Best Middle Schools in New Jersey (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

352

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Every ranked middle school in New Jersey, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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New Jersey middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Mendham Township Middle School	Brookside	Mendham Township School District	82%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	301
#2	A+	Markham Place School	Little Silver	Little Silver Boro School District	81%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	360
#3	A+	Mount Pleasant Middle School	Livingston	Livingston Board of Education School District	80%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	474
#4	A+	Millburn Middle School	Millburn	Millburn Township School District	78%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	1,133
#5	A+	Mountain View School	Mendham	Mendham Borough School District	78%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	229
#6	A+	Montgomery Upper Middle School	Skillman	Montgomery Township School District	76%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	790
#7	A+	Community Middle School	Plainsboro	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	74%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,071
#8	A+	Charles Dewolf Middle School	Old Tappan	Old Tappan Public School District	73%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	358
#9	A+	New Providence Middle School	New Providence	New Providence School District	73%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	398
#10	A+	Princeton Middle School	Princeton	Princeton Public School District	73%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	816
#11	A+	Pine Brook School	Manalapan	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	72%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	580
#12	A+	William Annin Middle School	Basking Ridge	Bernards Township School District	72%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,131
#13	A+	Briarcliff Middle School	Mountain Lakes	Mountain Lakes Public School District	71%	60%	Meets Expectations	267
#14	A+	Emil A Cavallini Middle School	Upper Saddle River	Upper Saddle River School District	71%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	381
#15	A+	John Adams Middle School	Edison	Edison Township School District	71%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,001
#16	A+	Tenafly Middle School	Tenafly	Tenafly Public School District	71%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	901
#17	A+	Academy I	Jersey City	Jersey City Public Schools	70%	63%	Meets Expectations	403
#18	A+	Heritage Middle School	Livingston	Livingston Board of Education School District	70%	59%	Meets Expectations	1,009
#19	A+	Tenakill Middle School	Closter	Closter Public School District	70%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	575
#20	A+	Demarest Middle School	Demarest	Demarest School District	69%	57%	Meets Expectations	325
#21	A+	George Washington Middle School	Ridgewood	Ridgewood Public School District	69%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	641
#22	A+	Old Turnpike School	Califon	Tewksbury Township School District	69%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	239
#23	A+	Thomas R Grover Middle School	West Windsor	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	69%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,197
#24	A+	Edgar Middle School	Metuchen	Metuchen Public School District	68%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	765
#25	A+	Eugene A Tighe Middle School	Margate	Margate City School District	68%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	152
#26	A	River Dell Middle School	River Edge	River Dell Regional School District	68%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	589
#27	A	Walter Hill School	Swedesboro	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	68%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	252
#28	A	Glen Rock Middle School	Glen Rock	Glen Rock Public School District	67%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	621
#29	A	William R Satz School	Holmdel	Holmdel Township School District	67%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	516
#30	A	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Ridgewood	Ridgewood Public School District	66%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	684
#31	A	Haddonfield Middle School	Haddonfield	Haddonfield School District	66%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	647
#32	A	Madison Junior School	Madison	Madison Public School District	66%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	579
#33	A	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Fair Lawn	Fair Lawn Public School District	66%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,134
#34	A	Woodcliff Middle School	Woodcliff Lake	Woodcliff Lake School District	66%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	264
#35	A	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Edison	Edison Township School District	66%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,137
#36	A	Crossroads South Middle School	Monmouth Junction	South Brunswick School District	65%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	987
#37	A	Eric S Smith Middle School	Ramsey	Ramsey School District	65%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	634
#38	A	Haines Sixth Grade Center	Medford	Medford Township School District	65%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	287
#39	A	Lawton C Johnson Summit Middle School	Summit	Summit Public School District	65%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	942
#40	A	Cedar Drive Middle School	Colts Neck	Colts Neck Township School District	64%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	328
#41	A	East Hanover Middle School	East Hanover	East Hanover Township School District	64%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	297
#42	A	Holdrum Middle School	River Vale	River Vale Public School District	64%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	357
#43	A	Lewis F Cole Middle School	Fort Lee	Fort Lee School District	64%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,194
#44	A	Black River Middle School	Chester	Chester Township School District	63%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	345
#45	A	East Brook Middle School	Paramus	Paramus Public School District	63%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	600
#46	A	Fieldstone Middle School	Montvale	Montvale Board of Education School District	63%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	433
#47	A	Robert R Lazar Middle School	Montville	Montville Township School District	63%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	724
#48	A	Terrill Middle School	Scotch Plains	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	63%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	837
#49	A	Valley View School	Watchung	Watchung Borough School District	63%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	254
#50	A	Pond Road Middle School	Robbinsville	Robbinsville Public School District	62%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	992
#51	A	Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Westfield	Westfield Public School District	62%	52%	Meets Expectations	781
#52	A-	Bernardsville Middle School	Bernardsville	Somerset Hills Regional School District	62%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	458
#53	A-	Columbia Middle School	Berkeley Hts	Berkeley Heights School District	62%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	560
#54	A-	Avalon Elementary School	Avalon	Avalon School District	61%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	83
#55	A-	Crossroads North Middle School	Monmouth Junction	South Brunswick School District	61%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	917
#56	A-	Franklin Avenue Middle School	Franklin Lakes	Franklin Lakes School District	61%	50%	Meets Expectations	384
#57	A-	George G White	Hillsdale	Hillsdale School District	61%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	478
#58	A-	Monroe Township Middle School	Monroe Township	Monroe Township School District	61%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,759
#59	A-	Union School	Rutherford	Rutherford School District	61%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	369
#60	A-	William Allen Middle School	Moorestown	Moorestown Township Public School District	61%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	616
#61	A-	Belhaven Middle School	Linwood	Linwood City School District	60%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	358
#62	A-	Chatham Middle School	Chatham	School District of the Chathams	60%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	877
#63	A-	Clinton Township Middle School	Clinton	Clinton Township School District	60%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	425
#64	A-	Leonia Middle School	Leonia	Leonia Public School District	60%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	654
#65	A-	Schuyler Colfax Middle School	Wayne	Wayne Township Public School District	60%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	621
#66	A-	Warren Middle School	Warren	Warren Township School District	60%	50%	Meets Expectations	538
#67	A-	Henry B Whitehorne Middle School	Verona	Verona Public School District	59%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	668
#68	A-	Maple Place Middle School	Oceanport	Oceanport School District	59%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	264
#69	A-	Pequannock Valley School	Pompton Plains	Pequannock Township School District	59%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	481
#70	A-	Roosevelt Intermediate School	Westfield	Westfield Public School District	59%	53%	Meets Expectations	658
#71	A-	Valley Middle School	Oakland	Oakland Public School District	59%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	440
#72	A-	Cresskill Middle School	Cresskill	Cresskill Public School District	58%	49%	Meets Expectations	398
#73	A-	Hillsborough Township Middle School	Hillsborough	Hillsborough Township Public School District	58%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,193
#74	A-	Marlboro Memorial Middle School	Morganville	Marlboro Township School District	58%	50%	Meets Expectations	755
#75	A-	Thompson Middle School	Middletown	Middletown Township Public School District	58%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	878
#76	A-	Brooklawn Middle School	Parsippany	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	57%	47%	Meets Expectations	904
#77	A-	Central Middle School	Stirling	Long Hill Township School District	57%	45%	Meets Expectations	279
#78	A-	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Wyckoff	Wyckoff Township Public School District	57%	47%	Meets Expectations	620
#79	A-	Frank Antonides School	West Long Branch	West Long Branch School District	57%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	217
#80	A-	Manalapan Englishtown Middle School	Manalapan	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	57%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	1,174
#81	B+	Bridgewater Raritan Middle School	Bridgewater	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	56%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,347
#82	B+	Edison Middle School	W Orange	West Orange Public Schools	56%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	484
#83	B+	Henry C Beck Middle School	Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill School District	56%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	845
#84	B+	Memorial Middle School	Cedar Grove	Cedar Grove Township School District	56%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	440
#85	B+	Valleyview Middle School	Denville	Denville Township K-8 School District	56%	45%	Meets Expectations	541
#86	B+	Lincoln Park Middle School	Lincoln Park	Lincoln Park School District	55%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	361
#87	B+	Little Falls Township Public School 1	Little Falls	Little Falls Township Public School District	55%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	388
#88	B+	Long Pond School	Newton	Andover Regional School District	55%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	191
#89	B+	Long Valley Middle School	Long Valley	Washington Township School District	55%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	673
#90	B+	Pearl R Miller Middle School	Kinnelon	Kinnelon School District	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	393
#91	B+	Renaissance Middle School At The Rand Building	Montclair	Montclair Public School District	55%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	213
#92	B+	Waldwick Middle School	Waldwick	Waldwick School District	55%	45%	Meets Expectations	379
#93	B+	West Brook Middle School	Paramus	Paramus Public School District	55%	43%	Meets Expectations	511
#94	B+	West Essex Middle School	North Caldwell	West Essex Regional School District	55%	46%	Meets Expectations	599
#95	B+	Glenfield Middle School	Montclair	Montclair Public School District	54%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	548
#96	B+	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	Scotch Plains	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	54%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	917
#97	B+	Medford Memorial Middle School	Medford	Medford Township School District	54%	43%	Meets Expectations	587
#98	B+	Memorial Middle School	Fair Lawn	Fair Lawn Public School District	54%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	626
#99	B+	Ridgedale Middle School	Florham Park	Florham Park School District	54%	46%	Meets Expectations	296
#100	B+	Rosa International Middle School	Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill School District	54%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	754
#101	B+	South Orange Middle School	S Orange	South Orange-Maplewood School District	54%	42%	Meets Expectations	770
#102	B+	Timberlane Middle School	Pennington	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	54%	47%	Meets Expectations	780
#103	B+	Wall Intermediate School	Wall	Wall Township Public School District	54%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	763
#104	B+	Bogota Middle School	Bogota	Bogota Public School District	53%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	197
#105	B+	Central Middle School	Parsippany	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	53%	43%	Meets Expectations	781
#106	B+	Indian Mills Memorial School	Shamong	Shamong Township School District	53%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	322
#107	B+	Memorial Junior School	Whippany	Hanover Township School District	53%	42%	Meets Expectations	466
#108	B+	Ramapo Ridge	Mahwah	Mahwah Township Public School District	53%	42%	Meets Expectations	638
#109	B+	Stewartsville Middle School	Stewartsville	Greenwich Township School District	53%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	227
#110	B	Collingswood Middle School	Collingswood	Collingswood Public School District	52%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	486
#111	B	Maplewood Middle School	Maplewood	South Orange-Maplewood School District	52%	40%	Meets Expectations	721
#112	B	Randolph Middle School	Randolph	Randolph Township School District	52%	42%	Meets Expectations	922
#113	B	Readington Middle School	Whitehouse Station	Readington Township School District	52%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	492
#114	B	Voorhees Middle School	Voorhees	Voorhees Township School District	52%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	963
#115	B	Westwood Regional Middle School	Westwood	Westwood Regional School District	52%	42%	Meets Expectations	655
#116	B	Anthony Wayne Middle School	Wayne	Wayne Township Public School District	51%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	665
#117	B	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Upper Montclair	Montclair Public School District	51%	44%	Meets Expectations	610
#118	B	Churchill Junior High School	East Brunswick	East Brunswick Township School District	51%	43%	Meets Expectations	2,002
#119	B	Hoboken Middle School	Hoboken	Hoboken Public School District	51%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	409
#120	B	Marlboro Middle School	Marlboro	Marlboro Township School District	51%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,004
#121	B	Stonebridge Middle School	Allentown	Upper Freehold Regional School District	51%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	447
#122	B	Upper Township Middle School	Petersburg	Upper Township School District	51%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	469
#123	B	William G Rohrer Middle School	Westmont	Haddon Township School District	51%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	440
#124	B	Ethel Hoppock Middle School	Asbury	Bethlehem Township School District	50%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	130
#125	B	George Washington Middle School	Wayne	Wayne Township Public School District	50%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	508
#126	B	Grover Cleveland Middle School	Caldwell	Caldwell-West School District	50%	39%	Meets Expectations	586
#127	B	John H Walker Middle School	Nutley	Nutley Public School District	50%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	605
#128	B	Millstone Township Middle School	Millstone Township	Millstone Township School District	50%	44%	Meets Expectations	373
#129	B	Northfield Community Middle School	Northfield	Northfield City School District	50%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	422
#130	B	Southampton Township School 3	Southampton	Southampton Township School District	50%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	237
#131	B	Woodland Middle School	Barrington	Barrington School District	50%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	245
#132	B	Bayshore Middle School	Leonardo	Middletown Township Public School District	49%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	561
#133	B	Carl H Kumpf School	Clark	Clark Township Public School District	49%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	516
#134	B	Dwight D Eisenhower School	Freehold	Freehold Township School District	49%	37%	Meets Expectations	558
#135	B	Florence M Gaudineer Middle School	Springfield	Springfield Public School District	49%	39%	Meets Expectations	518
#136	B	Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Hasbrouck Heights	Hasbrouck Heights School District	49%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	401
#137	B	Clifton T Barkalow School	Freehold	Freehold Township School District	48%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	661
#138	B-	Memorial Middle School	Point Pleasant	Point Pleasant Borough School District	48%	38%	Meets Expectations	610
#139	B-	Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School	Columbus	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	48%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	703
#140	B-	Tinton Falls Middle School	Tinton Falls	Tinton Falls School District	48%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	450
#141	B-	Byram Intermediate School	Stanhope	Byram Township School District	47%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	380
#142	B-	David E Owens Middle School	New Milford	New Milford Public School District	47%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	529
#143	B-	Iselin Middle School	Iselin	Woodbridge Township School District	47%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	849
#144	B-	Lopatcong Township Middle School	Phillipsburg	Lopatcong Township School District	47%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	364
#145	B-	Middle School 4	Jersey City	Jersey City Public Schools	47%	35%	Meets Expectations	669
#146	B-	Roosevelt Middle School	W Orange	West Orange Public Schools	47%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	499
#147	B-	Woodstown Middle School	Woodstown	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	47%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	283
#148	B-	Branchburg Central Middle School	Branchburg	Branchburg Township School District	46%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	410
#149	B-	Conackamack Middle School	Piscataway	Piscataway Township School District	46%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	477
#150	B-	Copeland Middle School	Rockaway	Rockaway Township School District	46%	34%	Meets Expectations	853
#151	B-	Sparta Middle School	Sparta	Sparta Township Public School District	46%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	746
#152	B-	Ventnor Middle School	Ventnor	Ventnor City School District	46%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	204
#153	B-	Woodglen School	Califon	Lebanon Township School District	46%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	292
#154	B-	Bordentown Regional Middle School	Bordentown	Bordentown Regional School District	45%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	531
#155	B-	Cinnaminson Middle School	Cinnaminson	Cinnaminson Township School District	45%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	689
#156	B-	Jonas Salk Middle School	Old Bridge	Old Bridge Township School District	45%	35%	Meets Expectations	903
#157	B-	Matawan Aberdeen Middle School	Cliffwood	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	45%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	847
#158	B-	Richard Butler School	Butler	Butler Public School District	45%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	298
#159	B-	Southern Regional Middle School	Manahawkin	Southern Regional School District	45%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	905
#160	B-	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Lodi	Lodi School District	45%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	694
#161	B-	Alfred S Faust Middle School	East Rutherford	East Rutherford School District	44%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	215
#162	B-	Green Brook Middle School	Green Brook	Green Brook Township Public School District	44%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	346
#163	B-	Hardyston Township Middle School	Hamburg	Hardyston Township School District	44%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	264
#164	B-	Lawrence Middle School	Lawrenceville	Lawrence Township Public School District	44%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	549
#165	B-	T E Harrington Middle School	Mount Laurel	Mount Laurel Township School District	44%	35%	Meets Expectations	930
#166	C+	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Old Bridge	Old Bridge Township School District	44%	32%	Meets Expectations	981
#167	C+	High Mountain School	North Haledon	North Haledon School District	44%	32%	Meets Expectations	257
#168	C+	Howell Township Middle School North	Farmingdale	Howell Township Public School District	44%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	1,030
#169	C+	Jp Case Middle School	Flemington	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	44%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	673
#170	C+	Kingsway Regional Middle School	Woolwich Twp	Kingsway Regional School District	44%	35%	Meets Expectations	954
#171	C+	Lakeside School	Pompton Lakes	Pompton Lakes School District	44%	33%	Meets Expectations	389
#172	C+	Mount Olive Middle School	Budd Lake	Mount Olive Township School District	43%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,109
#173	C+	Roy W Brown Middle School	Bergenfield	Bergenfield Borough School District	43%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	840
#174	C+	Bunker Hill Middle School	Sewell	Washington Township School District	42%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	608
#175	C+	Clearview Regional Middle School	Mullica Hill	Clearview Regional High School District	42%	33%	Meets Expectations	753
#176	C+	Frances Demasi Middle School	Marlton	Evesham Township School District	42%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	702
#177	C+	High Bridge Middle School High	Bridge	High Bridge Borough School District	42%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	144
#178	C+	Marlton Middle	Marlton	Evesham Township School District	42%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	762
#179	C+	Township Of Ocean Intermediate School	Ocean	Township of Ocean School District	42%	32%	Meets Expectations	890
#180	C+	Eisenhower Middle School	Succasunna	Roxbury Township School District	41%	30%	Meets Expectations	535
#181	C+	Howell Township Middle School South	Howell	Howell Township Public School District	41%	30%	Meets Expectations	796
#182	C+	Nehaunsey Middle School	Gibbstown	Greenwich Township School District	41%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	146
#183	C+	Orchard Valley Middle School	Sewell	Washington Township School District	41%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	489
#184	C+	Frelinghuysen Middle School	Morristown	Morris School District	40%	33%	Meets Expectations	1,069
#185	C+	Kawameeh Middle School	Union	Township of Union School District	40%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	710
#186	C+	Liberty Middle School	West Orange	West Orange Public Schools	40%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	526
#187	C+	Memorial Elementary School	Little Ferry	Little Ferry Public School District	39%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	342
#188	C+	Theodore Schor Middle School	Piscataway	Piscataway Township School District	39%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	571
#189	C+	Thorne Middle School	Port Monmouth	Middletown Township Public School District	39%	29%	Meets Expectations	620
#190	C+	Veterans Middle School	North Arlington	North Arlington School District	39%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	483
#191	C+	Walter T Bergen Middle School	Bloomingdale	Bloomingdale School District	39%	27%	Meets Expectations	224
#192	C	Herbert Hoover Middle School	Edison	Edison Township School District	39%	29%	Meets Expectations	961
#193	C	Lincoln Middle School	Hawthorne	Hawthorne Public School District	39%	27%	Meets Expectations	517
#194	C	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Sewell	Washington Township School District	38%	28%	Meets Expectations	648
#195	C	Delsea Regional Middle School	Franklinville	Delsea Regional High School District	38%	27%	Meets Expectations	518
#196	C	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	West Berlin	Berlin Township School District	38%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	258
#197	C	Glen Meadow Middle School	Vernon	Vernon Township School District	38%	27%	Meets Expectations	645
#198	C	Hackettstown Middle School	Hackettstown	Hackettstown Public School District	38%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	475
#199	C	Logan Middle School	Logan Township	Logan Township School District	38%	27%	Meets Expectations	366
#200	C	Martin J Ryerson School	Ringwood	Ringwood School District	38%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	378
#201	C	Quibbletown Middle School	Piscataway	Piscataway Township School District	38%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	497
#202	C	School 6middle School	Cliffside Park	Cliffside Park School District	38%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	696
#203	C	Secaucus Middle School	Secaucus	Secaucus School District	38%	31%	Meets Expectations	470
#204	C	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Teaneck	Teaneck School District	38%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	529
#204	C	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Edison	Edison Township School District	38%	28%	Meets Expectations	909
#206	C	Toms River Intermediate School East	Toms River	Toms River Regional School District	38%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,294
#207	C	Union Hill Middle School	Union City	Union City School District	38%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	849
#208	C	Emma C Attales Absecon	Absecon	Absecon Public Schools District	37%	27%	Meets Expectations	401
#209	C	Jefferson Township Middle School	Oak Ridge	Jefferson Township Public School District	37%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	578
#210	C	Kenneth R Olson Middle School	Tabernacle	Tabernacle Township School District	37%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	314
#211	C	Lyndhurst Middle School	Lyndhurst	Lyndhurst Public School District	37%	27%	Meets Expectations	606
#212	C	Pittsgrove Township Middle School	Pittsgrove	Pittsgrove Township School District	37%	27%	Meets Expectations	499
#213	C	South Plainfield Middle School	South Plainfield	South Plainfield School District	37%	28%	Meets Expectations	464
#214	C	Veterans Memorial Middle School	Brick Town	Brick Township Public School District	37%	28%	Meets Expectations	871
#215	C	Classical Academy Charter School Of Clifton (Charter)	Clifton	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	36%	26%	Meets Expectations	163
#216	C	Deptford Township Middle School	Sewell	Deptford Township Public School District	36%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	928
#217	C	John A Carusi Middle School	Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill School District	36%	29%	Meets Expectations	841
#218	C	Melvin H Kreps Middle School	East Windsor	East Windsor Regional School District	36%	24%	Meets Expectations	1,176
#219	C	Sussex Middle School	Sussex	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	36%	26%	Meets Expectations	312
#220	C	Warren Hills Regional Middle School	Washington	Warren Hills Regional School District	36%	24%	Meets Expectations	468
#221	C-	Glen Landing Middle School	Blackwood	Gloucester Township Public Schools	36%	26%	Meets Expectations	790
#222	C-	Highland Park Middle School	Highland Park	Highland Park Boro School District	36%	27%	Meets Expectations	353
#223	C-	Raymond W Kershaw School	Mount Ephraim	Mt. Ephraim School District	36%	26%	Meets Expectations	141
#224	C-	Somerville Middle School	Somerville	Somerville Public School District	36%	27%	Meets Expectations	341
#225	C-	Alfred C Mackinnon Middle School	Wharton	Wharton Borough School District	35%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	265
#226	C-	Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School	Bellmawr	Bellmawr Public School District	35%	23%	Meets Expectations	457
#227	C-	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Teaneck	Teaneck School District	35%	25%	Meets Expectations	518
#228	C-	Hammonton Middle School	Hammonton	Hammonton School District	35%	26%	Meets Expectations	842
#229	C-	Lacey Township Middle School	Forked River	Lacey Township School District	35%	27%	Meets Expectations	570
#230	C-	Lake Riviera Middle School	Brick	Brick Township Public School District	35%	28%	Meets Expectations	908
#231	C-	Memorial Middle School	Eatontown	Eatontown Public School District	35%	27%	Meets Expectations	176
#232	C-	Pride Academy Charter School (Charter)	East Orange	Pride Academy Charter School District	35%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	299
#233	C-	Carl W Goetz Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Township School District	34%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	989
#234	C-	Delran Middle School	Delran	Delran Township School District	34%	25%	Meets Expectations	710
#235	C-	Emerson Middle School	Union City	Union City School District	34%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,001
#236	C-	Hazlet Middle School	Hazlet	Hazlet Township Public School District	34%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	402
#237	C-	Macopin Middle School	West Milford	West Milford Township Public School District	34%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	747
#238	C-	Mullica Township Middle School	Elwood	Mullica Township School District	34%	24%	Meets Expectations	277
#239	C-	Sayreville Middle School	Parlin	Sayreville School District	34%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,349
#240	C-	Williamstown Middle School	Williamstown	Monroe Township Public School District	34%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,819
#241	C-	Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield	Bloomfield Township School District	33%	25%	Meets Expectations	965
#242	C-	Colonia Middle School	Colonia	Woodbridge Township School District	33%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	560
#243	C-	Halsted Middle School	Newton	Newton Public School District	33%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	318
#244	C-	Lumberton Middle School	Lumberton	Lumberton Township Board of Education	32%	24%	Meets Expectations	384
#245	C-	Manchester Township Middle School	Manchester	Manchester Township School District	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	582
#246	C-	Memorial Middle School	Woodland Park	Woodland Park School District	32%	26%	Meets Expectations	347
#247	C-	Sussex County Technology Charter School (Charter)	Sparta	Sussex County Technology Charter School	32%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	220
#248	D+	Richard M Teitelman Middle School	Cape May	Lower Cape May Regional School District	31%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	433
#249	D+	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Clifton	Clifton Public School District	31%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,189
#250	D+	Burlington Township Middle School At Springside	Burlington	Burlington Township School District	30%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	822
#251	D+	Creativity Colaboratory Charter School (Charter)	Elmer	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	30%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	191
#252	D+	Roselle Park Middle School	Roselle Park	Roselle Park Public School District	30%	22%	Meets Expectations	479
#253	D+	Charles W Lewis Middle School	Blackwood	Gloucester Township Public Schools	29%	21%	Meets Expectations	707
#254	D+	Johnstone Elementary School	Vineland	Vineland Public School District	29%	23%	Meets Expectations	216
#255	D+	North Brunswick Twp Middle School	North Brunswick	North Brunswick Township School District	29%	23%	Meets Expectations	858
#256	D+	Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Spotswood	Spotswood Public School District	29%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	337
#257	D+	Von E Mauger Middle School	Middlesex	Middlesex Borough School District	29%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	474
#258	D+	Burnet Middle School	Union	Township of Union School District	28%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	981
#259	D+	Carteret Junior High School	Carteret		28%	20%	Meets Expectations	607
#260	D+	Central Regional Middle School	Bayville	Central Regional School District	28%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	716
#261	D+	Christa Mcauliffe Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Township School District	28%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	722
#262	D+	Clayton Middle School	Clayton	Clayton Public School District	28%	21%	Meets Expectations	342
#263	D+	Emily C Reynolds Middle School	Hamilton	Hamilton Township Public School District	28%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	939
#264	D+	Franklin Middle School At Sampson G Smith Campus	Somerset	Franklin Township Public School District	28%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	706
#265	D+	Russell O Brackman Middle School	Barnegat	Barnegat Township School District	28%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	579
#266	D+	Toms River Intermediate School North	Toms River	Toms River Regional School District	28%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,012
#267	D+	Washington Middle School	Harrison	Harrison Public Schools	28%	21%	Meets Expectations	494
#268	D+	Alder Avenue Middle School	Egg Harbor Township	Egg Harbor Township School District	27%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	843
#269	D+	Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Egg Harbor Township	Egg Harbor Township School District	27%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	883
#270	D+	Lincoln Middle School	Kearny	Kearny	27%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	751
#271	D+	Middle Township Elementary 4	Cape May Court House	Middle Township Public School District	27%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	594
#272	D+	Palmyra Middle School	Palmyra	Palmyra Public School District	27%	20%	Meets Expectations	189
#273	D	Grace M Breckwedel Middle School	Jamesburg	Jamesburg Public School District	27%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	208
#274	D	Toms River Intermediate School South	Beachwood	Toms River Regional School District	27%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,048
#275	D	Dover Middle School	Dover	Dover Public School District	26%	17%	Meets Expectations	523
#276	D	Galloway Township Middle School	Galloway	Galloway Township Public School District	26%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	726
#277	D	Garfield Middle School	Garfield	Garfield Public School District	26%	19%	Meets Expectations	973
#278	D	Memorial Middle School	Elmwood Park	Elmwood Park School District	26%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	579
#279	D	Rahway 7th And 8th Grade Academy	Rahway	Rahway Public School District	26%	18%	Meets Expectations	675
#280	D	William Davies Middle School	Mays Landing	Hamilton Township School District	26%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	930
#281	D	Ann A Mullen Middle School	Sicklerville	Gloucester Township Public Schools	25%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	933
#282	D	Christopher Columbus Middle School	Clifton	Clifton Public School District	25%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	1,158
#283	D	Gilmore J Fisher Middle School	Ewing	Ewing Township School District	25%	19%	Meets Expectations	791
#284	D	Orange Preparatory Academy School Of Inquiry And Innovation	Orange	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	25%	14%	Meets Expectations	414
#285	D	Pennsville Middle School	Pennsville	Pennsville School District	25%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	440
#286	D	West New York Middle School	West New York	West New York School District	25%	15%	Meets Expectations	1,096
#287	D	Albert E Grice Middle School	Hamilton	Hamilton Township Public School District	24%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	967
#288	D	F W Holbein Middle School	Mount Holly	Mount Holly Township Public School District	24%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	449
#289	D	Lincoln Middle School	Dunellen	Dunellen Public School District	24%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	303
#290	D	Newcomb Middle School	Pemberton	Pemberton Township School District	24%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	318
#291	D	Thomas E Bowe School	Glassboro	Glassboro School District	24%	18%	Meets Expectations	432
#292	D	Belleville Middle School	Belleville	Belleville Public School District	23%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	671
#293	D	Buena Regional Middle School	Buena	Buena Regional School District	23%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	341
#294	D	Community Middle School	Bound Brook	Bound Brook School District	23%	15%	Meets Expectations	285
#295	D	Fords Middle School	Fords	Woodbridge Township School District	23%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	593
#296	D	Freehold Intermediate School	Freehold	Freehold Borough School District	23%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	541
#297	D	Richard C Crockett Middle School	Hamilton	Hamilton Township Public School District	23%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	863
#298	D	Sgt Dominick Pilla Middle School	Vineland	Vineland Public School District	23%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	714
#299	D	Avenel Middle School	Avenel	Woodbridge Township School District	22%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	587
#300	D	Pinelands Regional JR High School	Little Egg Harbor	Pinelands Regional School District	22%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	520
#301	D-	Hackensack Middle School	Hackensack	Hackensack School District	22%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,363
#302	D-	Neptune Middle School	Neptune	Neptune Township School District	22%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	648
#303	D-	Franklin L Williams School	Jersey City	Jersey City Public Schools	21%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	854
#304	D-	Franklin Middle School At Hamilton Street Campus	Somerset	Franklin Township Public School District	21%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	730
#305	D-	Janis E Dismus Middle School	Englewood	Englewood Public School District	21%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	541
#306	D-	Joseph E Soehl Middle School	Linden	Linden Public School District	21%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	662
#307	D-	Alexander Batcho Intermediate School	Manville	Manville School District	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	485
#308	D-	Myles J Mcmanus Middle School	Linden	Linden Public School District	20%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	686
#309	D-	Samuel M Ridgway Middle School	Edgewater Park	Edgewater Park Township School District	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	417
#310	D-	Woodruff Middle School	Seabrook	Upper Deerfield Township School District	20%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	270
#311	D-	Lakewood Middle School	Lakewood	Lakewood Township School District	19%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	995
#312	D-	Phillipsburg Middle School	Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg School District	19%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	664
#313	D-	South River Middle School	South River	South River Public School District	19%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	530
#314	D-	Helen A Fort Middle School	Pemberton	Pemberton Township School District	18%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	608
#315	D-	Joseph A Taub School	Paterson	Paterson Public School District	18%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	978
#316	D-	North Plainfield Middle School	North Plainfield	North Plainfield School District	18%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	489
#317	D-	Winslow Township Middle School	Atco	Winslow Township School District	18%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	764
#318	D-	Grace Wilday Junior High School	Roselle	Roselle Public School District	17%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	435
#319	D-	Long Branch Middle School	Long Branch	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	17%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	1,108
#320	D-	Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Willingboro	Willingboro Public School District	17%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	600
#321	D-	Pine Hill Middle School	Pine Hill	Pine Hill School District	16%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	381
#322	D-	Samuel E Shull Middle School	Perth Amboy	Perth Amboy Public School District	16%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	1,310
#323	D-	Woodbridge Middle School	Woodbridge	Woodbridge Township School District	16%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	517
#324	D-	Howard M Phifer Middle School	Pennsauken	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	15%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,045
#325	D-	Joseph R Bolger Middle School	Keansburg	Keansburg School District	15%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	335
#326	D-	Riverside Middle School	Riverside	Riverside Township School District	15%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	302
#327	D-	Union Avenue Middle School	Irvington	Irvington Public School District	15%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	730
#328	D-	Walter O Krumbiegel Middle School	Hillside	Hillside Public School District	15%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	376
#329	F	Hubbard Middle School	Plainfield	Plainfield Public School District	14%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	775
#330	F	Lakeside Middle School	Millville	Millville School District	14%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	987
#331	F	William C Mcginnis Middle School	Perth Amboy	Perth Amboy Public School District	14%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	1,230
#332	F	Maxson Middle School	Plainfield	Plainfield Public School District	13%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	818
#333	F	New Brunswick Middle School	New Brunswick	New Brunswick School District	13%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,259
#334	F	Sojourner Truth Middle School	East Orange	East Orange School District	13%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	278
#335	F	Veterans Memorial Middle	Vineland	Vineland Public School District	13%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	638
#336	F	Penns Grove Middle School	Penns Grove	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	11%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	492
#337	F	Thomas W Wallace JR Middle School	Vineland	Vineland Public School District	11%	12%	Underperforms Expectations	778
#338	F	Wildwood Middle School	Wildwood	Wildwood City School District	11%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	172
#339	F	Lindenwold Middle School	Lindenwold	Lindenwold Public School District	9%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	911
#340	F	Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Passaic		9%	11%	Underperforms Expectations	479
#341	F	Pleasantville Middle School	Pleasantville	Pleasantville Public School District	9%	11%	Underperforms Expectations	883
#342	F	University Middle School	Irvington	Irvington Public School District	9%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	720
#343	F	Ezra L Nolan School	Jersey City	Jersey City Public Schools	7%	10%	Underperforms Expectations	234
#344	F	John L Costley Middle School	East Orange	East Orange School District	7%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	333
#345	F	Patrick F Healy Middle School	East Orange	East Orange School District	7%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	330
#346	F	Paulsboro Junior High School	Paulsboro	Paulsboro School District	7%	12%	Underperforms Expectations	184
#347	F	Dr Martin Luther King Upper Elementary School	Asbury Park	Asbury Park School District	6%	9%	Underperforms Expectations	267
#348	F	Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Trenton		6%	9%	Underperforms Expectations	568
#349	F	Dunn Middle School	Trenton	Trenton Public School District	6%	10%	Underperforms Expectations	670
#350	F	Holland Middle School	Trenton		6%	8%	Underperforms Expectations	513
#351	F	New Roberto Clemente	Paterson	Paterson Public School District	6%	11%	Underperforms Expectations	580
#352	F	Morgan Village Middle School	Camden	Camden City School District	3%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	244

How New Jersey's middle schools compare

A: 80B: 85C: 82D: 81F: 24

47% of the 352 ranked middle schools in New Jersey earn an A or B (80 A grades, 85 B, 82 C, 81 D, 24 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 244 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 140 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 32% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Walter Hill School (68% against 33%, A), Bogota Middle School (53% against 20%, B+), Mountain View School (78% against 47%, A+), Edison Middle School (56% against 26%, B+), Mendham Township Middle School (82% against 53%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 88): Livingston Board of Education School District (2), West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (2), Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District (2), Edison Township School District (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Edison (4, 2 at A or B), Jersey City (4, 2 at A or B), Sewell (4, 0 at A or B), East Orange (4, 0 at A or B), Vineland (4, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Churchill Junior High School (2,002 students, B, #118), Williamstown Middle School (1,819 students, C-, #240), Monroe Township Middle School (1,759 students, A-, #58).

Middle schools in New Jersey that are not ranked

4 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

A Explore Middle School, Jersey City

Not yet graded (3)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in New Jersey.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in New Jersey

What is the best middle school in New Jersey?

Mendham Township Middle School in Brookside ranks first among the 352 ranked middle schools in New Jersey with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%.

How are middle schools in New Jersey ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does New Jersey have?

SchoolGrade grades 356 public middle schools in New Jersey; 352 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.