Middlesex County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 39 schools in Middlesex County, New Jersey with reported Science scores. New Jersey state average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Middle School PLAINSBORO · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Middle | 62.3% | +35.5pp |
| 2 | John Adams Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 51.5% | +24.7pp |
| 3 | Edgar Middle School METUCHEN · Metuchen Public School District | Middle | 47.7% | +20.9pp |
| 4 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 47.4% | +20.6pp |
| 5 | Crossroads South Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Middle | 45.4% | +18.6pp |
| 6 | Crossroads North Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Middle | 41.1% | +14.3pp |
| 7 | Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 40.8% | +14.0pp |
| 8 | Monroe Township Middle School MONROE TOWNSHIP · Monroe Township School District | Middle | 39.7% | +12.9pp |
| 9 | Churchill Junior High School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 29.4% | +2.6pp |
| 10 | Iselin Middle School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 26.1% | -0.7pp |
| 11 | Highland Park Middle School HIGHLAND PARK · Highland Park Boro School District | Middle | 23.8% | -3.0pp |
| 12 | Carl Sandburg Middle School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Middle | 23.4% | -3.4pp |
| 13 | Grant Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 22.2% | -4.6pp |
| 14 | Herbert Hoover Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 22.1% | -4.7pp |
| 15 | Jonas Salk Middle School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Middle | 20.5% | -6.3pp |
| 16 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 20.1% | -6.7pp |
| 17 | Conackamack Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 19.6% | -7.2pp |
| 18 | Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 18.0% | -8.8pp |
| 19 | Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School JAMESBURG · Jamesburg Public School District | Middle | 17.3% | -9.5pp |
| 20 | Theodore Schor Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 17.1% | -9.7pp |
| 21 | South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 16.1% | -10.7pp |
| 22 | Carteret Middle School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 15.7% | -11.1pp |
| 23 | Dual Language School Fords · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 15.6% | -11.2pp |
| 24 | Quibbletown Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 15.0% | -11.8pp |
| 25 | Joyce Kilmer School Milltown · Milltown School District | Middle | 13.1% | -13.7pp |
| 26 | Lincoln Middle School DUNELLEN · Dunellen Public School District | Middle | 13.1% | -13.7pp |
| 27 | Carteret Junior High School Carteret · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 12.8% | -14.0pp |
| 28 | Sayreville Middle School PARLIN · Sayreville School District | Middle | 12.5% | -14.3pp |
| 29 | Colonia Middle School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 12.1% | -14.7pp |
| 30 | North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 11.1% | -15.7pp |
| 31 | Avenel Middle School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 10.0% | -16.8pp |
| 32 | Fords Middle School FORDS · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 10.0% | -16.8pp |
| 33 | Spotswood Memorial Middle School SPOTSWOOD · Spotswood Public School District | Middle | 9.4% | -17.4pp |
| 34 | Von E. Mauger Middle School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Middle | 7.4% | -19.4pp |
| 35 | South River Middle School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | Middle | 6.6% | -20.2pp |
| 36 | Woodbridge Middle School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 6.4% | -20.4pp |
| 37 | Samuel E. Shull Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 4.6% | -22.2pp |
| 38 | William C. McGinnis Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 39 | New Brunswick Middle School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Middle | 1.6% | -25.2pp |
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 Science 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.