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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 (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 (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 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
Veterans Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-12	191 Rutherford Place	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	426	42	10.2	43.7%	181 (42.5%)	5 (1.2%)	215 (50.5%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	61.4	263^rd of 752 public middle schools	65.0%		52.4	326^th of 743 public middle schools	56.1%	63		10.6			67.1	69.0	53.0			46.9	48.1	34.9	100.0	100.0			$13,308	$166	$13,142
Lincoln Middle School	1.0mi	Public	7-8	121 Beech St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5095	763	67	11.3	72.5%	196 (25.7%)	13 (1.7%)	527 (69.1%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	32.4	489^th of 752 public middle schools	35.0%		25.6	548^th of 743 public middle schools	26.2%	59		10.5				39.4	49.1				21.2	17.5	87.0	87.0			$14,838	$859	$13,979
Belleville Middle School	1.2mi	Public	7-8	279 Washington Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4342	685	61	11.2	71.5%	62 (9.1%)	53 (7.7%)	517 (75.5%)	38 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.0%)	25.6	556^th of 752 public middle schools	26.1%		23.8	558^th of 743 public middle schools	24.9%	2		9.9				44.0	41.7				20.8	3.3	59.5	59.5			$19,880	$885	$18,995
Lyndhurst Middle School	1.8mi	Public	6-8	625 Page Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-5683	610	43	14.0	38.7%	281 (46.1%)	22 (3.6%)	262 (43.0%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	52.6	327^th of 752 public middle schools	56.5%		49.3	347^th of 743 public middle schools	53.3%	20		11.3			75.9	74.3	58.4			33.3	36.3	9.0	68.7	68.7			$14,916	$563	$14,353
Washington Middle School	2.6mi	Public	6-8	One North Fifth Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-2285	466	37	12.6	85.0%	48 (10.3%)	9 (1.9%)	386 (82.8%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.2	478^th of 752 public middle schools	36.4%		28.9	517^th of 743 public middle schools	30.4%	39		10.6			44.7	39.9	52.9			24.8	23.0	18.7	95.4	95.4			$20,286	$1,108	$19,178
John H. Walker Middle School	2.9mi	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	$14,068	$286	$13,782
Pierrepont School	3.0mi	Public	4-6	70 E Pierrepont Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	569	56	10.1	6.3%	281 (49.4%)	11 (1.9%)	153 (26.9%)	83 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)								(n/a)	46.6		72.3	77.8	80.1			70.3	65.5	70.9							$13,621	$341	$13,280
Discovery Charter School	3.9mi	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%)	67.7	218^th of 752 public middle schools	71.0%		62.3	257^th of 743 public middle schools	65.4%	39	24.0	29.4	58.3	54.2	73.9	80.0	75.1	46.2	36.0	25.0	30.0	52.9					$20,037	$1,597	$18,440
Patrick F. Healy Middle School	3.9mi	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%)	11.1	693^rd of 752 public middle schools	7.8%		9.6	708^th of 743 public middle schools	4.7%	15		1.3				18.4	10.2				9.1	6.1					$16,521	$1,408	$15,113
Union School	3.9mi	Public	7-9	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%)	88.1	62^nd of 752 public middle schools	91.8%		74.9	161^st of 743 public middle schools	78.3%	99		35.2				81.1	79.7				76.7	40.5	95.6	95.6			$14,660	$264	$14,396

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