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Highland Park Middle School

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Highland Park Middle School ranks 424 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Highland Park Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Highland Park, New Jersey, with 346 students. The school is part of the Highland Park Boro School District, which is ranked 392 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Highland Park Middle School's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in NJSLA Math, where proficiency rates range from 6.6% to 28.4%, compared to the state averages of 20.7% to 39.8%. However, the school performs better in NJSLA Algebra I and Geometry, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 24.1% in recent years, which may be impacting its academic performance.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Theodore Schor Middle School and Conackamack Middle School in Piscataway, Highland Park Middle School generally performs worse academically, particularly in NJSLA Math. However, the school performs better than some nearby schools, such as New Brunswick Middle School, which has very low proficiency rates across all subject areas. Highland Park Middle School's per-student spending of $10,200 (in 2018-2019) is higher than some nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 10:1 (in 2023-2024) is lower, suggesting a relatively small class size.

349

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,200

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Wayne Street
Highland Park, NJ 08904

(732) 572-2400

District: Highland Park Boro School District

Students who attend Highland Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Highland Park High School

Feeder schools for Highland Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Bartle Elementary School
	Irving Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.1%

Hispanic:

33.2%

Asian:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg44%

424^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

392^nd of 609Highland Park Boro 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	41.6	424 of 752	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	477 of 743	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	472 of 748	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	450 of 745	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	309 of 652	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	411 of 745	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	391 of 716	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	390 of 712	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	439 of 713	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	334 of 713	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	261 of 717	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	266 of 704	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	286 of 677	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	312 of 684	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	300 of 677	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.2	383 of 664	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.3	331 of 640	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.7	410 of 631	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	331 of 359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	317 of 352	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	313 of 361	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	310 of 356	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	182 of 291	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	245 of 326	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	145 of 204	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	126 of 200	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	154 of 201	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	162 of 200	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	97 of 147	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	117 of 199	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	118 of 200	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	229 of 343	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	207 of 320	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	394 of 728	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	439 of 717	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	450 of 720	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	372 of 726	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	228 of 625	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	398 of 703	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	392 of 680	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	447 of 608	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	524 of 589	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	540 of 587	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	468 of 591	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	302 of 480	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	399 of 524	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	422 of 504	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	469 of 613	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	426 of 584	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	421 of 568	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	395 of 549	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	250 of 467	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	341 of 541	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	373 of 522	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	359 of 726	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	445 of 719	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	416 of 718	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	456 of 730	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	346 of 635	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	332 of 697	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	321 of 675	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	224 of 507	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.4	402 of 510	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	263 of 505	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	358 of 535	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	196 of 401	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.0	460 of 492	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	193 of 471	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	231 of 502	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	366 of 510	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	337 of 509	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	333 of 512	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	262 of 435	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	279 of 504	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	251 of 497	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry73%+12 vs state

Algebra I62%+15 vs state

English Language Arts54%-3 vs state

Science24%+5 vs state

Mathematics20%-14 vs state

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

kids are horrible and the staff dont do much about it. the teachers are willing to help out. Close Quote

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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)			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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Wayne Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	349	34	10.4	46.1%	119 (34.1%)	33 (9.5%)	116 (33.2%)	52 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	41.6	424^th of 752 public middle schools	43.6%		33.5	477^th of 743 public middle schools	35.8%	53		23.8			52.5	53.2	56.6				28.4	22.8	6.6	89.5	44.8		62.5	72.7		72.7			$10,200	$462	$9,738
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Division Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5290	954	68	13.9	45.6%	113 (11.8%)	146 (15.3%)	248 (26.0%)	416 (43.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	46.5	383^rd of 752 public middle schools	49.1%		49.2	348^th of 743 public middle schools	53.2%	35		20.1			49.5	60.3	57.9				37.2	32.1	4.5	98.2	43.0		60.7	95.8		95.8			$7,161	$237	$6,924
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Van Dyke Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 745-5300	262			93.5%	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	247 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5							(n/a)					24.8	27.6					4.8	13.8
Linwood School	Public	5-6	25 Linwood Place	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3600	761	85	9.0	62.7%	102 (13.4%)	156 (20.5%)	363 (47.7%)	104 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	18.0			34.2	37.9					23.0	23.4												$8,392	$665	$7,727
New Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	829	99	8.3	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	795 (95.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13	672^nd of 752 public middle schools	10.6%		12.5	681^st of 743 public middle schools	8.3%	9		1.6			25.7	19.6	32.2				5.8	13.5	5.6		48.9		48.9						$10,184		$10,184
Churchill Junior High School	Public	7-9	18 Norton Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 353-0915	2,080	162	12.8	25.8%	889 (42.7%)	123 (5.9%)	259 (12.5%)	727 (35.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	73 (3.5%)	71.7	184^th of 752 public middle schools	75.5%		67.5	213^th of 743 public middle schools	71.3%	29		29.4				70.6	65.3	62.9				60.0	19.5	99.2	83.3	9.4	63.3	95.0	40.8	56.2	100.0	100.0	$10,489		$10,489
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus	Public	6-8	415 Francis Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 249-6410	592	69	8.5	57.6%	41 (6.9%)	203 (34.3%)	285 (48.1%)	38 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	20.7	599^th of 752 public middle schools	20.3%		22.9	568^th of 743 public middle schools	23.6%	31		7.0			37.2	35.9	41.1				23.5	10.5	4.6	66.7	60.7		63.6	22.2		22.2			$13,093	$464	$12,629
Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	466	42	11.0	33.9%	65 (13.9%)	105 (22.5%)	93 (20.0%)	183 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	66.3	227^th of 752 public middle schools	69.8%		66.7	219^th of 743 public middle schools	70.5%	8		19.6			66.6	72.4	71.3				45.5	53.2	15.1	100.0	75.5		82.0	100.0		100.0			$8,022		$8,022
Joyce Kilmer School	Public	4-8	21 West Church Street	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 214-2370	444	43	10.3	21.8%	306 (68.9%)	14 (3.2%)	104 (23.4%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	40.7	435^th of 752 public middle schools	42.2%		41.8	407^th of 743 public middle schools	45.2%	28	15.7	11.1	67.0	44.6	47.2	55.4	52.3		55.7	45.8	33.7	41.9	10.5		59.6		59.6						$7,516		$7,516
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

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