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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	Distance	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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maxson Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	920 E Seventh St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4310	721	78	9.2	76.7%	6 (0.8%)	106 (14.7%)	601 (83.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12.7	678^th of 752 public middle schools	9.8%		12.3	683^rd of 743 public middle schools	8.1%	5		2.6		27.9	24.2	17.6		11.7	14.2	4.0	73.1	73.1	$9,328	$135	$9,193
Somerset School	1.4mi	Public	5-6	303 Somerset Street	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6080	485	51	9.4	82.1%	26 (5.4%)	80 (16.5%)	364 (75.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)	10.9		26.9	32.7			21.2	17.2					$6,936	$34	$6,902
Terrill Middle School	1.4mi	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	822	75	11.0	1.9%	527 (64.1%)	40 (4.9%)	90 (10.9%)	115 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	82.1	107^th of 752 public middle schools	85.8%		73.3	172^nd of 743 public middle schools	76.9%	65	48.3	37.7	73.2	74.0	74.9	89.7	66.1	64.0	70.6	20.0	71.9	71.9	$9,029	$03	$9,026
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	1.6mi	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
Hubbard Middle School	1.7mi	Public	6-8	661 W Eighth St	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4320	737	66	11.1	86.4%	4 (0.5%)	81 (11.0%)	647 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14.8	659^th of 752 public middle schools	12.4%		12.5	679^th of 743 public middle schools	8.6%	20		1.7		23.3	19.6	20.5		13.2	14.5	15.1	95.5	95.5	$7,716	$269	$7,447
North Plainfield Middle School	1.9mi	Public	7-8	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6040	538	52	10.3	78.6%	37 (6.9%)	80 (14.9%)	399 (74.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18.7	620^th of 752 public middle schools	17.6%		19.2	608^th of 743 public middle schools	18.2%	12		4.1			36.8	28.6			12.3	10.6	83.3	83.3	$8,550	$03	$8,547
Grant Elementary School	2.4mi	Public	5-6	305 Cromwell Place	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	568	52	11.0	35.4%	200 (35.2%)	60 (10.6%)	177 (31.2%)	104 (18.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.0%)								(n/a)	22.2		48.7	42.6			40.0	38.5					$5,967		$5,967
South Plainfield Middle School	2.6mi	Public	7-8	2201 Plainfield Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	553	52	10.6	37.1%	182 (32.9%)	61 (11.0%)	203 (36.7%)	87 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	52.8	326^th of 752 public middle schools	56.6%		51.6	330^th of 743 public middle schools	55.6%	4		16.1			55.2	54.8			41.3	26.0	96.2	96.2	$6,939	$255	$6,684
Valley View School	3.1mi	Public	5-8	50 Valley View Road	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-4422	276	30	9.2	2.2%	133 (48.2%)	24 (8.7%)	43 (15.6%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	84.6	87^th of 752 public middle schools	88.4%		85.3	79^th of 743 public middle schools	89.4%	8	56.1	37.9	72.0	73.5	75.8	72.7	70.8	69.6	60.4	40.5	100.0	100.0	$9,487		$9,487
Roosevelt Intermediate School	3.1mi	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

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