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The top-graded public middle schools in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 440 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Forrestdale School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
440
New Jersey
Top Grade
A+
Median Grade
B-
TOP GRADED · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsGradePercentile in state
1Forrestdale SchoolRUMSON, NJRumson Borough School DistrictMiddle498A+99.9
2Upper SchoolENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJEnglewood Cliffs School DistrictMiddle264A+99.7
3Mendham Township Middle SchoolBROOKSIDE, NJMendham Township School DistrictMiddle342A+99.4
4Markham Place SchoolLITTLE SILVER, NJLittle Silver Boro School DistrictMiddle309A+99.2
5Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle530A+99
6Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolN CALDWELL, NJNorth Caldwell School DistrictMiddle279A+98.8
7Washington SchoolMillburn, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle363A+98.5
8Mountain View SchoolMENDHAM, NJMendham Borough School DistrictMiddle208A+98.3
9Brookside SchoolAllendale, NJAllendale Public School DistrictMiddle502A+98.1
10Academy IJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsMiddle415A+97.8
11Princeton Middle SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Public School DistrictMiddle794A+97.6
12Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle1,106A+97.4
13Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle680A+97.2
14Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle760A+96.9
15Briarcliff Middle SchoolMountain Lakes, NJMountain Lakes Public School DistrictMiddle263A+96.7
16Terence C. Reilly School No 7ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle1,130A+96.5
17Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOLD TAPPAN, NJOld Tappan Public School DistrictMiddle370A+96.3
18Indian Hill SchoolHOLMDEL, NJHolmdel Township School DistrictMiddle610A+96
19Tenafly Middle SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School DistrictMiddle916A+95.8
20Pine Brook SchoolManalapan, NJManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictMiddle494A+95.6
21Explore Middle SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJHudson County Schools of Technology School DistrictMiddle163A+95.3
22William F. Halloran School No.22ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle1,140A+95.1
23William Annin Middle SchoolBasking Ridge, NJBernards Township School DistrictMiddle1,122A94.9
24Morris Plains Borough SchoolMORRIS PLAINS, NJMorris Plains School DistrictMiddle398A94.7
25Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJMountainside School DistrictMiddle483A94.4
26Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictMiddle871A94.2
27Emil A. Cavallini Middle SchoolUPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJUpper Saddle River School DistrictMiddle389A94
28Community Middle SchoolPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle1,029A93.8
29Eugene A. Tighe Middle SchoolMARGATE, NJMargate City School DistrictMiddle140A93.5
30Woodcliff Middle SchoolWOODCLIFF LAKE, NJWoodcliff Lake School DistrictMiddle238A93.3
31Tenakill Middle SchoolCLOSTER, NJCloster Public School DistrictMiddle593A93.1
32Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School DistrictMiddle1,100A92.8
33John Adams Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle930A92.6
34Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle994A92.4
35New Providence Middle SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictMiddle396A92.2
36Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictMiddle761A91.9
37Knollwood SchoolFAIR HAVEN, NJFair Haven School DistrictMiddle502A91.7
38Demarest Middle SchoolDEMAREST, NJDemarest School DistrictMiddle359A91.5
39Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolMONTVILLE, NJMontville Township School DistrictMiddle798A91.3
40East Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School DistrictMiddle555A91
41Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle1,206A90.8
42Crossroads South Middle SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJSouth Brunswick School DistrictMiddle812A90.6
43Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolFORT LEE, NJFort Lee School DistrictMiddle1,227A90.3
44George Washington Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle644A90.1
45Orange Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictMiddle750A89.9
46Walter Hill SchoolSwedesboro, NJSwedesboro-Woolwich School DistrictMiddle227A89.7
47East Hanover Middle SchoolEAST HANOVER, NJEast Hanover Township School DistrictMiddle325A89.4
48Union Township Middle SchoolHAMPTON, NJUnion Township School DistrictMiddle246A89.2
49Cedar Drive Middle SchoolCOLTS NECK, NJColts Neck Township School DistrictMiddle319A89
50Haddonfield Middle SchoolHADDONFIELD, NJHaddonfield School DistrictMiddle631A88.8
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