For the 2024 school year, there are 54 public middle schools serving 35,157 students in Middlesex County, NJ.
The top ranked public middle schools in Middlesex County, NJ are Middlesex County Voc Allied Health & Biomedical Science, Hatikvah International Charter School and John Adams Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Middlesex County, NJ public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 47% statewide average). Middle schools in Middlesex County have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Middle Schools in Middlesex County (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middlesex County Voc Allied Health & Biomedical Science
Vocational School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
1 Convery Boulevard
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 634-5858
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 634-5858
Grades: 8-12
| 285 students
Rank: #22.
Hatikvah International Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
7 Lexington Avenue
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 254-8300
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 254-8300
Grades: K-8
| 571 students
Rank: #33.
John Adams Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1081 New Dover Road
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2920
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2920
Grades: 6-8
| 980 students
Rank: #44.
Community Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
95 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-5300
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-5300
Grades: 6-8
| 1,126 students
Rank: #55.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
50 Woodrow Wilson Drive
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2870
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2870
Grades: 6-8
| 1,163 students
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Cranbury School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
23 N Main St
Cranbury, NJ 08512
(609) 395-1700
Cranbury, NJ 08512
(609) 395-1700
Grades: PK-8
| 472 students
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Edgar Middle School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
49 Brunswick Avenue
Metuchen, NJ 08840
(732) 321-8770
Metuchen, NJ 08840
(732) 321-8770
Grades: 5-8
| 713 students
Rank: #88.
Churchill Jr High School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
18 Norton Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 353-0915
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 353-0915
Grades: 8-9
| 1,367 students
Rank: #99.
Monroe Township Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1629 Perrineville Road
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(732) 521-6042
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(732) 521-6042
Grades: 6-8
| 1,715 students
Rank: #1010.
Crossroads North Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
635 Georges Road
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
(732) 329-4191
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
(732) 329-4191
Grades: 6-8
| 894 students
Rank: #1111.
Iselin Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
900 Woodruff Street
Iselin, NJ 08830
(732) 602-8450
Iselin, NJ 08830
(732) 602-8450
Grades: 6-8
| 810 students
Rank: #1212.
Green Brook Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
132 Jefferson Avenue
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 968-1051
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 968-1051
Grades: 5-8
| 352 students
Rank: #1313.
Crossroads South Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
195 Major Road
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
(732) 329-4633
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
(732) 329-4633
Grades: 6-8
| 1,016 students
Rank: #1414.
Hammarskjold Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
200 Rues Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 613-6892
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 613-6892
Grades: 6-7
| 1,275 students
Rank: #1515.
Carl Sandburg Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
3439 Route 516
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
(732) 360-4400
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
(732) 360-4400
Grades: 6-8
| 983 students
Rank: #1616.
Conackamack Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
5205 Witherspoon Street
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 699-1577
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 699-1577
Grades: 6-8
| 483 students
Rank: #1717.
Jonas Salk Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
155 W Greystone Road
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
(732) 360-4519
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
(732) 360-4519
Grades: 6-8
| 895 students
Rank: #1818.
Colonia Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Delaware Avenue
Colonia, NJ 07067
(732) 396-7000
Colonia, NJ 07067
(732) 396-7000
Grades: 6-8
| 611 students
Rank: #1919.
South Plainfield Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2201 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908) 754-4620
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908) 754-4620
Grades: 7-8
| 485 students
Rank: #2020.
Herbert Hoover Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
174 Jackson Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 452-2940
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 452-2940
Grades: 6-8
| 911 students
Rank: #2121.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
450 Division Street
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 650-5290
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 650-5290
Grades: 6-8
| 868 students
Rank: #2222.
Sayreville Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
800 Washington Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 525-5290
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 525-5290
Grades: 6-8
| 1,388 students
Rank: #2323.
Highland Park Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
330 Wayne Street
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 572-2400
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 572-2400
Grades: 6-8
| 361 students
Rank: #2424.
Joyce Kilmer School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
21 West Church Street
Milltown, NJ 08850
(732) 214-2370
Milltown, NJ 08850
(732) 214-2370
Grades: 4-8
| 443 students
Rank: #2525.
Spotswood Memorial Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
115 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
(732) 723-2200
Spotswood, NJ 08884
(732) 723-2200
Grades: 6-8
| 316 students
Rank: #2626.
Theodore Schor Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
243 North Randolphville Rd
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-4457
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-4457
Grades: 6-8
| 553 students
Rank: #2727.
Quibbletown Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
99 Academy Street
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-0444
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-0444
Grades: 6-8
| 518 students
Rank: #2828.
Dual Language School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
630 Amboy Avenue
Fords, NJ 08863
(732) 376-6200
Fords, NJ 08863
(732) 376-6200
Grades: 4-8
| 407 students
Rank: #2929.
South Amboy Middle/high School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
200 Governor Harold G Hoffman
South Amboy, NJ 08879
(732) 316-7669
South Amboy, NJ 08879
(732) 316-7669
Grades: 6-12
| 584 students
Rank: #3030.
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
100 Renaissance Blvd
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 289-3000
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 289-3000
Grades: 7-8
| 832 students
Rank: #3131.
Von E. Mauger Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Fisher Avenue
Middlesex, NJ 08846
(732) 317-6000
Middlesex, NJ 08846
(732) 317-6000
Grades: 6-8
| 451 students
Rank: #3232.
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
13 Augusta St
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(732) 521-0303
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(732) 521-0303
Grades: 6-8
| 207 students
Rank: #3333.
Avenel Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Woodbine Avenue
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 596-4210
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 596-4210
Grades: 6-8
| 637 students
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Lincoln Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
400 Dunellen Avenue
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 400-5900
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 400-5900
Grades: 6-8
| 276 students
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Woodbridge Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
525 Barron Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 602-8690
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 602-8690
Grades: 6-8
| 492 students
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Middlesex County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
51 First Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6070
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6070
Grades: K-4
| 789 students
1717 Lester Place
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-8652
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-8652
Grades: 4-5
| 505 students
Gloucester Regional School (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
842 Glassboro Rd
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(856) 629-2400
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(856) 629-2400
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
1125 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
Grades: 6-12
| 1,432 students
Mdsex City Vocational N Brunswick (Closed 2005)
Vocational School
256 Easton Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 247-3832
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 247-3832
Grades: Inquire with school
| 54 students
Middlesex County Academy (Closed 2021)
Alternative School
1690 Stelton Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 317-0300
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 317-0300
Grades: 7-12
| 12 students
21 Suttons Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 572-9494
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 572-9494
Grades: 9-12
| 195 students
Middlesex County Youth Center (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
Us Highway 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 297-8991
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 297-8991
Grades: 8-12
| 50 students
274 State Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 826-3360
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 826-3360
Grades: PK
| n/a students
Nuview Academy Annex (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
1690 Stelton Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 777-9860
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 777-9860
Grades: 5-12
| 6 students
333 High Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6250
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6250
Grades: PK
| n/a students
274 State Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 826-3360
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 826-3360
Grades: PK
| 285 students
Reaching Individual Student Excellence Elementary School (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
77 Turner Street
Port Reading, NJ 07064
(732) 602-2525
Port Reading, NJ 07064
(732) 602-2525
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
125 Jackson Street
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908) 754-4620
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908) 754-4620
Grades: PK
| 173 students
351 Mechanic Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 324-9860
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 324-9860
Grades: PK
| 300 students
Selover School (Closed 2011)
Special Education School
150 Lincoln St
Sayreville, NJ 08872
(732) 525-5533
Sayreville, NJ 08872
(732) 525-5533
Grades: Inquire with school
| n/a students
19 South Main Street
Parlin, NJ 08859
(609) 397-2012
Parlin, NJ 08859
(609) 397-2012
Grades: PK-6
| 52 students
Woodbridge Child Diagnostic Treatment Center (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
15 Paddock St
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 499-5061
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 499-5061
Grades: 9-10
| 7 students
Woodbridge Developmental Center (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
1277 Rahway Ave
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 499-5956
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 499-5956
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public middle schools in Middlesex County, NJ?
The top ranked public middle schools in Middlesex County, NJ include Middlesex County Voc Allied Health & Biomedical Science, Hatikvah International Charter School and John Adams Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Middlesex County, NJ?
54 public middle schools are located in Middlesex County, NJ.
What is the racial composition of students in Middlesex County, NJ?
Middlesex County, NJ public middle schools minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New Jersey public middle schools average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
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