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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in New Jersey

437 public middle schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Mendham Township Middle School leads the list at 97.2%, against a median of 60.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
437
New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
60.3%
BEST IN READING · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Mendham Township Middle SchoolBROOKSIDE, NJMendham Township School DistrictMiddle34297.2%
2Markham Place SchoolLITTLE SILVER, NJLittle Silver Boro School DistrictMiddle30994.8%
3Academy IJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsMiddle41593.4%
4Forrestdale SchoolRUMSON, NJRumson Borough School DistrictMiddle49891.9%
5Briarcliff Middle SchoolMountain Lakes, NJMountain Lakes Public School DistrictMiddle26391.8%
6Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolN CALDWELL, NJNorth Caldwell School DistrictMiddle27991.5%
7Mountain View SchoolMENDHAM, NJMendham Borough School DistrictMiddle20890.9%
8Explore Middle SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJHudson County Schools of Technology School DistrictMiddle16390.1%
9Haddonfield Middle SchoolHADDONFIELD, NJHaddonfield School DistrictMiddle63189.9%
10Upper SchoolENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJEnglewood Cliffs School DistrictMiddle26489.5%
11Cedar Drive Middle SchoolCOLTS NECK, NJColts Neck Township School DistrictMiddle31988.3%
12Washington SchoolMillburn, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle36387.8%
13Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOLD TAPPAN, NJOld Tappan Public School DistrictMiddle37087.8%
14Emil A. Cavallini Middle SchoolUPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJUpper Saddle River School DistrictMiddle38987.8%
15Brookside SchoolAllendale, NJAllendale Public School DistrictMiddle50287.6%
16Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle76087.5%
17New Providence Middle SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictMiddle39687.2%
18Terence C. Reilly School No 7ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle1,13087.1%
19Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle62787.0%
20John Adams Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle93086.9%
21Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle99486.9%
22Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle1,10686.9%
23Woodcliff Middle SchoolWOODCLIFF LAKE, NJWoodcliff Lake School DistrictMiddle23886.6%
24William Annin Middle SchoolBasking Ridge, NJBernards Township School DistrictMiddle1,12286.2%
25George Washington Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle64486.0%
26Fieldstone Middle SchoolMontvale, NJMontvale Board of Education School DistrictMiddle44385.9%
27Glen Rock Middle SchoolGLEN ROCK, NJGlen Rock Public School DistrictMiddle64285.4%
28Princeton Middle SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Public School DistrictMiddle79485.3%
29Old Turnpike SchoolCALIFON, NJTewksbury Township School DistrictMiddle21785.0%
30Eugene A. Tighe Middle SchoolMARGATE, NJMargate City School DistrictMiddle14084.8%
31Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHEN, NJMetuchen Public School DistrictMiddle76184.7%
32Crossroads South Middle SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJSouth Brunswick School DistrictMiddle81284.6%
33William R. Satz SchoolHOLMDEL, NJHolmdel Township School DistrictMiddle45584.3%
34William F. Halloran School No.22ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle1,14084.2%
35Holdrum Middle SchoolRIVER VALE, NJRiver Vale Public School DistrictMiddle34784.1%
36Community Middle SchoolPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle1,02983.8%
37East Hanover Middle SchoolEAST HANOVER, NJEast Hanover Township School DistrictMiddle32583.7%
38Knollwood SchoolFAIR HAVEN, NJFair Haven School DistrictMiddle50283.7%
39Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School DistrictMiddle1,10083.5%
40Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle53083.4%
41Demarest Middle SchoolDEMAREST, NJDemarest School DistrictMiddle35983.1%
42Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolSkillman, NJMontgomery Township School DistrictMiddle68083.0%
43Tenakill Middle SchoolCLOSTER, NJCloster Public School DistrictMiddle59382.9%
44Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictMiddle1,20682.2%
45Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolFranklin Lakes, NJFranklin Lakes School DistrictMiddle36982.2%
46Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictMiddle87182.1%
47Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJMountainside School DistrictMiddle48382.0%
48Tenafly Middle SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School DistrictMiddle91681.9%
49Clinton Township Middle SchoolCLINTON, NJClinton Township School DistrictMiddle40581.3%
50Maple Place Middle SchoolOCEANPORT, NJOceanport School DistrictMiddle25681.2%
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