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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	Distance	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 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th 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
Carteret Junior High School	0.0mi	Public	7-8	195 Washington Ave	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 541-8960	568	44	12.9	78.0%	46 (8.1%)	85 (15.0%)	291 (51.2%)	134 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	30.1	518^th of 752 public middle schools	31.1%		32.3	487^th of 743 public middle schools	34.5%	31		12.8					41.1	45.5					20.8	11.0	83.4	81.3	82.2	70.8	70.8
Carteret Middle School	0.3mi	Public	5-6	300 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	540	48	11.1	80.0%	42 (7.8%)	80 (14.8%)	281 (52.0%)	115 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)	15.7				37.2	52.7					28.7	20.7								$4,929	$304	$4,625
Woodbridge Middle School	3.1mi	Public	6-8	525 Barron Avenue	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8690	513	56	9.2	56.7%	158 (30.8%)	82 (16.0%)	215 (41.9%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	16.5	646^th of 752 public middle schools	14.1%		15.3	656^th of 743 public middle schools	11.7%	10		6.4				20.8	29.3	23.9				14.2	24.3	6.3		60.6	60.6			$10,503		$10,503
Avenel Middle School	3.1mi	Public	6-8	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4210	629	76	8.2	59.5%	163 (25.9%)	129 (20.5%)	229 (36.4%)	95 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	24.9	558^th of 752 public middle schools	25.8%		21.9	579^th of 743 public middle schools	22.1%	21		10.0				26.9	41.0	32.4				22.2	26.4	17.0		57.2	57.2			$9,251		$9,251
Iselin Middle School	4.2mi	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
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	4.2mi	Public	6-8	300 East Henry St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-0550	710	61	11.7	75.2%	75 (10.6%)	241 (33.9%)	347 (48.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	21.1	590^th of 752 public middle schools	21.5%		18.1	619^th of 743 public middle schools	16.7%	29		8.7				39.6	35.3	37.9				13.9	13.2	12.4		46.8	46.8			$9,465	$1,450	$8,015
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	4.3mi	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	701	58	12.1	62.3%	86 (12.3%)	226 (32.2%)	349 (49.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	29.9	520^th of 752 public middle schools	30.9%		19.3	606^th of 743 public middle schools	18.4%	86		8.9					52.5	46.6					20.9	7.0		74.1	80.0	30.4	30.4	$13,603	$221	$13,382
William F. Halloran School No.22	4.7mi	Public	2-8	612 Pulaski Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-4860	1,140	80	14.3	78.1%	125 (11.0%)	156 (13.7%)	826 (72.5%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	249^th of 752 public middle schools	66.9%		75.9	153^rd of 743 public middle schools	79.4%	96	42.2	27.1	80.8	76.2	80.0	85.7	92.4	88.4	89.9	82.0	68.9	64.6			41.3		40.7	50.4	50.4	$6,924	$188	$6,736
Myles J. McManus MIddle School	4.7mi	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	711	60	11.9	67.5%	106 (14.9%)	197 (27.7%)	349 (49.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	19.9	606^th of 752 public middle schools	19.4%		19.9	599^th of 743 public middle schools	19.4%	7		8.7				33.1	33.3	43.5				16.7	12.0	5.6		51.3	51.3			$9,022	$194	$8,828
Samuel E. Shull Middle School	4.7mi	Public	6-8	380 Hall Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6060	941	73	12.9	73.3%	13 (1.4%)	50 (5.3%)	867 (92.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	16.6	645^th of 752 public middle schools	14.2%		18	622^nd of 743 public middle schools	16.3%	23		4.6				28.3	27.8	38.0				11.8	14.2	7.2		76.9	76.9			$12,637	$631	$12,006

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