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Best High Schools in Middlesex County, NJ

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41,060

Students

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Top rankedEast Brunswick High School22^nd of 434 New Jersey high schools

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Biggest riser

Piscataway Magnet School up 106 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Piscataway Magnet School 10.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Jersey Training School	Public	8-12	North State Home Ro	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 605-3907	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	259	22	11.7	89.2%	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.6%)	237 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	386^th of 434 public high schools	11.1%		11	406^th of 429 public high schools	5.4%	20	58.8	14.7	4.0	6.1		7.7	16.7	14.0		0.0	0.0		4.0	11.4	7.4			20.0				$11,684	$729	$10,955
Middlesex County Jdc	Public	6-12	Us Highway 130	New Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-8991	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carteret High School	Public	9-12	199 Washington Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 541-8960	1,188	87	13.6	72.6%	114 (9.6%)	210 (17.7%)	576 (48.5%)	251 (21.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	30 (2.5%)	27.8	323^rd of 434 public high schools	25.6%		20.3	355^th of 429 public high schools	17.2%	32	77.7	43.2		11.2				36.7					10.6	6.5	10.0	28.6	0.0	20.0	53.5		53.5	$5,770		$5,770
Dunellen High School	Public	9-12	411 First Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	409	36	11.3	48.9%	83 (20.3%)	56 (13.7%)	245 (59.9%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	36.2	284^th of 434 public high schools	34.6%		29.3	314^th of 429 public high schools	26.8%	30	83.9	62.3		20.0				29.7					2.8		5.3	50.0	15.4	25.3		45.5	45.5	$7,075		$7,075
East Brunswick High School	Public	10-12	380 Cranbury Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6904	2,124	163	13.0	24.2%	1,001 (47.1%)	122 (5.7%)	248 (11.7%)	694 (32.7%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	47 (2.2%)	86.8	22^nd of 434 public high schools	94.9%		87.5	28^th of 429 public high schools	93.5%	6		79.7		53.9																		$14,963		$14,963
Edison High School	Public	9-12	50 Boulevard Of The Eagles	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5200	2,393	160	14.9	48.9%	387 (16.2%)	378 (15.8%)	679 (28.4%)	871 (36.4%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	67 (2.8%)	36.4	283^rd of 434 public high schools	34.8%		36.4	273^rd of 429 public high schools	36.4%	10	76.4	52.6		31.2				46.8					8.1		8.1	31.5		31.5	85.1		85.1	$7,321	$236	$7,085
John P. Stevens High School	Public	9-12	855 Grove Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2800	2,687	168	16.0	16.0%	123 (4.6%)	110 (4.1%)	109 (4.1%)	2,286 (85.1%)	26 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.1%)	81.4	48^th of 434 public high schools	88.9%		83	45^th of 429 public high schools	89.5%	3		88.8		66.6				84.0					28.9		29.4	64.9		64.9	98.4		98.4	$6,666		$6,666
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	102 North Fifth Avenue	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	493	42	11.7	40.6%	173 (35.1%)	49 (9.9%)	145 (29.4%)	96 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	46.5	226^th of 434 public high schools	47.9%		54.3	176^th of 429 public high schools	59.0%	50	84.3	58.3		41.3				47.3					4.3		4.1	26.9		26.9	66.7		66.7	$12,520	$784	$11,736
Old Bridge High School	Public	9-12	4209 Route 516	Matawan	07747	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 290-3900	2,659	196	13.5	27.5%	1,447 (54.4%)	242 (9.1%)	484 (18.2%)	422 (15.9%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	45 (1.7%)	47.2	221^st of 434 public high schools	49.1%		52.8	184^th of 429 public high schools	57.1%	37	75.0	53.0		30.9				45.9					28.5		28.5	71.9		71.3	93.3		93.3	$14,171	$84	$14,087
Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	718	60	11.8	9.3%	336 (46.8%)	29 (4.0%)	104 (14.5%)	185 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.8%)	80.2	51^st of 434 public high schools	88.2%		82.7	47^th of 429 public high schools	89.0%	4		83.8		51.8				86.1					41.8	9.1	38.5	88.0		88.0	100.0		100.0	$8,384		$8,384
Middlesex High School	Public	9-12	300 John F. Kennedy Drive	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	597	55	10.8	45.7%	226 (37.9%)	41 (6.9%)	257 (43.0%)	48 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.0%)	48.3	210^th of 434 public high schools	51.6%		40.1	258^th of 429 public high schools	39.9%	48	88.7	51.8		26.3				48.7					24.8		24.8	57.1		57.1				$11,917	$24	$11,893
Edison Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	100 Technology Drive	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2600	173	13	13.8	1.7%	8 (4.6%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.5%)	153 (88.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.8	57^th of 434 public high schools	86.9%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	17																			100.0		100.0	$11,783	$322	$11,461
East Brunswick Magnet School	Public	9-12	112 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 254-8700	745	67	11.2	36.5%	285 (38.3%)	67 (9.0%)	319 (42.8%)	43 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.7%)	52.3	185^th of 434 public high schools	57.4%		41.5	250^th of 429 public high schools	41.7%	65	87.0	63.3		23.1				54.3					20.0		20.0	78.5		78.5				$10,118	$730	$9,388
Perth Amboy Magnet School	Public	9-12	457 High Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6300	269	17	15.8	74.3%	27 (10.0%)	28 (10.4%)	208 (77.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	198^th of 434 public high schools	54.4%		51.8	191^st of 429 public high schools	55.5%	7		85.9		32.8				34.9					30.2		30.2	46.2		46.2				$11,074	$779	$10,295
Piscataway Magnet School	Public	9-12	21 Suttons Lane	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 985-0717	640	63	10.1	65.3%	110 (17.2%)	67 (10.5%)	410 (64.1%)	52 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49.3	203^rd of 434 public high schools	53.2%		30	309^th of 429 public high schools	28.0%	106	89.9	49.4		24.3				64.2					18.5		18.5	61.9		61.9				$10,965	$1,448	$9,517
Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	288	21	13.7	4.2%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	258 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	85.1	28^th of 434 public high schools	93.5%		88.5	21^st of 429 public high schools	95.1%	7				98.7															100.0		100.0	$9,375	$130	$9,245
Monroe Township High School	Public	9-12	200 Schoolhouse Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-2882	2,583	187	13.8	13.9%	885 (34.3%)	103 (4.0%)	356 (13.8%)	1,197 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.5%)	71.3	90^th of 434 public high schools	79.3%		76	73^rd of 429 public high schools	83.0%	17	89.2	75.1		42.9				58.6					41.4		41.4	70.0		70.0	97.1		97.1	$13,410	$49	$13,361
New Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	1000 Somerset St	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	2,443	173	14.1	88.1%	6 (0.2%)	143 (5.9%)	2,282 (93.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.2	345^th of 434 public high schools	20.5%		18.8	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%	19	74.7	34.0		15.1				23.8					6.6		6.6	21.2		20.5				$8,526		$8,526
New Brunswick Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 Baldwin street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 745-5300	85	6	14.1	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	12.5
North Brunswick Township High School	Public	9-12	98 Raider Road	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3702	1,876	156	12.0	54.1%	244 (13.0%)	411 (21.9%)	840 (44.8%)	316 (16.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.2%)	29.3	316^th of 434 public high schools	27.2%		33.7	288^th of 429 public high schools	32.9%	28	75.2	44.2		20.7				34.9					6.9	0.0	6.5	23.4		23.4	83.6		83.6	$9,061	$24	$9,037
Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	931 Convery Blvd	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,769	188	14.7	69.8%	23 (0.8%)	110 (4.0%)	2,608 (94.2%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	17.7	371^st of 434 public high schools	14.5%		13.4	388^th of 429 public high schools	9.6%	17	65.6	30.0		10.2				33.0					6.7	3.3	6.5	30.2		29.6	73.7		70.0	$14,528	$429	$14,099
Piscataway Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Behmer Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 981-0700	2,144	155	13.8	42.9%	262 (12.2%)	583 (27.2%)	544 (25.4%)	677 (31.6%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	57 (2.7%)	47.2	220^th of 434 public high schools	49.3%		52.1	187^th of 429 public high schools	56.4%	33	79.1	59.6		35.5				50.2					7.6		7.5	49.5		49.3	95.5		95.5	$7,617	$163	$7,454
Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,764	141	12.5	46.2%	623 (35.3%)	300 (17.0%)	486 (27.6%)	273 (15.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.9%)	40.6	258^th of 434 public high schools	40.6%		46.6	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%	39		66.0		25.9				52.3					7.8		8.7	33.3		32.9	100.0		95.0	$7,656		$7,656
South Amboy Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Governor Harold G Hoffman	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-7669	616	44	14.0	58.6%	219 (35.6%)	78 (12.7%)	282 (45.8%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	39.4	268^th of 434 public high schools	38.2%		30.5	303^rd of 429 public high schools	29.4%	35	85.1	65.9	6.8	24.4	23.5	28.1	30.1	29.4	20.5	30.0	1.8	36.8	4.2		11.1							$10,459	$691	$9,768
South Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	750 Ridge Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4044	2,666	188	14.1	16.5%	441 (16.5%)	192 (7.2%)	243 (9.1%)	1,728 (64.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (2.0%)	72.1	84^th of 434 public high schools	80.6%		69.7	101^st of 429 public high schools	76.5%	17	89.2	81.2		55.3				70.9					19.7	0.0	18.5	52.4	14.3	46.9	95.3		95.0	$11,617	$66	$11,551
South Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	200 Lake Street	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	1,044	93	11.2	36.3%	348 (33.3%)	140 (13.4%)	385 (36.9%)	141 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	19 (1.8%)	57.1	164^th of 434 public high schools	62.2%		59.4	150^th of 429 public high schools	65.0%	14	89.3	66.2		38.6				42.4					23.1		23.6	62.0		62.0				$6,934		$6,934
South River High School	Public	9-12	11 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4014	716	59	12.1	64.2%	303 (42.3%)	38 (5.3%)	348 (48.6%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21.3	353^rd of 434 public high schools	18.7%		23	342^nd of 429 public high schools	20.3%	11	64.8	44.7		15.3				28.9					7.7		7.7	30.0		30.0				$9,035	$14	$9,021
Spotswood High School	Public	9-12	105 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	762	61	12.4	23.5%	504 (66.1%)	38 (5.0%)	164 (21.5%)	39 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	51.5	193^rd of 434 public high schools	55.5%		42.1	246^th of 429 public high schools	42.7%	53	87.4	74.3		35.3				39.1					15.9		15.9	43.2		42.7				$12,557	$51	$12,506
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	Public	9-12	90 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5100	1,510	117	12.8	6.3%	199 (13.2%)	64 (4.2%)	61 (4.0%)	1,157 (76.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	70.2	94^th of 434 public high schools	78.3%		64.5	128^th of 429 public high schools	70.2%	34				64.5				84.3					12.7		12.7	100.0		100.0	76.3		76.3	$14,022	$110	$13,912
Colonia High School	Public	9-12	East Street	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 726-7060	1,354	122	11.0	42.2%	529 (39.1%)	210 (15.5%)	364 (26.9%)	226 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	32.3	304^th of 434 public high schools	30.0%		39.8	259^th of 429 public high schools	39.6%	45	75.7	51.4		16.9				21.1					5.5		5.4	62.1		58.1				$9,148		$9,148
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,405	111	12.6	46.8%	199 (14.2%)	123 (8.8%)	396 (28.2%)	668 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	51.1	196^th of 434 public high schools	54.8%		54.8	170^th of 429 public high schools	60.4%	26	80.2	56.8		24.2				47.6					32.8		31.7	92.8	13.3	71.9				$8,039		$8,039
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	25 Samuel Lupo Place	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8600	1,681	131	12.8	54.3%	468 (27.8%)	284 (16.9%)	727 (43.2%)	172 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.8%)	19.2	366^th of 434 public high schools	15.7%		31.5	299^th of 429 public high schools	30.3%	67	67.9	36.6		10.6				22.3					6.9	10.0	7.0	29.4		26.3				$8,691		$8,691

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