The top ranked public middle schools in New Jersey are Middlesex County Voc Allied Health & Biomedical Science, Princeton Charter School and School 28. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are Glen Rock, Basking Ridge and Cresskill.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in New Jersey is 26%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 47%.
Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in New Jersey (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Middlesex County Voc Allied Health & Biomedical Science
Vocational School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥90% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 8-12
1 Convery Boulevard
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 634-5858
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 634-5858
Rank: #22.
Princeton Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 81% (Top 1%)
Reading: 83% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
100 Bunn Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Rank: #33.
School 28
(Math: 79% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
200 Presidential Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0280
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0280
Rank: #44.
Infinity Institute
(Math: 69% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-12
193 Old Bergen Road
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-1404
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-1404
Rank: #55.
Forrestdale School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 4-8
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Rank: #66.
Mendham Township Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
16 Washington Valley Road
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
Rank: #77.
Millburn Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 66% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
25 Old Short Hills Rd
Millburn, NJ 07041
(973) 379-2600
Millburn, NJ 07041
(973) 379-2600
Rank: #88.
Cresskill Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
220 Jefferson Ave
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 227-7791
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 227-7791
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 72% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
392 W Saddle River Rd
Saddle River, NJ 07458
(201) 961-6400
Saddle River, NJ 07458
(201) 961-6400
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Sea Girt Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
451 Bell Place
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
(732) 449-3422
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
(732) 449-3422
Rank: #1111.
Roosevelt Intermediate School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 63% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
301 Clark Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4560
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4560
Rank: #1212.
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 62% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
150 Pierce Street
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 412-7643
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 412-7643
Rank: #1313.
Hatikvah International Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
7 Lexington Avenue
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 254-8300
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 254-8300
Rank: #1414.
Upper School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 63% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 3-8
143 Charlotte Pl
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201) 567-7292
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201) 567-7292
Rank: #1515.
Markham Place School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
95 Markham Place
Little Silver, NJ 07739
(732) 741-7112
Little Silver, NJ 07739
(732) 741-7112
Rank: #1616.
Harrington Park School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
191 Harriot Ave
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
(201) 768-5700
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
(201) 768-5700
Rank: #1717.
New Providence Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
35 Pioneer Drive
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-9161
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-9161
Rank: #1818.
John Adams Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 57% (Top 10%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
1081 New Dover Road
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2920
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2920
Rank: #1919.
Glen Ridge High School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 57% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-12
200 Ridgewood Ave
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
(973) 429-8303
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
(973) 429-8303
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Academy I
(Math: 60% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
209 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-6500
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-6500
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Tenafly Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
10 Sunset Lane
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 816-4530
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 816-4530
Rank: #2222.
H W Mountz Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
411 Tuttle Ave
Spring Lake, NJ 07762
(732) 449-6380
Spring Lake, NJ 07762
(732) 449-6380
Rank: #2323.
Brookside School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 4-8
100 Brookside Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
(201) 327-2020
Allendale, NJ 07401
(201) 327-2020
Rank: #2424.
Demarest Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: 5-8
568 Piermont Rd
Demarest, NJ 07627
(201) 768-6060
Demarest, NJ 07627
(201) 768-6060
Rank: #2525.
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 61% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
272 Morris Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1190
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1190
Rank: #2626.
Montgomery Upper Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 55% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
375 Burnt Hill Road
Skillman, NJ 08558
(609) 466-7603
Skillman, NJ 08558
(609) 466-7603
Rank: #2727.
Black River Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
133 Rt. 513 - North Road
Chester, NJ 07930
(908) 879-6363
Chester, NJ 07930
(908) 879-6363
Rank: #2828.
Community Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 56% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
95 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-5300
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-5300
Rank: #2929.
William Annin Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
70 Quincy Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2610
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2610
Rank: #3030.
Alpine Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
500 Hillside Avenue
Alpine, NJ 07620
(201) 768-8255
Alpine, NJ 07620
(201) 768-8255
Rank: #3131.
Knollwood School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 63% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: 4-8
224 Hance Road
Fair Haven, NJ 07704
(732) 747-0320
Fair Haven, NJ 07704
(732) 747-0320
Rank: #3232.
Chatham Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
480 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2506
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2506
Rank: #3333.
Califon Public School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
6 School Street
Califon, NJ 07830
(908) 832-2828
Califon, NJ 07830
(908) 832-2828
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Haworth Public School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
205 Valley Rd
Haworth, NJ 07641
(201) 384-5526
Haworth, NJ 07641
(201) 384-5526
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Thomas R Grover Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 53% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
10 Southfield Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5250
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5250
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