Approximately 39% of public middle school students in New Jersey are eligible for free lunch (2024).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in New Jersey is Cape May Regional School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 89%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 94%
Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in New Jersey (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Cape May Regional School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
131 Crest Haven Rd
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
(609) 463-4870
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
(609) 463-4870
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Ocean Rch
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
1 Game Farm Road
Forked River, NJ 08731
(609) 693-9282
Forked River, NJ 08731
(609) 693-9282
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Passaic For Science And Engineering
(Math: 30% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
291 Lafayette Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Passaic Gifted And Talented School No. 20
(Math: 16% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 2-8
19 Henry Street
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Passaic Preparatory Academy
(Math: 11% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
252 Boulevard
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Passaic Regional School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 4-11
160 Minnisink Rd
Totowa, NJ 07512
(973) 256-3337
Totowa, NJ 07512
(973) 256-3337
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Community Charter School Of Paterson
Charter School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: K-8
75 Spruce St
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 413-2057
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 413-2057
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
The Queen City Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: K-12
815 West Seventh Street
Plainfield, NJ 07063
(908) 753-4700
Plainfield, NJ 07063
(908) 753-4700
Rank: #99.
Newcomers
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: 3-11
482-506 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0110
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0110
Rank: #1010.
Etta Gero School No. 9
(Math: 2% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: K-8
140 First St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5509
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5509
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19
(Math: 3% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: 1-8
320 Highland Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 779-4219
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 779-4219
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Essex Co Jdc
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: 7-12
80 Duryea Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(973) 484-4908
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(973) 484-4908
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
School No. 5
(Math: 3% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: K-8
168 Monroe St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 591-6747
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 591-6747
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Thomas Jefferson School No. 1
(Math: 5% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: K-8
390 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5501
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5501
Rank: #15 - 1915. - 19.
Hope Academy
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 6-12
266 Harrison Street
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 928-1509
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 928-1509
Rank: #15 - 1915. - 19.
Hope Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: K-7
836 S. 4th Street
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 379-3448
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 379-3448
Rank: #15 - 1915. - 19.
Sonia Sotomayor School #21
(Math: 2% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: K-8
225 Madison Street
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Rank: #15 - 1915. - 19.
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10
(Math: 4% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
151 Harrison St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5510
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5510
Rank: #15 - 1915. - 19.
William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11
(Math: 3% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: K-8
390 Gregory Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5511
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5511
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Camden Co Jdc
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: 7-12
Woodbury Turnersville Rd Lake
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 374-6100
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 374-6100
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Mario Drago School No. 3
(Math: 7% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: PK-8
155 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5503
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5503
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
New Horizons Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: K-8
45 59 Hayes Street
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 848-0400
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 848-0400
Rank: #20 - 2320. - 23.
Paul Robeson Charter School For The Humanities
Charter School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: 3-8
643 Indiana Ave
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 394-7727
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 394-7727
Rank: #2424.
Atlantic Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: K-8
112 South New York Rd
Absecon, NJ 08205
(609) 428-4300
Absecon, NJ 08205
(609) 428-4300
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Kipp: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
(Math: 5% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: K-10
525 Clinton Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 622-0905
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 622-0905
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Mastery Schools Of Camden Inc.
(Math: 7% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: K-12
1001 North 17th Street
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 726-0027
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 726-0027
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
School 3
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: K-8
448 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0030
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0030
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
100 Fourth St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5508
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5508
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6
(Math: 2% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
85 Hamilton Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5506
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5506
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Middlesex Co Jdc
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: 8-12
Us Highway 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 297-8991
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 297-8991
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
New Jersey Training School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: 8-12
North State Home Ro
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(732) 605-3907
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(732) 605-3907
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Cherry Street School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: K-8
11 Cherry Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 455-8030
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 455-8030
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
College Achieve Paterson Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: K-10
21 Market Street
Eatontown, NJ 07724
(862) 257-1423
Eatontown, NJ 07724
(862) 257-1423
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
John P. Holland Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: PK-8
5 Garret Mountain Plaza
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 345-2212
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 345-2212
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Mercer Regional School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: 4-12
1600 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 530-3390
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 530-3390
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New Jersey average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The New Jersey average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 39%% for 2024.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in New Jersey?
The best top ranked public middle schools in New Jersey include Cape May Regional School, Ocean Rch and Passaic For Science And Engineering.
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