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New Brunswick Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 11% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

New Brunswick Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the New Brunswick School District in New Jersey. With 1,139 students, it is the largest middle school in the analysis.

Despite its size, New Brunswick Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Jersey middle schools, with a current ranking of 672 out of 752 middle schools in the state. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with only 25.7% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA and just 5.8% meeting or exceeding math standards. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as South River Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, and Conackamack Middle School generally outperform New Brunswick Middle School on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. For example, Thomas Jefferson Middle School had proficiency rates of 49.5% in 6th grade ELA and 37.2% in 6th grade math, significantly higher than New Brunswick Middle School.

829

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,184

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

Students who attend New Brunswick Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Brunswick High School

Feeder schools for New Brunswick Middle School:

Elementary:	A Chester Redshaw School
	Livingston Elementary School
	Lord Stirling Community School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

African American:

3.4%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg17%

New Jersey avg43%

672^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

570^th of 609New Brunswick 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	13.0	672 of 752	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	681 of 743	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	695 of 748	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	672 of 745	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	580 of 652	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	626 of 745	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	595 of 716	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	639 of 712	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	625 of 713	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	646 of 713	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	642 of 717	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	657 of 704	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	637 of 677	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	654 of 684	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	658 of 677	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	647 of 664	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	260 of 352	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	308 of 361	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	256 of 356	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	188 of 291	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	184 of 326	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	214 of 326	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	258 of 343	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	268 of 320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	261 of 288	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	244 of 270	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	193 of 197	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	207 of 227	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	113 of 202	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	641 of 728	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	652 of 717	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	678 of 720	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	653 of 726	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	525 of 625	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	585 of 703	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	573 of 680	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	505 of 608	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	519 of 589	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	526 of 587	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	522 of 591	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	438 of 480	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	419 of 524	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	388 of 504	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	536 of 613	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	481 of 584	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	475 of 568	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	435 of 549	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	364 of 467	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	366 of 541	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	350 of 522	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	657 of 726	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	659 of 719	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	671 of 718	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	639 of 730	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	558 of 635	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	593 of 697	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	554 of 675	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	449 of 507	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	450 of 510	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	466 of 505	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	451 of 535	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	367 of 401	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	404 of 492	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	403 of 471	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)26th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I49%+3 vs state

English Language Arts27%-30 vs state

Mathematics8%-27 vs state

Science2%-17 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)			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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus	Public	6-8	1649 Amwell Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 873-2800	787	79	10.0	55.8%	80 (10.2%)	233 (29.6%)	330 (41.9%)	117 (14.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31	503^rd of 752 public middle schools	33.1%		31.4	495^th of 743 public middle schools	33.4%	8		10.4			49.6	50.5	50.4				25.3	15.4	5.0	92.2	26.9		54.4	54.4		54.4			$8,780	$204	$8,576
North Brunswick Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Renaissance Blvd	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3000	754	83	9.1	59.9%	95 (12.6%)	142 (18.8%)	373 (49.5%)	112 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.7%)	31	504^th of 752 public middle schools	33.0%		37.7	435^th of 743 public middle schools	41.5%	69		11.1				37.0	58.2					20.1	3.9	78.6	67.4		69.8	84.7		84.7
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
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

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