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Central Middle School

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Central Middle School ranks 148 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Central Middle School is a public middle school located in Parsippany, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 731 students. The school is part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, which is ranked 111 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 68-181 out of 745-752 middle schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is impressive, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages in most subject areas and grade levels. Particularly noteworthy is the school's performance in Algebra I, where 100% of students in 7th and 8th grade are proficient or better, significantly higher than the state and district averages. While the school excels in supporting its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, there is room for improvement in addressing the needs of Hispanic, White, special education, and economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Frelinghuysen Middle School have lower overall academic performance than Central Middle School, while Briarcliff Middle School in Mountain Lakes outperforms Central Middle School in both academic assessments and student subgroup performance. Central Middle School's spending per student ($11,269 in 2018-2019) is slightly higher than the state average but lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

755

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,269

Per pupil spending ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1620 Route 46
Parsippany, NJ 07054

(973) 263-7125

District: Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

Students who attend Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Parsippany High School

Feeder schools for Central Middle School:

Elementary:	Knollwood Elementary School
	Lake Hiawatha Elementary School
	Northvail Elementary School
	Rockaway Meadow Elementary School
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	Troy Hills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.0%

White:

26.1%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (61% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

New Jersey avg44%

148^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

111^th of 609Parsippany-Troy Hills 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	76.5	148 of 752	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	150 of 743	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	181 of 748	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	155 of 745	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	86 of 652	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	176 of 745	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	113 of 716	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	87 of 712	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.3	73 of 713	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.8	68 of 713	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	75.3	192 of 717	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.1	200 of 704	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	145 of 677	78.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.4	191 of 684	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	113 of 677	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	178 of 664	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	67.8	245 of 640	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	296 of 631	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.0	168 of 615	72.7%	★★★★☆
2005	69.3	236 of 599	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	234 of 588	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.5	196 of 574	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	10 of 359	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	15 of 361	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	62.9	86 of 356	75.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	95 of 204	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	95 of 200	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	102 of 201	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	94 of 200	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	49 of 147	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	110 of 199	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	96 of 200	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	39 of 343	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	43 of 320	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	30 of 288	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	12 of 270	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	13 of 197	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	33 of 227	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	22 of 202	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	184 of 728	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	180 of 717	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	192 of 720	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	137 of 726	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	62 of 625	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	141 of 703	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	106 of 680	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	334 of 608	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	282 of 589	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	416 of 587	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	274 of 591	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	113 of 480	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	140 of 524	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	73 of 504	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	230 of 613	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	276 of 584	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	331 of 568	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	297 of 549	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	249 of 467	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	88 of 541	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	54 of 522	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	141 of 726	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	136 of 719	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	185 of 718	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	171 of 730	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	94 of 635	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	207 of 697	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	135 of 675	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	317 of 507	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	319 of 510	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	358 of 505	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	289 of 535	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	179 of 401	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	285 of 492	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	183 of 471	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	333 of 502	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	346 of 510	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	351 of 509	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	366 of 512	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	201 of 435	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	286 of 504	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	213 of 497	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)97th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-43 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Geometry100%+39 vs state

English Language Arts67%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+20 vs state

Science32%+13 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
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	755	79	9.5	25.2%	197 (26.1%)	31 (4.1%)	138 (18.3%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	76.5	148^th of 752 public middle schools	80.3%		76.2	150^th of 743 public middle schools	79.8%	2		31.9				71.4	63.2	65.0				67.1	54.4	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,269	$430	$10,839
Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	93	19^th of 752 public middle schools	97.5%		94.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%	7		38.4				98.6	91.6	86.0				88.0	84.9	38.7		96.3	96.9			$18,304	$355	$17,949
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
Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	925	84	11.0	13.2%	322 (34.8%)	35 (3.8%)	118 (12.8%)	418 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	80.4	127^th of 752 public middle schools	83.1%		82.5	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%	30		39.3				68.1	65.4	70.2				66.2	57.8	41.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,010	$41	$10,969
Robert R Lazar Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Changebridge Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	798	76	10.5	4.1%	429 (53.8%)	11 (1.4%)	92 (11.5%)	233 (29.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	89.6	51^st of 752 public middle schools	93.2%		92	28^th of 743 public middle schools	96.2%	23		38.1				76.3	81.3	82.4				71.1	72.6	51.6	100.0	98.9	99.0			$14,639	$70	$14,569
Memorial Junior School	Public	6-8	61 Highland Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2427	419	45	9.3	5.7%	247 (58.9%)	18 (4.3%)	68 (16.2%)	55 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	78.8	136^th of 752 public middle schools	81.9%		82.4	99^th of 743 public middle schools	86.7%	37		36.2				63.4	67.5	74.4				54.9	52.1	48.7		97.4	97.4			$9,917	$15	$9,902
East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	325	40	8.1	3.4%	207 (63.7%)	8 (2.5%)	50 (15.4%)	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	90.2	43^rd of 752 public middle schools	94.3%		89.1	50^th of 743 public middle schools	93.3%	7		31.6				76.7	91.7	82.3				70.1	74.1	73.5		100.0	100.0			$15,443	$135	$15,308
Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	571	55	10.4	6.0%	405 (70.9%)	10 (1.8%)	81 (14.2%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	81.3	115^th of 752 public middle schools	84.7%		82.4	101^st of 743 public middle schools	86.4%	14		30.4				71.5	84.9	87.3				45.6	61.9	39.3	100.0	94.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	$10,360	$32	$10,328
Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	398	45	8.7	13.6%	263 (66.1%)	19 (4.8%)	73 (18.3%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	85.7	79^th of 752 public middle schools	89.5%		90.1	42^nd of 743 public middle schools	94.3%	37	49.4	20.3	60.0	86.1	78.9	85.1	84.1	84.4	72.3	73.8	70.6	82.6	59.4	65.2		100.0	100.0			$12,826		$12,826
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	64.3	239^th of 752 public middle schools	68.2%		70	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%	47	20.3	30.1		50.0	43.5	56.4	45.3	80.3		64.0	32.8	40.7	34.6	44.9		100.0	100.0			$8,950	$140	$8,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle School?

Students at Central Middle School are 49% Asian, 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Central Middle School a good school?

Central Middle School ranks 148^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Middle School in?

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

How many students attend Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Central Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Central Middle School attend?

Students who attend Central Middle School usually go on to attend Parsippany High School

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