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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Across Middlesex County, New Jersey, 39 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. New Brunswick Middle School leads the list at 16.3%, against a median of 39.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Middlesex County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

16.3%

Median % Proficient

39.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	New Brunswick Middle School	NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	New Brunswick School District	Middle	94.8%	829	16.3%
2	Woodbridge Middle School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	56.7%	513	19.7%
3	William C. McGinnis Middle School	PERTH AMBOY, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	Middle	78.8%	984	20.5%
4	Samuel E. Shull Middle School	PERTH AMBOY, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	Middle	73.3%	941	23.2%
5	Avenel Middle School	AVENEL, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	59.5%	629	23.7%
6	South River Middle School	SOUTH RIVER, NJ	South River Public School District	Middle	66.8%	524	24.2%
7	Lincoln Middle School	DUNELLEN, NJ	Dunellen Public School District	Middle	47.7%	333	27.9%
8	Linwood School	NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ	North Brunswick Township School District	Middle	62.7%	761	27.9%
9	Carteret Middle School	CARTERET, NJ	Carteret Public School District	Middle	80.0%	540	29.1%
10	Fords Middle School	FORDS, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	56.9%	645	30.1%
11	Spotswood Memorial Middle School	SPOTSWOOD, NJ	Spotswood Public School District	Middle	30.9%	269	31.3%
12	Carteret Junior High School	Carteret, NJ	Carteret Public School District	Middle	78.0%	568	32.3%
13	Dual Language School	Fords, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	Middle	76.3%	384	32.5%
14	Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	JAMESBURG, NJ	Jamesburg Public School District	Middle	65.9%	217	32.9%
15	North Brunswick Twp. Middle School	North Brunswick, NJ	North Brunswick Township School District	Middle	59.9%	754	33.2%
16	Highland Park Middle School	HIGHLAND PARK, NJ	Highland Park Boro School District	Middle	46.1%	349	34.9%
17	Grant Elementary School	SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	South Plainfield School District	Middle	35.4%	568	37.2%
18	Von E. Mauger Middle School	MIDDLESEX, NJ	Middlesex Borough School District	Middle	43.8%	502	37.6%
19	Sayreville Middle School	PARLIN, NJ	Sayreville School District	Middle	46.4%	1,294	38.6%
20	Joyce Kilmer School	Milltown, NJ	Milltown School District	Middle	21.8%	444	39.3%
21	Colonia Middle School	COLONIA, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	30.7%	628	39.4%
22	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	45.6%	954	39.9%
23	Herbert Hoover Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	44.3%	1,060	40.1%
24	Quibbletown Middle School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Piscataway Township School District	Middle	53.5%	467	41.7%
25	South Plainfield Middle School	SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ	South Plainfield School District	Middle	37.1%	553	43.4%
26	Theodore Schor Middle School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Piscataway Township School District	Middle	47.4%	563	44.7%
27	Carl Sandburg Middle School	OLD BRIDGE, NJ	Old Bridge Township School District	Middle	30.7%	926	48.9%
28	Conackamack Middle School	PISCATAWAY, NJ	Piscataway Township School District	Middle	33.9%	466	50.5%
29	Jonas Salk Middle School	OLD BRIDGE, NJ	Old Bridge Township School District	Middle	25.1%	886	50.8%
30	Churchill Junior High School	EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	East Brunswick Township School District	Middle	25.8%	2,080	51.2%
31	Iselin Middle School	ISELIN, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	36.1%	794	52.3%
32	Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ	East Brunswick Township School District	Middle	25.1%	1,221	59.5%
33	Crossroads North Middle School	MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ	South Brunswick School District	Middle	18.9%	935	61.6%
34	Monroe Township Middle School	MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ	Monroe Township School District	Middle	10.2%	1,681	63.6%
35	Crossroads South Middle School	MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ	South Brunswick School District	Middle	17.0%	812	65.2%
36	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	13.9%	1,206	65.7%
37	John Adams Middle School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	Middle	13.0%	930	68.7%
38	Edgar Middle School	METUCHEN, NJ	Metuchen Public School District	Middle	10.0%	761	68.9%
39	Community Middle School	PLAINSBORO, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	Middle	8.7%	1,029	70.2%

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