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Best Middle Schools in New Jersey (2025-26)

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

How New Jersey's middle schools compare

A: 31B: 78C: 107D: 110F: 13

32% of the 339 ranked middle schools in New Jersey earn an A or B (31 A grades, 78 B, 107 C, 110 D, 13 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 185 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (55% here, 71% nationally), and 58 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 36% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Edison Middle School (32% against 22%, C).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 85): Livingston Board of Education School District (2), West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (2), Westfield Public 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, 1 at A or B), Vineland (4, 1 at A or B), Sewell (4, 0 at A or B), East Orange (4, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Churchill Junior High School (2,002 students, B, #52), Williamstown Middle School (1,819 students, D+, #248), Monroe Township Middle School (1,759 students, B+, #48).

Middle schools in New Jersey that are not ranked

10 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.

B Explore Middle School, Jersey City

Closed schools (3)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

Not yet graded (6)

Too little test data to grade.

Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, Trenton
Bogota Middle School, Bogota
Briarcliff Middle School, Mountain Lakes
Florence M Gaudineer Middle School, Springfield
Maxson Middle School, Plainfield
Morgan Village Middle School, Camden

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?

Millburn Middle School in Millburn ranks first among the 339 ranked middle schools in New Jersey with a SchoolGrade of A, 66% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 63%.

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 349 public middle schools in New Jersey; 339 are ranked here and 10 are listed as not ranked.