Summary:
The four schools in Metuchen Public School District serve elementary through high school grades. Across the reported 2025–2026 elementary and middle school results, every tested grade in English language arts (ELA) and math was above its state benchmark; the average advantage was 21 points in ELA and 23 points in math. The most important caution is that Metuchen High School’s Algebra I results were below state levels: 17% versus 20% for grade 10, and 25% versus 40% for end-of-course testers.
Edgar Middle School stands out for consistently beating state benchmarks, including 73%–79% proficient in ELA across grades 5–8; its strongest state-relative result was end-of-course Geometry, at 98% versus 52%. Campbell Elementary School’s grade 3 results were especially strong: 69% in ELA versus 48% statewide and 75% in math versus 49%. The high school also had strong results in other courses, including grade 9 Geometry at 90% versus 50% and Algebra II at 85% versus 53%. Mildred B. Moss Elementary School has no test results listed. Since schools report different tested grades and courses, these results are best compared with the matching state benchmarks, not treated as a direct school ranking.
Results and rankings have moved in different directions: on the same elementary and middle school grade comparisons, the average school-over-state gap narrowed by 4 points in ELA and 1 point in math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though school results remained above state levels. SchoolDigger ranks the district 96th of 607 New Jersey districts, at the 84th percentile with four stars; its school percentiles have slipped since 2023–2024, from 93 to 90 for Edgar, 89 to 85 for the high school and 81 to 78 for Campbell. Context measures vary: student-teacher ratios range from 11.8 to 12.7, and the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure ranges from 5% at Moss to 11% at Campbell. High school chronic absenteeism was 17%, above the district’s 10% and the state’s 14%, even as its graduation rate was 96% versus 89% statewide.
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