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The fastest-growing public middle schools in New Jersey

122 public middle schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public middle schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lewis F. Cole Middle School leads the list at 102%, against a median of 8.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
122
New Jersey
Top Enrollment growth
102%
Median Enrollment growth
8.8%
FASTEST GROWING · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolFORT LEE, NJFort Lee School District6091,227102%
2Westwood Regional Middle SchoolWESTWOOD, NJWestwood Regional School District41965656.6%
3Churchill Junior High SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJEast Brunswick Township School District1,3372,08055.6%
4Memorial Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District42465554.5%
5Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School District7261,10051.5%
6Alexander Batcho Intermediate SchoolManville, NJManville School District33751051.3%
7Dennis Township Elementary/Middle SchoolsDENNISVILLE, NJDennis Township School District27239143.8%
8Deptford Township Middle SchoolSEWELL, NJDeptford Township Public School District64389539.2%
9Joseph A. Taub SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School District71097637.5%
10Great Meadows Regional Middle SchoolGREAT MEADOWS, NJGreat Meadows Regional School District26336137.3%
11Lincoln Middle SchoolDUNELLEN, NJDunellen Public School District24633335.4%
12Macopin Middle SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School District51567531.1%
13Dual Language SchoolFords, NJPerth Amboy Public School District29538430.2%
14Howard M. Phifer Middle SchoolPENNSAUKEN, NJPennsauken Township Board of Education School District76498829.3%
15Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School District8261,06028.3%
16Hopatcong Middle SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School District33943528.3%
17Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School District74495428.2%
18Pittsgrove Township Middle SchoolPITTSGROVE, NJPittsgrove Township School District38849527.6%
19Memorial Middle SchoolEATONTOWN, NJEatontown Public School District21427026.2%
20F. W. Holbein Middle SchoolMOUNT HOLLY, NJMount Holly Township Public School District35845126.0%
21North Hanover Township Upper Elementary SchoolWRIGHTSTOWN, NJNorth Hanover Township School District28034924.6%
22Riverside Middle SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJRiverside Township School District25531623.9%
23Salem Middle SchoolSALEM, NJSalem City School District38147223.9%
24Leonia Middle SchoolLeonia, NJLeonia Public School District53466123.8%
25Clara Parker Intermediate SchoolTrenton, NJTrenton Public School District47358323.3%
26Grant Intermediate SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School District50361021.3%
27Lacey Township Middle SchoolFORKED RIVER, NJLacey Township School District68381919.9%
28Cinnaminson Middle SchoolCINNAMINSON, NJCinnaminson Township School District56267119.4%
29Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOLD TAPPAN, NJOld Tappan Public School District31037019.4%
30Robert L. Horbelt Elementary SchoolBARNEGAT, NJBarnegat Township School District41949919.1%
31Samuel M Ridgway Middle SchoolEDGEWATER PARK, NJEdgewater Park Township School District35441717.8%
32Clinton Township Middle SchoolCLINTON, NJClinton Township School District34440517.7%
33Tenakill Middle SchoolCLOSTER, NJCloster Public School District50459317.7%
34Rahway 7th & 8th Grade AcademyRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District59970117.0%
35Community Middle SchoolBound Brook, NJBound Brook School District25129115.9%
36Demarest Middle SchoolDEMAREST, NJDemarest School District31035915.8%
37Hackettstown Middle SchoolHACKETTSTOWN, NJHackettstown Public School District44250714.7%
38Lindenwold Middle SchoolLINDENWOLD, NJLindenwold Public School District78489614.3%
39Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District42248214.2%
40Woodstown Middle SchoolWOODSTOWN, NJWoodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District26630313.9%
41Smalley Elementary SchoolBound Brook, NJBound Brook School District37742412.5%
42Albert E Grice Middle SchoolHAMILTON, NJHamilton Township Public School District88199112.5%
43Pleasantville Middle SchoolPLEASANTVILLE, NJPleasantville Public School District75684712.0%
44Iselin Middle SchoolISELIN, NJWoodbridge Township School District71379411.4%
45Collingswood Middle SchoolCOLLINGSWOOD, NJCollingswood Public School District40144611.2%
46Glen Rock Middle SchoolGLEN ROCK, NJGlen Rock Public School District57864211.1%
47Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District47853010.9%
48Joseph E. Soehl Middle SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School District64271010.6%
49Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolBLACKWOOD, NJGloucester Township Public Schools63770410.5%
50Princeton Middle SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Public School District71979410.4%
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