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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Across Middlesex County, New Jersey, 40 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. New Brunswick Middle School leads the list at 94.8%, against a median of 45.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
40
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
94.8%
Median % FRL
45.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1New Brunswick Middle SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictMiddle82994.8%
2Pathways Middle SchoolNew Brunswick, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictMiddle26293.5%
3Carteret Middle SchoolCARTERET, NJCarteret Public School DistrictMiddle54080.0%
4William C. McGinnis Middle SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictMiddle98478.8%
5Carteret Junior High SchoolCarteret, NJCarteret Public School DistrictMiddle56878.0%
6Dual Language SchoolFords, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictMiddle38476.3%
7Samuel E. Shull Middle SchoolPERTH AMBOY, NJPerth Amboy Public School DistrictMiddle94173.3%
8South River Middle SchoolSOUTH RIVER, NJSouth River Public School DistrictMiddle52466.8%
9Grace M. Breckwedel Middle SchoolJAMESBURG, NJJamesburg Public School DistrictMiddle21765.9%
10Linwood SchoolNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJNorth Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddle76162.7%
11North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolNorth Brunswick, NJNorth Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddle75459.9%
12Avenel Middle SchoolAVENEL, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictMiddle62959.5%
13Fords Middle SchoolFORDS, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictMiddle64556.9%
14Woodbridge Middle SchoolWOODBRIDGE, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictMiddle51356.7%
15Quibbletown Middle SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJPiscataway Township School DistrictMiddle46753.5%
16Lincoln Middle SchoolDUNELLEN, NJDunellen Public School DistrictMiddle33347.7%
17Theodore Schor Middle SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJPiscataway Township School DistrictMiddle56347.4%
18Sayreville Middle SchoolPARLIN, NJSayreville School DistrictMiddle1,29446.4%
19Highland Park Middle SchoolHIGHLAND PARK, NJHighland Park Boro School DistrictMiddle34946.1%
20Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle95445.6%
21Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle1,06044.3%
22Von E. Mauger Middle SchoolMIDDLESEX, NJMiddlesex Borough School DistrictMiddle50243.8%
23South Plainfield Middle SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJSouth Plainfield School DistrictMiddle55337.1%
24Iselin Middle SchoolISELIN, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictMiddle79436.1%
25Grant Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJSouth Plainfield School DistrictMiddle56835.4%
26Conackamack Middle SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJPiscataway Township School DistrictMiddle46633.9%
27Spotswood Memorial Middle SchoolSPOTSWOOD, NJSpotswood Public School DistrictMiddle26930.9%
28Colonia Middle SchoolCOLONIA, NJWoodbridge Township School DistrictMiddle62830.7%
29Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolOLD BRIDGE, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictMiddle92630.7%
30Churchill Junior High SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJEast Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddle2,08025.8%
31Hammarskjold Upper Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJEast Brunswick Township School DistrictMiddle1,22125.1%
32Jonas Salk Middle SchoolOLD BRIDGE, NJOld Bridge Township School DistrictMiddle88625.1%
33Joyce Kilmer SchoolMilltown, NJMilltown School DistrictMiddle44421.8%
34Crossroads North Middle SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJSouth Brunswick School DistrictMiddle93518.9%
35Crossroads South Middle SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJSouth Brunswick School DistrictMiddle81217.0%
36Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle1,20613.9%
37John Adams Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle93013.0%
38Monroe Township Middle SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictMiddle1,68110.2%
39Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictMiddle76110.0%
40Community Middle SchoolPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle1,0298.7%
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