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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·METUCHEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340999003396
Edgar Middle School
49 BRUNSWICK AVENUE, METUCHEN, NJ 08840 · (732) 321-8770 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
76 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 180 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 193 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Edgar Middle School→Metuchen High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Metuchen Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.7% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 67.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edgar Middle School
Edgar Middle School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Middle School this school | 761 | 10.0% | 68.9% |
| Robert R Lazar Middle School MONTVILLE | 798 | 4.1% | 70.1% |
| Marlboro Memorial Middle School MORGANVILLE | 761 | 15.0% | 64.3% |
| Princeton Middle School PRINCETON | 794 | 13.6% | 74.1% |
| Warren Middle School Warren | 547 | 7.7% | 63.7% |
| Hillside Intermediate School Bridgewater | 568 | 15.0% | 55.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edgar Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #38 of 433 | #2 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #38 of 437 ▲ 13 | #3 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #31 of 437 ▲ 26 | #2 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #105 of 445 | #18 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #314 of 417 | #27 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #62 of 419 | #16 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.0% | #355 of 436 | #39 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #78 of 122 | #11 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
761
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+243% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 761 | 64.1 | 11.9:1 | 10% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 66.1 | 11.6:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 64.1 | 11.9:1 | 6% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 67 | 11.1:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 61.5 | 11.8:1 | 6% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 60 | 12.8:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 22 | 26.5:1 | 6% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 18 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgar Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (724 to 761); teachers up 4% (61.5 to 64.1).
About Edgar Middle School
Edgar Middle School serves students in METUCHEN, New Jersey, as a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 761 students, from grades 5 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in New Jersey) has about 578 students.
Metuchen Public School District is the local district for Edgar Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 2,329 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Edgar Middle School is White (45%). Other groups include 31% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 41% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Edgar Middle School comes in at 68%.
Edgar Middle School counts 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. About 10% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Middlesex County report 42%.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Edgar Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Edgar Middle School scores 68.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.7%.
Federal survey data for Middlesex County show that median household income is about $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 214 public schools operate in Middlesex County, serving about 129,255 students.
The closest other public school is Mildred B. Moss Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 53.9% on proficiency, and Edgar Middle School is above that at 68.9%.
NCES describes the area around Edgar Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Edgar Middle School enrolled 743; in 2024-25, 761.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Edgar Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Metuchen Public School District
- Metuchen High SchoolHigh · 718 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Mildred B. Moss Elementary SchoolElementary · 152 students
Other schools in METUCHEN
- Metuchen High SchoolHigh · 718 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Menlo Park Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Mildred B. Moss Elementary SchoolElementary · 152 students
Other Edgar Middle schools
One other US public school is named Edgar Middle. Edgar Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Edgar MiddleEdgar, WI · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Mildred B. Moss Elementary School0.6 mi · 152
- Campbell Elementary School1.0 mi · 698
- Herbert Hoover Middle School1.2 mi · 1,060
- Lincoln Elementary School1.2 mi · 946
- Metuchen High School1.6 mi · 718
- Edison Early Learning Center1.7 mi · 52
Frequently asked questions
About Edgar Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edgar Middle School?
Edgar Middle School enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Edgar Middle School serve?
Edgar Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Edgar Middle School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Edgar Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edgar Middle School?
At Edgar Middle School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 31% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Edgar Middle School public or private?
Edgar Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Metuchen Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.