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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Middlesex County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Middlesex County, New Jersey, drawn from 27 qualifying public high schools. Metuchen High School leads the list at 86.1%, against a median of 45.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Middlesex County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.9%

BEST IN READING · MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Metuchen High School	METUCHEN, NJ	Metuchen Public School District	High	718	86.1%
2	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	PLAINSBORO, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	1,510	84.3%
3	John P. Stevens High School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	High	2,687	84.0%
4	South Brunswick High School	MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ	South Brunswick School District	High	2,666	70.9%
5	Piscataway Magnet School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	640	64.2%
6	Monroe Township High School	MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ	Monroe Township School District	High	2,583	58.6%
7	East Brunswick Magnet School	EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	745	54.3%
8	Sayreville War Memorial High School	PARLIN, NJ	Sayreville School District	High	1,764	52.3%
9	Piscataway Township High School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Piscataway Township School District	High	2,144	50.2%
10	Middlesex High School	MIDDLESEX, NJ	Middlesex Borough School District	High	597	48.7%
11	John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	ISELIN, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	High	1,405	47.6%
12	Highland Park High School	HIGHLAND PARK, NJ	Highland Park Boro School District	High	493	47.3%
13	Edison High School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	High	2,393	46.8%
14	Old Bridge High School	MATAWAN, NJ	Old Bridge Township School District	High	2,659	45.9%
15	South Plainfield High School	SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	South Plainfield School District	High	1,044	42.4%
16	Spotswood High School	SPOTSWOOD, NJ	Spotswood Public School District	High	762	39.1%
17	Carteret High School	CARTERET, NJ	Carteret Public School District	High	1,188	36.7%
18	Perth Amboy Magnet School	PERTH AMBOY, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	269	34.9%
19	North Brunswick Township High School	NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ	North Brunswick Township School District	High	1,876	34.9%
20	Perth Amboy High School	PERTH AMBOY, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	High	2,769	33.0%
21	Dunellen High School	DUNELLEN, NJ	Dunellen Public School District	High	409	29.7%
22	South River High School	SOUTH RIVER, NJ	South River Public School District	High	716	28.9%
23	South Amboy Middle/High School	SOUTH AMBOY, NJ	South Amboy School District	High	616	27.4%
24	New Brunswick High School	NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	New Brunswick School District	High	2,443	23.8%
25	Woodbridge High School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	High	1,681	22.3%
26	Colonia High School	COLONIA, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	High	1,354	21.1%
27	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Perth Amboy, NJ	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	High	259	13.8%

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