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John Adams Middle School

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John Adams Middle School ranks 96 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

John Adams Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Edison Township School District, serving 1,009 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with exceptional academic performance across core subject areas and for various student subgroups.

John Adams Middle School excels in academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. The school's students perform exceptionally well in Algebra I and Geometry, with 81-98.9% proficient or better. However, the school has seen a decline in 8th-grade Math proficiency, dropping from 17% in 2023-2024 to just 6.3% in 2024-2025, an area that may require further investigation. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Edgar Middle School and Terrill Middle School, John Adams Middle School consistently outperforms its peers, particularly within the Edison Township School District.

One notable characteristic of John Adams Middle School is its relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 6.12% to 10.11% in recent years, indicating a relatively low-poverty student population compared to the surrounding area. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the school's strong academic performance, though it is important to note that the school's success is not solely dependent on the socioeconomic status of its students. Overall, John Adams Middle School is a high-achieving institution that provides a quality education for its diverse student body.

930

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,899

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1081 New Dover Road
Edison, NJ 08820

(732) 452-2920

District: Edison Township School District

Students who attend John Adams Middle School usually attend:

High:

John P. Stevens High School

Feeder schools for John Adams Middle School:

Elementary:	James Madison Intermediate School
	James Madison Primary School
	Martin Luther King Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

85.1%

African American:

5.4%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Edison Township School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg44%

96^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Edison Township School District

198^th of 609Edison 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	83.2	96 of 752	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	72 of 743	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	70 of 748	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	54 of 745	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	60 of 652	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	61 of 745	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	49 of 716	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	47 of 712	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	83.1	75 of 713	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	69 of 713	90.3%	★★★★★
2014	83.5	83 of 717	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	94 of 704	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.4	62 of 677	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.8	80 of 684	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.8	54 of 677	92.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	84 of 664	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.9	75 of 640	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	109 of 631	82.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	126 of 615	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	94 of 599	84.3%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	132 of 588	77.6%	★★★★☆
2003	75.4	162 of 574	71.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	53.7	135 of 361	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	304 of 356	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	221 of 291	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	233 of 326	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	155 of 326	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	66 of 204	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	47 of 200	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	54 of 201	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	43 of 200	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	68 of 147	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	27 of 200	86.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	13 of 343	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	26 of 320	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	52 of 728	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	39 of 717	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	31 of 720	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	28 of 726	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	55 of 625	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	77 of 703	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	54 of 680	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	181 of 608	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	30.2	423 of 589	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	441 of 587	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	440 of 591	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	87.1	37 of 524	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	53.5	210 of 504	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	286 of 613	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	266 of 584	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	234 of 568	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	342 of 549	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	278 of 467	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	209 of 541	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	244 of 522	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	47 of 726	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	35 of 719	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	25 of 718	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	38 of 730	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	43 of 635	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	48 of 697	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	32 of 675	95.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	110 of 507	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	142 of 510	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	104 of 505	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	180 of 535	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	81 of 401	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	253 of 492	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	261 of 471	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	47.6	271 of 504	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	340 of 497	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2023)63rd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-34 vs school

White (2019)46th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry99%+38 vs state

English Language Arts87%+30 vs state

Algebra I81%+34 vs state

Mathematics63%+28 vs state

Science52%+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
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1081 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2920	930	76	12.2	13.0%	16 (1.7%)	50 (5.4%)	35 (3.8%)	791 (85.1%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.2%)	83.2	96^th of 752 public middle schools	87.2%		86.2	72^nd of 743 public middle schools	90.3%	24		51.5		84.0	85.5	90.5		73.3	54.9	6.3	97.1	58.4	81.0	98.9	98.9	$6,899		$6,899
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Woodrow Wilson Drive	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2870	1,206	88	13.7	13.9%	45 (3.7%)	26 (2.2%)	65 (5.4%)	1,041 (86.3%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	81	120^th of 752 public middle schools	84.0%		85.7	75^th of 743 public middle schools	89.9%	45		47.4		79.5	81.4	85.8		67.2	54.0	7.2	94.7	72.0	83.7	96.3	96.3	$6,900		$6,900
Grant Elementary School	Public	5-6	305 Cromwell Place	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	568	52	11.0	35.4%	200 (35.2%)	60 (10.6%)	177 (31.2%)	104 (18.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.0%)								(n/a)	22.2		48.7	42.6			40.0	38.5								$5,967		$5,967
South Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	2201 Plainfield Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	553	52	10.6	37.1%	182 (32.9%)	61 (11.0%)	203 (36.7%)	87 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	52.8	326^th of 752 public middle schools	56.6%		51.6	330^th of 743 public middle schools	55.6%	4		16.1			55.2	54.8			41.3	26.0		96.2	96.2			$6,939	$255	$6,684
Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	628	64	9.8	30.7%	287 (45.7%)	50 (8.0%)	137 (21.8%)	129 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	46.4	385^th of 752 public middle schools	48.8%		41.1	417^th of 743 public middle schools	43.9%	32		12.1		46.0	47.3	53.7		48.2	37.7	21.0		88.2	88.2			$9,026		$9,026
Edgar Middle School	Public	5-8	49 Brunswick Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8770	761	64	11.8	10.0%	340 (44.7%)	30 (3.9%)	101 (13.3%)	233 (30.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.0%)	86.8	70^th of 752 public middle schools	90.7%		88.7	55^th of 743 public middle schools	92.6%	15	59.5	36.0	86.8	85.7	86.0	80.2	81.7	73.3	65.4	27.1	98.0	97.2	97.4	100.0	100.0	$7,842		$7,842
Terrill Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	822	75	11.0	1.9%	527 (64.1%)	40 (4.9%)	90 (10.9%)	115 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	82.1	107^th of 752 public middle schools	85.8%		73.3	172^nd of 743 public middle schools	76.9%	65	48.3	37.7	73.2	74.0	74.9	89.7	66.1	64.0	70.6	20.0		71.9	71.9			$9,029	$03	$9,026
Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	661 W Eighth St	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4320	737	66	11.1	86.4%	4 (0.5%)	81 (11.0%)	647 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14.8	659^th of 752 public middle schools	12.4%		12.5	679^th of 743 public middle schools	8.6%	20		1.7		23.3	19.6	20.5		13.2	14.5	15.1		95.5	95.5			$7,716	$269	$7,447
Iselin Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Woodruff Street	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8450	794	72	11.0	36.1%	119 (15.0%)	48 (6.0%)	139 (17.5%)	481 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	68.8	211^th of 752 public middle schools	71.9%		67.6	210^th of 743 public middle schools	71.7%	1		26.1		63.9	62.3	61.2		47.0	56.4	33.3		100.0	100.0			$8,163		$8,163
Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	1,060	81	13.1	44.3%	158 (14.9%)	140 (13.2%)	266 (25.1%)	459 (43.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.8%)	46.4	386^th of 752 public middle schools	48.7%		49.1	350^th of 743 public middle schools	52.9%	36		22.1		54.6	59.3	60.4		35.9	20.7	2.1	92.0	42.0	59.1	97.2	97.2	$7,148	$238	$6,910

Frequently Asked Questions about John Adams Middle School

Is John Adams Middle School a good school?

John Adams Middle School ranks 96^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of John Adams Middle School attend?

Students who attend John Adams Middle School usually go on to attend John P. Stevens High School

How many students attend John Adams Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 930 students attended John Adams Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John Adams Middle School?

Students at John Adams Middle School are 85% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% White.

What district is John Adams Middle School in?

Edison Township School District

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