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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Across Middlesex County, New Jersey, 40 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Community Middle School leads the list at 8.7%, 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

Middlesex County, New Jersey

Best % FRL

8.7%

Median % FRL

45.0%

LOWEST POVERTY · MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Community Middle School	PLAINSBORO, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	Middle	1,029	8.7%
2	Edgar Middle School	METUCHEN, NJ	Metuchen Public School District	Middle	761	10.0%
3	Monroe Township Middle School	MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ	Monroe Township School District	Middle	1,681	10.2%
4	John Adams Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	930	13.0%
5	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	1,206	13.9%
6	Crossroads South Middle School	MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ	South Brunswick School District	Middle	812	17.0%
7	Crossroads North Middle School	MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ	South Brunswick School District	Middle	935	18.9%
8	Joyce Kilmer School	Milltown, NJ	Milltown School District	Middle	444	21.8%
9	Jonas Salk Middle School	OLD BRIDGE, NJ	Old Bridge Township School District	Middle	886	25.1%
10	Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	East Brunswick Township School District	Middle	1,221	25.1%
11	Churchill Junior High School	EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	East Brunswick Township School District	Middle	2,080	25.8%
12	Carl Sandburg Middle School	OLD BRIDGE, NJ	Old Bridge Township School District	Middle	926	30.7%
13	Colonia Middle School	COLONIA, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	628	30.7%
14	Spotswood Memorial Middle School	SPOTSWOOD, NJ	Spotswood Public School District	Middle	269	30.9%
15	Conackamack Middle School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Piscataway Township School District	Middle	466	33.9%
16	Grant Elementary School	SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	South Plainfield School District	Middle	568	35.4%
17	Iselin Middle School	ISELIN, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	794	36.1%
18	South Plainfield Middle School	SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	South Plainfield School District	Middle	553	37.1%
19	Von E. Mauger Middle School	MIDDLESEX, NJ	Middlesex Borough School District	Middle	502	43.8%
20	Herbert Hoover Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	1,060	44.3%
21	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	954	45.6%
22	Highland Park Middle School	HIGHLAND PARK, NJ	Highland Park Boro School District	Middle	349	46.1%
23	Sayreville Middle School	PARLIN, NJ	Sayreville School District	Middle	1,294	46.4%
24	Theodore Schor Middle School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Piscataway Township School District	Middle	563	47.4%
25	Lincoln Middle School	DUNELLEN, NJ	Dunellen Public School District	Middle	333	47.7%
26	Quibbletown Middle School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Piscataway Township School District	Middle	467	53.5%
27	Woodbridge Middle School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	513	56.7%
28	Fords Middle School	FORDS, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	645	56.9%
29	Avenel Middle School	AVENEL, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	629	59.5%
30	North Brunswick Twp. Middle School	North Brunswick, NJ	North Brunswick Township School District	Middle	754	59.9%
31	Linwood School	NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ	North Brunswick Township School District	Middle	761	62.7%
32	Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	JAMESBURG, NJ	Jamesburg Public School District	Middle	217	65.9%
33	South River Middle School	SOUTH RIVER, NJ	South River Public School District	Middle	524	66.8%
34	Samuel E. Shull Middle School	PERTH AMBOY, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	Middle	941	73.3%
35	Dual Language School	Fords, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	Middle	384	76.3%
36	Carteret Junior High School	Carteret, NJ	Carteret Public School District	Middle	568	78.0%
37	William C. McGinnis Middle School	PERTH AMBOY, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	Middle	984	78.8%
38	Carteret Middle School	CARTERET, NJ	Carteret Public School District	Middle	540	80.0%
39	Pathways Middle School	New Brunswick, NJ	New Brunswick School District	Middle	262	93.5%
40	New Brunswick Middle School	NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	New Brunswick School District	Middle	829	94.8%

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