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Monroe Township Middle School

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Monroe Township Middle School ranks 91 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 88% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Monroe Township Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,704 students in grades 6-8 in Monroe Township, New Jersey. The school is part of the Monroe Township School District, which is ranked 146 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monroe Township Middle School consistently ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 60-92 out of 745-752 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is significantly higher than the state average across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in advanced math assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 70% proficiency in 6th grade ELA, 76.9% in 7th grade ELA, and 69.7% in 6th grade Math, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 39.8% respectively. The school's performance on Algebra I and Geometry assessments also far exceeds the state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Monroe Township Middle School outperforms most in academic achievement, with the exception of Crossroads South Middle School in the South Brunswick School District, which has similar or slightly higher performance in some areas. Other nearby schools, such as Melvin H. Kreps Middle School and Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Monroe Township Middle School. The school's higher per-student spending and smaller class sizes likely contribute to its strong academic performance.

1,681

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,214

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1629 Perrineville Road
Monroe Township, NJ 08831

(732) 521-6042

District: Monroe Township School District

Students who attend Monroe Township Middle School usually attend:

High:

Monroe Township High School

Feeder schools for Monroe Township Middle School:

Elementary:	Applegarth Elementary School
	Barclay Brook School
	Brookside Elementary School
	Mill Lake
	More...
	Oak Tree Elementary School
	Woodland School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.1%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Jersey middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg44%

91^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 609Monroe Township 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	84.0	91 of 752	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	92 of 743	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	61 of 748	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	60 of 745	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	91 of 652	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	162 of 745	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	152 of 716	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	140 of 712	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	103 of 713	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	95 of 713	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	141 of 717	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	132 of 704	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	168 of 677	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	68.7	239 of 684	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	283 of 677	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.3	234 of 664	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.1	208 of 640	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.6	182 of 631	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	69.5	249 of 615	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.8	192 of 599	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.0	269 of 588	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.8	216 of 574	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	39 of 359	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	36 of 352	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	52 of 361	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	36 of 356	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	82 of 291	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	67 of 326	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	33 of 326	89.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	72 of 204	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	71 of 200	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	53 of 201	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	38 of 200	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	32 of 147	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	75 of 199	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	60 of 200	70.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	98 of 343	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	126 of 320	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	133 of 288	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	62 of 270	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	41 of 197	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	102 of 728	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	116 of 717	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	80 of 720	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	51 of 726	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	50 of 625	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	180 of 703	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	155 of 680	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	197 of 608	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	196 of 589	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	141 of 587	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	148 of 591	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	244 of 480	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	189 of 524	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	224 of 504	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	232 of 613	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	272 of 584	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	105 of 568	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	172 of 549	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	220 of 467	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	369 of 541	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	270 of 522	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	90 of 726	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	93 of 719	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	62 of 718	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	65 of 730	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	75 of 635	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	144 of 697	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	148 of 675	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	184 of 507	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	193 of 510	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	164 of 505	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	149 of 535	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	126 of 401	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	178 of 492	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	191 of 471	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	280 of 502	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	327 of 510	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	264 of 509	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	262 of 512	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	205 of 435	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	350 of 504	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	341 of 497	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

Geometry99%+38 vs state

English Language Arts73%+16 vs state

Mathematics61%+27 vs state

Science40%+21 vs state

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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	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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
Monroe Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Perrineville Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-6042	1,681	135	12.4	10.2%	483 (28.7%)	61 (3.6%)	131 (7.8%)	976 (58.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.7%)	84	91^st of 752 public middle schools	87.9%		83.3	92^nd of 743 public middle schools	87.6%	1		39.7		70.0	76.9	72.0		69.7	67.9	38.7	100.0	99.4	99.6	98.9	98.9	$13,214	$09	$13,205
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	Public	6-8	13 Augusta St	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0303	217	20	10.9	65.9%	63 (29.0%)	11 (5.1%)	131 (60.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	30.6	509^th of 752 public middle schools	32.3%		32.8	483^rd of 743 public middle schools	35.0%	26		17.3		30.0	52.3	31.1		23.9	28.4	3.6		100.0	100.0			$10,563	$394	$10,169
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,207	87	13.8	15.0%	829 (68.7%)	28 (2.3%)	150 (12.4%)	153 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.7%)	81.9	110^th of 752 public middle schools	85.4%		83.6	90^th of 743 public middle schools	87.9%	20		30.0			77.0	80.7			58.3	38.3	100.0	93.2	95.0	98.8	98.8	$8,020	$14	$8,006
Jonas Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	155 W Greystone Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4519	886	78	11.4	25.1%	537 (60.6%)	69 (7.8%)	146 (16.5%)	106 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	67.8	215^th of 752 public middle schools	71.4%		64.1	242^nd of 743 public middle schools	67.4%	27		20.5		61.3	69.2	60.4		50.7	55.1	33.5		94.5	94.5			$13,625	$64	$13,561
Pine Brook School	Public	6	155 Pease Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2800	494	39	12.5	16.8%	380 (76.9%)	8 (1.6%)	40 (8.1%)	58 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)				80.3				65.7								$8,031	$08	$8,023
Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	269	25	10.7	30.9%	170 (63.2%)	8 (3.0%)	69 (25.7%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	32.6	487^th of 752 public middle schools	35.2%		33	480^th of 743 public middle schools	35.4%	7		9.4		51.3	45.3	37.7		40.8	35.5	0.0		40.9	40.9			$11,377	$51	$11,326
Millstone Township Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Dawson Court	Millstone Township	08535	Monmouth County	Millstone Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-0950	423	46	9.2	8.0%	317 (74.9%)	16 (3.8%)	46 (10.9%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	70.7	191^st of 752 public middle schools	74.6%		68.8	202^nd of 743 public middle schools	72.8%	11		28.9		61.2	78.4	62.0		46.2	49.1	36.5		80.6	83.7	100.0	100.0	$13,011	$379	$12,632
Crossroads South Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Major Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 329-4633	812	78	10.4	17.0%	122 (15.0%)	59 (7.3%)	89 (11.0%)	527 (64.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	87.1	68^th of 752 public middle schools	91.0%		83.3	93^rd of 743 public middle schools	87.5%	25		45.4		86.2	84.3	83.7		69.7	58.5	30.6	100.0	89.3	92.9	100.0	100.0	$11,946	$160	$11,786
Crossroads North Middle School	Public	6-8	635 Georges Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4191	935	82	11.3	18.9%	140 (15.0%)	66 (7.1%)	104 (11.1%)	599 (64.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	80.3	128^th of 752 public middle schools	83.0%		82.4	100^th of 743 public middle schools	86.5%	28		41.1		69.1	79.7	81.4		65.8	55.1	17.6	100.0	83.0	89.3	95.8	95.8	$12,082	$63	$12,019
Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	200 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6892	1,221	119	10.2	25.1%	494 (40.5%)	68 (5.6%)	190 (15.6%)	414 (33.9%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	41 (3.4%)								(n/a)	40.8		66.4	68.3			67.5	58.9								$13,382	$119	$13,263

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