Middlesex County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 39 schools in Middlesex County, New Jersey with reported English Language Arts scores. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Adams Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 86.9% | +33.8pp |
| 2 | Edgar Middle School METUCHEN · Metuchen Public School District | Middle | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 3 | Crossroads South Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Middle | 84.6% | +31.5pp |
| 4 | Community Middle School PLAINSBORO · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Middle | 83.8% | +30.7pp |
| 5 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 82.2% | +29.1pp |
| 6 | Crossroads North Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Middle | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 7 | Monroe Township Middle School MONROE TOWNSHIP · Monroe Township School District | Middle | 72.9% | +19.8pp |
| 8 | Conackamack Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 70.0% | +16.9pp |
| 9 | Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 67.4% | +14.3pp |
| 10 | Churchill Junior High School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 11 | Jonas Salk Middle School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Middle | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 12 | Iselin Middle School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 13 | Carl Sandburg Middle School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Middle | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 14 | Quibbletown Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 15 | Theodore Schor Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 16 | Herbert Hoover Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 17 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 18 | South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 19 | Highland Park Middle School HIGHLAND PARK · Highland Park Boro School District | Middle | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 20 | Sayreville Middle School PARLIN · Sayreville School District | Middle | 53.9% | +0.8pp |
| 21 | Joyce Kilmer School Milltown · Milltown School District | Middle | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 22 | Dual Language School Fords · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 23 | Colonia Middle School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 49.1% | -4.0pp |
| 24 | North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 25 | Von E. Mauger Middle School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Middle | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 26 | Grant Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 27 | Carteret Middle School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 28 | Spotswood Memorial Middle School SPOTSWOOD · Spotswood Public School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 29 | Carteret Junior High School Carteret · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 30 | Lincoln Middle School DUNELLEN · Dunellen Public School District | Middle | 38.4% | -14.7pp |
| 31 | Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School JAMESBURG · Jamesburg Public School District | Middle | 37.5% | -15.6pp |
| 32 | Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 33 | William C. McGinnis Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 33.2% | -19.9pp |
| 34 | Avenel Middle School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 35 | Fords Middle School FORDS · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 36 | Samuel E. Shull Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 31.6% | -21.5pp |
| 37 | South River Middle School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | Middle | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 38 | New Brunswick Middle School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Middle | 27.2% | -25.9pp |
| 39 | Woodbridge Middle School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 24.7% | -28.4pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Middlesex County, New Jersey with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the New Jersey statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New Jersey ranking.