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New Providence Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

New Providence Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the New Providence School District in New Jersey. With 417 students, the school consistently places in the top 5% of middle schools in the state, thanks to its exceptional academic performance.

New Providence Middle School stands out for its consistently high test scores, with 88.2% of 7th graders and 86.2% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 57%. In mathematics, 74.1% of 7th graders and 53.8% of 8th graders were proficient or better, far exceeding the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%, respectively. The school also excels in advanced mathematics courses, with 95.4% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and 100% in Geometry, significantly outpacing the state averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, New Providence Middle School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics and advanced coursework. Additionally, the school serves a relatively affluent student population, with a much lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients compared to nearby schools. This, combined with the school's low chronic absenteeism rates and strong student-teacher ratio, likely contributes to its exceptional academic outcomes and high rankings within the state.

396

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,397

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Pioneer Drive
New Providence, NJ 07974

(908) 464-9161

District: New Providence School District

Students who attend New Providence Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Providence High School

Feeder schools for New Providence Middle School:

Elementary:	Allen W. Roberts School
	Salt Brook School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Asian:

26.3%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2014 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg42%

22^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 609New Providence 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	22 of 752	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	36 of 743	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	35 of 748	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	27 of 745	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	19 of 745	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	21 of 716	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	21 of 712	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.2	34 of 713	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.6	35 of 713	95.1%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	30 of 717	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	45 of 704	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	35 of 677	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	41 of 684	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	27 of 677	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	15 of 664	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	20 of 640	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.8	12 of 631	98.1%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	25 of 615	95.9%	★★★★★
2005	90.4	6 of 599	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.7	68 of 588	88.4%	★★★★☆
2003	86.7	35 of 574	93.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	3 of 204	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	9 of 200	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	7 of 201	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	6 of 200	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	3 of 199	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	11 of 200	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	16 of 728	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	26 of 717	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	50 of 720	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	31 of 726	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	33 of 703	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	29 of 680	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	24 of 608	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	40 of 589	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	12 of 587	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	82 of 591	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	50 of 504	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	25 of 726	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	46 of 719	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	37 of 718	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	26 of 730	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	32 of 697	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	38 of 675	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	28 of 507	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	66.9	105 of 510	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	26 of 505	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	35 of 535	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	27 of 492	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	49 of 471	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	21 of 502	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	31 of 510	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	71 of 509	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	30 of 512	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	24 of 504	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	25 of 497	95.0%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I95%+50 vs state

English Language Arts87%+30 vs state

Mathematics68%+37 vs state

Science54%+35 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 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
New Providence Middle School	Public	7-8	35 Pioneer Drive	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-9161	396	37	10.7	2.0%	219 (55.3%)	4 (1.0%)	55 (13.9%)	104 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	92.6	22^nd of 752 public middle schools	97.1%		91	36^th of 743 public middle schools	95.2%	14		54.1					88.2	86.2					74.1	53.8		94.8	95.4	100.0	100.0	$9,397	$396	$9,001
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	345 Plainfield Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1600	523	52	10.0	2.7%	293 (56.0%)	13 (2.5%)	72 (13.8%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	79	135^th of 752 public middle schools	82.0%		83.4	91^st of 743 public middle schools	87.8%	44		39.3				86.7	75.2	77.6				69.3	61.7		100.0	56.5	62.0	100.0	100.0	$10,202	$41	$10,161
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School	Public	6-8	272 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1190	871	89	9.7	15.5%	497 (57.1%)	36 (4.1%)	178 (20.4%)	106 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	90	46^th of 752 public middle schools	93.9%		91.9	30^th of 743 public middle schools	96.0%	16		42.1				81.7	83.2	81.4				75.8	70.4	37.4		98.3	98.4			$6,058	$44	$6,014
Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	480 Main Street	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2506	833	81	10.2	2.8%	559 (67.1%)	13 (1.6%)	64 (7.7%)	143 (17.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	75.6	153^rd of 752 public middle schools	79.7%		77.3	142^nd of 743 public middle schools	80.9%	11		41.3				84.3	72.7	68.4				73.1	71.5	9.7				52.7	56.4	$8,721		$8,721
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	483	45	10.7	2.9%	335 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.5%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	83.9	92^nd of 752 public middle schools	87.8%		86.5	70^th of 743 public middle schools	90.6%	22	57.9	42.6	71.4	82.8	80.3	89.7	85.7	81.3	84.5	83.8	81.6	79.4	77.3		100.0	51.6	62.5	100.0	100.0	$8,613	$168	$8,445
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	Public	5-8	580 Park Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-4445	913	84	10.9	7.8%	477 (52.2%)	79 (8.7%)	188 (20.6%)	116 (12.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.1%)	70.1	198^th of 752 public middle schools	73.7%		74.1	167^th of 743 public middle schools	77.5%	31	44.0	24.4			68.7	75.8	76.5	70.6			61.6	47.4	65.0	0.0		56.9	56.9			$8,253	$52	$8,201
Madison Junior School	Public	6-8	160 Main Street	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3149	555	50	11.1	7.6%	371 (66.8%)	17 (3.1%)	83 (15.0%)	63 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	86.5	72^nd of 752 public middle schools	90.4%		82	106^th of 743 public middle schools	85.7%	34		44.7				86.8	85.6	65.9				81.4	74.9	26.6	100.0	92.2	93.9	100.0	100.0	$12,630	$121	$12,509
Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	638	62	10.2	0.9%	509 (79.8%)	8 (1.3%)	46 (7.2%)	44 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	83.9	93^rd of 752 public middle schools	87.6%		89.2	48^th of 743 public middle schools	93.5%	45		31.2				77.1	70.3	78.0				70.6	75.9	31.7		90.1	90.1			$7,490	$17	$7,473
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Public	6-8	75 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	474	39	12.1	17.9%	254 (53.6%)	71 (15.0%)	87 (18.4%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.6%)	67.3	221^st of 752 public middle schools	70.6%		63.7	245^th of 743 public middle schools	67.0%	24		25.3				72.1	68.7	65.3				56.5	49.7	8.8	100.0	68.7	74.3	100.0	100.0	$12,020	$171	$11,849
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	90 Central Avenue	Stirling	07980	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 647-2311	284	26	11.0	10.6%	204 (71.8%)	4 (1.4%)	45 (15.8%)	25 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	83.4	95^th of 752 public middle schools	87.4%		77.3	143^rd of 743 public middle schools	80.8%	48		37.8				81.8	77.8	77.6				44.4	55.9	52.0		100.0	100.0			$9,645	$37	$9,608

Frequently Asked Questions about New Providence Middle School

What district is New Providence Middle School in?

New Providence School District

How many students attend New Providence Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended New Providence Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of New Providence Middle School?

Students at New Providence Middle School are 55% White, 26% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is New Providence Middle School a good school?

Yes! New Providence Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

What high school do graduates of New Providence Middle School attend?

Students who attend New Providence Middle School usually go on to attend New Providence High School

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