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Pearl R. Miller Middle School

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Pearl R. Miller Middle School ranks 121 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 84% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Pearl R. Miller Middle School is a public middle school located in Kinnelon, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 379 students. This exceptional school consistently delivers outstanding academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, across all student subgroups.

Pearl R. Miller Middle School's academic performance is truly exceptional, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 74.6% proficiency in 6th grade ELA, 86.6% in 7th grade ELA, and 77.9% in 8th grade ELA, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's performance on state assessments is also strong across different student subgroups, ranking among the top middle schools in Kinnelon for Asian, Hispanic, and White students in ELA.

In addition to its academic excellence, Pearl R. Miller Middle School stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.1% to 16.6% over the past few years, lower than the state average. The school also has a very low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as John Hill School, George Washington Middle School, and Macopin Middle School, Pearl R. Miller Middle School consistently outperforms them on state assessments, making it a highly desirable educational institution in the region.

378

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,526

Per pupil spending ?

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

117 Kiel Avenue
Kinnelon, NJ 07405

(973) 838-5250

District: Kinnelon School District

Students who attend Pearl R. Miller Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kinnelon High School

Feeder schools for Pearl R. Miller Middle School:

Elementary:	Kiel Elementary School
	Stonybrook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Asian:

11.1%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg43%

121^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 609Kinnelon 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	80.9	121 of 752	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	46 of 743	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	50 of 748	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	36 of 745	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	85 of 652	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	87 of 745	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	79 of 716	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	85 of 712	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	51 of 713	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	85.6	54 of 713	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.2	34 of 717	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	53 of 704	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.4	47 of 677	93.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	56 of 684	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	40 of 677	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	31 of 664	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	23 of 640	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	86.4	17 of 631	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	87.2	22 of 615	96.4%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	24 of 599	96.0%	★★★★★
2004	90.5	7 of 588	98.8%	★★★★★
2003	87.7	25 of 574	95.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	53 of 204	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	39 of 200	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	111 of 728	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	34 of 717	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	35 of 720	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	30 of 726	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	44 of 625	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	62 of 703	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	102 of 680	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	126 of 608	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	21 of 589	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	34 of 587	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	22 of 591	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	21 of 480	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	138 of 726	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	80 of 719	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	89 of 718	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	59 of 730	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.4	114 of 635	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	123 of 697	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	82 of 675	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	70 of 507	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	96.9	7 of 510	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	20 of 505	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	20 of 535	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	9 of 401	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	58 of 492	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	186 of 471	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	120 of 502	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	59 of 510	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	63 of 509	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	45 of 512	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	80 of 435	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	97 of 504	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	108 of 497	78.3%	★★★★☆

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)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+52 vs state

English Language Arts80%+23 vs state

Mathematics58%+24 vs state

Science20%~ state avg

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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)			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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pearl R. Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	117 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5250	378	38	9.9	4.2%	288 (76.2%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.3%)	42 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	80.9	121^st of 752 public middle schools	83.9%		89.5	46^th of 743 public middle schools	93.8%	75		19.9				74.6	86.6	77.9				63.5	69.1	28.6		97.9	98.1	$16,526	$31	$16,495
Richard Butler School	Public	5-8	30 Pearl Place	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2079	291	31	9.5	34.4%	175 (60.1%)	3 (1.0%)	101 (34.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	64.1	242^nd of 752 public middle schools	67.8%		64.8	237^th of 743 public middle schools	68.1%	5	35.6	13.5			59.4	72.2	75.3	65.8			45.8	41.3	53.4	18.9		87.5	87.5	$9,699	$85	$9,614
Walter T. Bergen Middle School	Public	5-8	225 Glenwild Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-4835	238	22	10.7	39.5%	136 (57.1%)	4 (1.7%)	82 (34.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.2%)	46.4	384^th of 752 public middle schools	48.9%		63.7	246^th of 743 public middle schools	66.9%	138	39.7	14.0			52.9	48.9	45.8	58.9			32.4	45.9	40.7	9.3		92.8	92.8	$14,949	$125	$14,824
Pequannock Valley School	Public	6-8	493 Newark Pompton Tpke.	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6050	476	42	11.3	5.3%	413 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	84.9	85^th of 752 public middle schools	88.7%		81.6	110^th of 743 public middle schools	85.2%	25		39.6				71.7	78.5	72.5				63.2	68.0	38.5		97.9	97.9	$16,625	$91	$16,534
Lakeside School	Public	6-8	316 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	370	32	11.4	34.9%	213 (57.6%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (33.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	63.7	246^th of 752 public middle schools	67.3%		59.9	278^th of 743 public middle schools	62.6%	32		15.8				77.5	67.2	76.0				43.2	47.2	16.0		68.8	68.8	$12,048	$371	$11,677
Macopin Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Highlander Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1702	675	60	11.2	22.2%	532 (78.8%)	11 (1.6%)	108 (16.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	41.4	428^th of 752 public middle schools	43.1%		33.2	479^th of 743 public middle schools	35.5%	51		18.8				44.7	50.5	53.9				40.6	27.5	8.9	92.8	59.4	65.1	$11,405	$170	$11,235
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	5-8	90 Ryerson Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5520	368	31	11.9	24.5%	231 (62.8%)	3 (0.8%)	100 (27.2%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	84.9	84^th of 752 public middle schools	88.8%		88.7	53^rd of 743 public middle schools	92.9%	31	33.0	35.1			73.0	71.9	80.0	79.0			41.0	52.2	64.8	56.8		100.0	100.0	$9,325	$188	$9,137
Schuyler Colfax Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3130	650	68	9.5	10.2%	448 (68.9%)	17 (2.6%)	90 (13.8%)	72 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	87	69^th of 752 public middle schools	90.8%		87	64^th of 743 public middle schools	91.4%	5		40.9				81.3	79.0	75.9				56.7	67.2	46.4		98.0	98.0	$15,872	$277	$15,595
John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	556	65	8.4	40.1%	263 (47.3%)	33 (5.9%)	179 (32.2%)	59 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	66.3	228^th of 752 public middle schools	69.7%		80.6	119^th of 743 public middle schools	84.0%	109	39.0	16.6	48.7	53.7	52.3	52.8	79.8	73.0	64.1	39.1	43.7	39.1	63.9	28.2		94.7	94.7	$11,679	$90	$11,589
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	68 Lenox Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3140	493	57	8.6	19.1%	313 (63.5%)	9 (1.8%)	119 (24.1%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	74.4	159^th of 752 public middle schools	78.9%		76.6	147^th of 743 public middle schools	80.2%	12		29.8				61.9	74.0	65.4				43.2	62.8	42.1		100.0	100.0	$16,001	$405	$15,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Pearl R. Miller Middle School

Is Pearl R. Miller Middle School a good school?

Pearl R. Miller Middle School ranks 121^st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pearl R. Miller Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Pearl R. Miller Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pearl R. Miller Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pearl R. Miller Middle School usually go on to attend Kinnelon High School

What is the racial makeup of Pearl R. Miller Middle School?

Students at Pearl R. Miller Middle School are 76% White, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Pearl R. Miller Middle School in?

Kinnelon School District

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