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William Annin Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 95% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

William Annin Middle School is a public middle school located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, serving 1,126 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Bernards Township School District, which is ranked 43 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Annin Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For instance, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 84.3% to 89.7%, compared to the state averages of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 32.7% to 86.4%, compared to the state averages of 20.7% to 39.8%.

The school's performance is particularly noteworthy in STEM subjects, with proficiency rates in Algebra I ranging from 91.4% to 100% and 100% proficiency in Geometry, far exceeding the state averages. Additionally, William Annin Middle School stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates and the relatively high socioeconomic status of its student population, as indicated by the low percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Green Brook Middle School and Columbia Middle School, William Annin Middle School consistently outperforms them across various academic metrics, solidifying its reputation as an exemplary public middle school in New Jersey.

1,122

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,219

Per pupil spending ?

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Quincy Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-2245

(908) 204-2610

District: Bernards Township School District

Students who attend William Annin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ridge High School

Feeder schools for William Annin Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Hill School
	Liberty Corner School
	Mount Prospect Elementary School
	Oak Street School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

Asian:

39.6%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (81% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg78%

New Jersey avg44%

39^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 609Bernards Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	39 of 752	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	29 of 743	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	34 of 748	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	34 of 745	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	33 of 652	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	36 of 745	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	65 of 716	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	44 of 712	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	83.6	68 of 713	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	79.2	100 of 713	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	88.5	18 of 717	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	19 of 704	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	14 of 677	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	15 of 684	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	13 of 677	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	17 of 664	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	89.6	9 of 640	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	5 of 631	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	28 of 615	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	88.7	13 of 599	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	89.6	14 of 588	97.6%	★★★★★
2003	89.0	13 of 574	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	25 of 204	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	19 of 200	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	27 of 201	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	16 of 200	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	15 of 147	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	21 of 199	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	20 of 200	90.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	23 of 343	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	3 of 320	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	17 of 288	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	23 of 270	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	18 of 227	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	28 of 728	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	22 of 717	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	22 of 720	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	27 of 726	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	28 of 625	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	42 of 703	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	65 of 680	90.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	62 of 608	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	17 of 589	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	16 of 587	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	48 of 591	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	20 of 480	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	45 of 524	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	36 of 504	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	104 of 613	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	39 of 726	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	30 of 719	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	24 of 718	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	36 of 730	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	33 of 635	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	59 of 697	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	64 of 675	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	33 of 507	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	44 of 510	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	53 of 505	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	28 of 535	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	29 of 401	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	19 of 492	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	46 of 471	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	36 of 502	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	40 of 510	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	56 of 509	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	53 of 512	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	79 of 435	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	71 of 504	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	113 of 497	77.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I94%+46 vs state

English Language Arts86%+29 vs state

Mathematics74%+40 vs state

Science51%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Annin Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Quincy Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2610	1,122	113	9.9	2.6%	507 (45.2%)	12 (1.1%)	109 (9.7%)	444 (39.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.2%)	90.7	39^th of 752 public middle schools	94.8%		91.9	29^th of 743 public middle schools	96.1%	10		51.1		84.7	89.7	84.3		86.4	76.2	32.7	100.0	91.4	93.6	100.0	100.0	$10,219		$10,219
Bernardsville Middle School	Public	5-8	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-1916	419	43	9.7	17.9%	269 (64.2%)	3 (0.7%)	108 (25.8%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	87.7	65^th of 752 public middle schools	91.4%		83.1	94^th of 743 public middle schools	87.3%	29	45.4	45.3	69.7	76.5	79.8	87.2	52.3	63.2	68.2	32.8		95.7	96.2			$9,053	$134	$8,919
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Central Avenue	Stirling	07980	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 647-2311	284	26	11.0	10.6%	204 (71.8%)	4 (1.4%)	45 (15.8%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	83.4	95^th of 752 public middle schools	87.4%		77.3	143^rd of 743 public middle schools	80.8%	48		37.8		81.8	77.8	77.6		44.4	55.9	52.0		100.0	100.0			$9,645	$37	$9,608
Hillside Intermediate School	Public	5-6	844 Brown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1905	568	54	10.4	15.0%	264 (46.5%)	9 (1.6%)	109 (19.2%)	147 (25.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)								(n/a)	39.2		66.9	70.3			59.5	52.2								$10,758		$10,758
Warren Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Old Stirling Road	Warren	07060	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 753-5300	547	59	9.2	7.7%	287 (52.5%)	20 (3.7%)	61 (11.2%)	140 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.1%)	82.1	108^th of 752 public middle schools	85.6%		83.7	89^th of 743 public middle schools	88.0%	19		44.3		66.8	62.7	70.6		69.0	64.5	50.5		98.5	97.4			$13,671	$10	$13,661
Eisenhower Intermediate School	Public	5-6	791 Eisenhower Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-0230	625	62	10.1	20.2%	229 (36.6%)	34 (5.4%)	124 (19.8%)	193 (30.9%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)								(n/a)	41.8		58.4	72.9			54.8	54.4								$10,163		$10,163
Valley View School	Public	5-8	50 Valley View Road	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-4422	276	30	9.2	2.2%	133 (48.2%)	24 (8.7%)	43 (15.6%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	84.6	87^th of 752 public middle schools	88.4%		85.3	79^th of 743 public middle schools	89.4%	8	56.1	37.9	72.0	73.5	75.8	72.7	70.8	69.6	60.4	40.5		100.0	100.0			$9,487		$9,487
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	345 Plainfield Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1600	523	52	10.0	2.7%	293 (56.0%)	13 (2.5%)	72 (13.8%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	79	135^th of 752 public middle schools	82.0%		83.4	91^st of 743 public middle schools	87.8%	44		39.3		86.7	75.2	77.6		69.3	61.7		100.0	56.5	62.0	100.0	100.0	$10,202	$41	$10,161
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School	Public	7-8	128 Merriwood Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8661	1,220	106	11.5	15.6%	471 (38.6%)	44 (3.6%)	243 (19.9%)	404 (33.1%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	45 (3.7%)	75.4	156^th of 752 public middle schools	79.3%		74.5	163^rd of 743 public middle schools	78.1%	7		33.1			76.9	80.2			35.2	30.7	98.7	93.0	96.1	98.8	98.8	$11,299		$11,299
Mountain View School	Public	5-8	100 Dean Road	Mendham	07945	Morris County	Mendham Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7075	208	30	6.9	3.4%	170 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	95.4	5^th of 752 public middle schools	99.3%		96.4	7^th of 743 public middle schools	99.1%	2	51.0	69.7	83.0	92.1	100.0	89.4	68.1	92.1	75.7	80.7		100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	$12,123	$118	$12,005

Frequently Asked Questions about William Annin Middle School

What is the racial makeup of William Annin Middle School?

Students at William Annin Middle School are 45% White, 40% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend William Annin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,122 students attended William Annin Middle School.

What district is William Annin Middle School in?

Bernards Township School District

Is William Annin Middle School a good school?

Yes. William Annin Middle School ranks in the top 5.2% of New Jersey middle schools.

What high school do graduates of William Annin Middle School attend?

Students who attend William Annin Middle School usually go on to attend Ridge High School

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