Best Middle Schools in NJ

U.S. News & World Report ranked the best public middle schools in the nation for the new year. Using data from the U.S Department of Education, the news source analyzed 59,128 middle schools in the country, providing 30,000 of them with a ranking.

In the state of New Jersey, U.S. News & World Report ranked the best public schools in the state. School 28 in Paterson ranked as the number one public middle school in the state. 24 other middle schools in various parts of the state made the top 25, including:

School 28, Paterson Public School District
Infinity Institute, Jersey City Public Schools
Upper School, Englewood Cliffs School District
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School
Mendham Township Middle School
Princeton Charter School
Forrestdale School, Rumson Borough School District
Markham Place School, Little Silver Boro School District
Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, Ho-Ho-Kus School District
Hatikvah International Academy Charter School
Brookside School, Allendale Public School District
Sara M. Gilmore Academy, Union City School District
Mountain View School, Mendham Borough School District
Deerfield Elementary School, Mountainside School District
Knollwood School, Fair Haven School District
Millburn Middle School, Millburn Township School District
Harding Township School, Harding Township School District
Tenafly Middle School, Tenafly Public School District
John Adams Middle School, Edison Township School District
Academy I, Jersey City Public Schools
Woodcliff Middle School, Woodcliff Lake School District
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Edison Township School District
Old Turnpike School, Tewksbury Township School District
Nicholas Oresko Community School, Bayonne School District
Cranbury School, Cranbury Township School District