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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 433 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Mendham Township Middle School leads the list at 86.7%, against a median of 45.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
433
New Jersey
Top % Proficient
86.7%
Median % Proficient
45.0%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Mendham Township Middle SchoolBROOKSIDE, NJMendham Township School DistrictMiddle0.9%34286.7%
2Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle4.0%53081.5%
3Washington SchoolMillburn, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle2.2%36380.8%
4Mountain View SchoolMENDHAM, NJMendham Borough School DistrictMiddle3.4%20880.5%
5Brookside SchoolAllendale, NJAllendale Public School DistrictMiddle2.0%50278.7%
6Briarcliff Middle SchoolMountain Lakes, NJMountain Lakes Public School DistrictMiddle1.1%26377.6%
7Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle2.4%1,10676.9%
8Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOLD TAPPAN, NJOld Tappan Public School DistrictMiddle0.8%37076.0%
9Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle5.8%76075.5%
10Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle7.2%68075.5%
11Indian Hill SchoolHOLMDEL, NJHolmdel Township School DistrictMiddle3.1%61075.1%
12Princeton Middle SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Public School DistrictMiddle13.6%79474.1%
13Tenafly Middle SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School DistrictMiddle4.8%91673.9%
14Emil A. Cavallini Middle SchoolUPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJUpper Saddle River School DistrictMiddle0.8%38973.9%
15Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJMountainside School DistrictMiddle2.9%48373.6%
16Woodcliff Middle SchoolWOODCLIFF LAKE, NJWoodcliff Lake School DistrictMiddle1.7%23873.5%
17William Annin Middle SchoolBasking Ridge, NJBernards Township School DistrictMiddle2.6%1,12273.4%
18Eugene A. Tighe Middle SchoolMARGATE, NJMargate City School DistrictMiddle7.1%14072.8%
19Academy IJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsMiddle53.7%41572.4%
20New Providence Middle SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictMiddle2.0%39672.3%
21Tenakill Middle SchoolCLOSTER, NJCloster Public School DistrictMiddle2.4%59372.2%
22Knollwood SchoolFAIR HAVEN, NJFair Haven School DistrictMiddle0.6%50271.8%
23Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle2.3%99471.8%
24Demarest Middle SchoolDEMAREST, NJDemarest School DistrictMiddle0.8%35971.7%
25Pine Brook SchoolManalapan, NJManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictMiddle16.8%49471.0%
26Explore Middle SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJHudson County Schools of Technology School DistrictMiddle27.6%16370.9%
27Morris Plains Borough SchoolMORRIS PLAINS, NJMorris Plains School DistrictMiddle13.6%39870.8%
28Community Middle SchoolPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle8.7%1,02970.2%
29Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolMONTVILLE, NJMontville Township School DistrictMiddle4.1%79870.1%
30Orange Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictMiddle0.8%75070.0%
31Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictMiddle15.5%87169.8%
32George Washington Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle1.9%64469.6%
33Terence C. Reilly School No 7ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle78.5%1,13069.5%
34Haddonfield Middle SchoolHADDONFIELD, NJHaddonfield School DistrictMiddle1.6%63169.4%
35East Hanover Middle SchoolEAST HANOVER, NJEast Hanover Township School DistrictMiddle3.4%32569.2%
36River Dell Middle SchoolRiver Edge, NJRiver Dell Regional School DistrictMiddle0.7%57369.2%
37Cedar Drive Middle SchoolCOLTS NECK, NJColts Neck Township School DistrictMiddle3.4%31969.0%
38Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictMiddle10.0%76168.9%
39John Adams Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle13.0%93068.7%
40Union Township Middle SchoolHAMPTON, NJUnion Township School DistrictMiddle5.7%24668.7%
41William R. Satz SchoolHOLMDEL, NJHolmdel Township School DistrictMiddle2.9%45568.5%
42Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School DistrictMiddle16.6%1,10068.4%
43Holdrum Middle SchoolRIVER VALE, NJRiver Vale Public School DistrictMiddle0.9%34767.9%
44William F. Halloran School No.22ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle78.1%1,14067.8%
45Columbia Middle SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictMiddle2.7%52366.7%
46Glen Rock Middle SchoolGLEN ROCK, NJGlen Rock Public School DistrictMiddle1.1%64266.6%
47Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle2.6%62766.1%
48Thomas R Grover Middle SchoolWest Windsor, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle8.6%1,18366.0%
49East Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School DistrictMiddle15.9%55565.9%
50George G WhiteHILLSDALE, NJHillsdale School DistrictMiddle10.6%49065.9%
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