2010 City Rankings - New Jersey Middle Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by New Jersey to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for middle schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all middle schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
ASK Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Cranbury, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 596 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 96.86 |  |
| 5 | Mendham, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 328 | 96.77 |  5 | |
| 6 | Brookside, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 456 | 96.44 | 13 | |
| 8 | Chatham, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 888 | 95.97 | 8 | |
| 9 | Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 263 | 95.79 | 4 | |
| 10 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,398 | 95.34 | 7 | |
| 11 | Little Silver, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 343 | 95.27 | 9 | |
| 12 | Watchung, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 344 | 95.12 | 3 | |
| 13 | Mountain Lakes, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 299 | 95.04 |  4 | |
| 14 | Old Tappan, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 433 | 94.86 | 9 | |
| 15 | Spring Lake, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 262 | 94.43 | 14 | |
| 1 | Princeton, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,003 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 94.14 | 1 |
| 16 | Linwood, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 441 | 94.00 | 19 | |
| 25 | Closter, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 546 | 93.95 | 28 | |
| 19 | Rumson, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 551 | 93.81 | 36 | |
| 20 | Allendale, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 564 | 93.49 | 14 | |
| 21 | Princeton Junction, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,096 | 93.44 | 6 | |
| 22 | Sea Girt, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 179 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 93.24 | 19 |
| 23 | Mountainside, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 522 | 93.14 | 19 | |
| 24 | Millburn, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,177 | 93.12 | 24 | |
| 34 | Skillman, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,750 | 92.91 | 4 | |
| 28 | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 504 | 92.73 | 26 | |
| 29 | Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 471 | 92.69 | 5 | |
| 30 | New Vernon, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 313 | 92.68 | 9 | |
| 31 | New Providence, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 332 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 92.29 | 6 |
| 32 | Port Republic, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 119 | 92.16 | 13 | |
| 33 | Kinnelon, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 561 | 92.00 | 7 | |
| 35 | Haddonfield, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 556 | 91.92 | 7 | |
| 36 | Livingston, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 920 | 91.91 | 23 | |
| 37 | Tenafly, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 802 | 91.83 | 1 | |
| 38 | Chester, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 499 | 91.80 | 16 | |
| 39 | Fair Haven, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 559 | 91.60 | | |
| 40 | Florham Park, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 350 | 91.28 | 73 | |
| 42 | Bernardsville, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 549 | 90.85 | 5 | |
| 43 | Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 680 | 90.83 | 32 | |
| 44 | Avon, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 163 | 90.80 | 105 | |
| 45 | Plainsboro, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,256 | 90.52 | 5 | |
| 52 | Ridgewood, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,361 | 90.14 | 22 | |
| 49 | Norwood, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 623 | 90.10 | 3 | |
| 50 | Warren, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 784 | 90.06 | 1 | |
| 56 | Green Brook, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 558 | 89.93 | 11 | |
| 51 | Morris Plains, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 403 | 89.82 | 10 | |
| 54 | Stirling, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 380 | 89.41 | 37 | |
| 53 | Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 288 | 89.14 | 35 | |
| 58 | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 598 | 88.54 | 9 | |
| 59 | Haworth, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 485 | 88.18 | 30 | |
| 60 | Madison, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 531 | 88.03 | 17 | |
| 62 | Alpine, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 140 | 87.94 | 15 | |
| 63 | Glen Ridge, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 801 | 87.88 | 6 | |
| 65 | Harrington Park, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 712 | 87.74 | 33 | |
| 66 | Demarest, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 315 | 87.67 | 5 | |
| 67 | Quakertown, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 340 | 87.50 | 36 | |
| 68 | Montvale, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 477 | 87.17 | 10 | |
| 69 | Pennington, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 970 | 87.16 | 29 | |
| 47 | Califon, New Jersey Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 885 | 86.90 | 39 | |
| 70 | Montville, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,028 | 86.89 | 3 | |
| 72 | Monmouth Beach, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 321 | 86.65 | 8 | |
| 73 | Shrewsbury, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 508 | 86.64 | 9 | |
| 74 | Mahwah, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 857 | 86.55 | 14 | |
| 75 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 386 | 86.31 | 14 | |
| 77 | Glen Rock, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 587 | 86.10 | 40 | |
| 78 | Bay Head, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 108 | 86.00 | - | |
| 82 | Holmdel, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 543 | 85.57 | 36 | |
| 83 | Brielle, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 729 | 85.48 | 26 | |
| 84 | Long Valley, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,010 | 85.09 | 17 | |
| 85 | Oakland, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 572 | 85.00 | 13 | |
| 114 | Cranford, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,506 | 84.95 | 15 | |
| 87 | Clarksburg, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 605 | 84.56 | 11 | |
| 102 | Westfield, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,539 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 84.55 | 32 |
| 88 | Summit, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 867 | 84.40 | 30 | |
| 90 | Wyckoff, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 814 | 84.37 | 9 | |
| 89 | Colts Neck, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 486 | 84.28 | 33 | |
| 91 | Medford, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 741 | 83.89 | 29 | |
| 96 | Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 743 | 83.87 | 30 | |
| 92 | Wildwood Crest, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 298 | 83.85 | 9 | |
| 93 | Ramsey, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 835 | 83.76 | 18 | |
| 48 | Scotch Plains, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,733 | 83.32 | 60 | |
| 95 | Bridgewater, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,521 | 83.21 | 21 | |
| 97 | Marlboro, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,106 | 83.09 | 33 | |
| 98 | Randolph, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,275 | 82.94 | 17 | |
| 99 | Middletown, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 931 | 82.61 | 15 | |
| 100 | Cedar Grove, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 517 | 82.47 | 48 | |
| 101 | Oradell, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 567 | 82.46 | 3 | |
| 103 | North Caldwell, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 576 | 81.87 | 37 | |
| 111 | Robbinsville, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,074 | 81.73 | 15 | |
| 106 | Allentown, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,177 | 81.40 | 41 | |
| 107 | Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 332 | 81.39 | 34 | |
| 108 | Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 475 | 81.38 | 31 | |
| 110 | Morganville, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,089 | 81.29 | 1 | |
| 86 | Clinton, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 969 | 81.15 | 21 | |
| 242 | Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,586 | 81.12 | 238 | |
| 115 | Flemington, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 816 | 80.81 | 8 | |
| 116 | Ringoes, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 500 | 80.71 | | |
| 117 | Medford Lakes, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 355 | 80.40 | 55 | |
| 119 | Manasquan, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 714 | 80.29 | 16 | |
| 120 | Moorestown, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 722 | 79.64 | 28 | |
| 122 | River Vale, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 486 | 79.08 | 32 | |
| 123 | Asbury, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 201 | 78.89 | 5 | |
| 124 | Cresskill, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 424 | 78.88 | 3 | |
| 125 | Shamong, New Jersey Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 433 | 78.79 | 19 | |
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