Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 07039

Summary:

The 07039 zip code in Livingston, New Jersey is home to two high-performing middle schools: Heritage Middle School and Mount Pleasant Middle School. Both schools are part of the Livingston Board of Education School District, which is ranked 29th out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School stands out as a top-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top 40 middle schools in New Jersey and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the state averages in NJSLA/English Language Arts, NJSLA/Mathematics, NJSLA/Algebra I, and NJSLA/Geometry assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, 83% of 7th-grade students and 88.7% of 8th-grade students at Heritage Middle School scored proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.9% and 52.9%, respectively. Mount Pleasant Middle School also demonstrates strong academic performance, with 6th-grade proficiency rates exceeding the state averages in both NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Mathematics.

Both Heritage Middle School and Mount Pleasant Middle School have a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% compared to the state average, which warrants further investigation. However, the schools' higher-than-average spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios suggest that the Livingston Board of Education is allocating significant resources to support the educational experience of its middle school students, contributing to their strong academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)			NJSLA Mathematics (2024)			NJSLA Algebra I (2024)			NJSLA Geometry (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
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	1,004	84	11.8	3.1%	428 (42.6%)	58 (5.8%)	57 (5.7%)	423 (42.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.0%)	91.8	31^st of 743 public middle schools	95.8%		90.7	38^th of 748 public middle schools	94.9%	7	41.8		83.0	88.7		73.6	44.4	100.0	96.9	97.5	100.0	100.0	$10,996	$02	$10,994
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Public	6	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	487	39	12.5	2.7%	197 (40.5%)	18 (3.7%)	32 (6.6%)	221 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)								(n/a)		87.8			77.6								$11,229	$02	$11,227

Cities Near Zip Code 07039

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Livingston	0.23 mi	9	22^nd
West Orange	1.75 mi	13	211^th
East Hanover	2.42 mi	4	73^rd
Roseland	2.5 mi	1	39^th
Short Hills	2.56 mi	3	5^th

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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.

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