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

25 public middle schools in Union County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Hubbard Middle School leads the list at 86.4%, against a median of 52.7% 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
25
Union County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
86.4%
Median % FRL
52.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Hubbard Middle SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictMiddle73786.4%
2Terence C. Reilly School No 7ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle1,13078.5%
3William F. Halloran School No.22ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle1,14078.1%
4Maxson Middle SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictMiddle72176.7%
5Joseph E. Soehl Middle SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School DistrictMiddle71075.2%
6Leonard V Moore Middle SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictMiddle48574.6%
7Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictMiddle48273.4%
8Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictMiddle32373.1%
9Myles J. McManus MIddle SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School DistrictMiddle71167.5%
10Rahway 7th & 8th Grade AcademyRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictMiddle70162.3%
11Burnet Middle SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School DistrictMiddle97057.5%
12Roselle Park Middle SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School DistrictMiddle43854.3%
13Jefferson ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School DistrictMiddle56452.7%
14Kawameeh Middle SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School DistrictMiddle72943.2%
15Florence M. Gaudineer Middle SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School DistrictMiddle47417.9%
16Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictMiddle87115.5%
17Carl H. Kumpf SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictMiddle5288.3%
18Malcolm E Nettingham Middle SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictMiddle9137.8%
19Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJMountainside School DistrictMiddle4832.9%
20Columbia Middle SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictMiddle5232.7%
21Thomas Edison Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictMiddle8002.6%
22New Providence Middle SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictMiddle3962.0%
23Terrill Middle SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictMiddle8221.9%
24Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictMiddle6380.9%
25Orange Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictMiddle7500.8%
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