Falls Township Public School # 1	3.0mi	Public	5-8	Little Falls School # 1	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1033	392	42	9.4	27.6%	236 (60.2%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (29.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	78.6	137^th of 752 public middle schools	81.8%		86.6	69^th of 743 public middle schools	90.7%	68	42.0	10.9		70.0	75.6	81.2	75.3		73.0	68.3	64.8	42.5		89.5	89.5			$13,515	$313	$13,202
Gould/Mountain Elementary School	3.2mi	Public	4-6	132 Gould Ave	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	279	42	6.7		212 (76.0%)	5 (1.8%)	20 (7.2%)	36 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)	67.4		87.9	89.1	96.9			73.5	83.7	73.2								$10,455	$168	$10,287

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