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Terrill Middle School

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Terrill Middle School ranks 148 th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Terrill Middle School in Scotch Plains, NJ, enrolls 822 students in grades 5–8 and is part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. Its 2025–2026 results are generally well above New Jersey averages, especially in English Language Arts (ELA), but the most important concern is its reported grade-8 math proficiency of 0%, compared with 23% statewide and results of 62%–67% in grades 5–7.

ELA is Terrill’s clearest strength: proficiency is 75%–81% across grades 5–8, about 19–25 percentage points above the state in every grade and 3–7 points above the district. Terrill leads nearby schools in grade-5 ELA, while John Adams Middle School scores higher in grades 6–8. Math is above the state in grades 5–7, but grade-8 Algebra I proficiency is 63%, 12 points below the state and 3 below the district. That contrasts with Terrill’s all-grade Algebra I End of Course result of 63%, which is 23 points above the state and 5 above the district. The supplied data does not explain the grade-8 math zero, so it is worth clarifying rather than treating it as a complete picture of math.

Terrill’s ELA results have improved: its average across grades rose from 65% in 2022–2023 to 76% in 2025–2026, while its lead over the state grew from 12 to 23 points. By comparison, the school’s math advantage over the state narrowed from 27 to 20 points, using grades 5–7. SchoolDigger places Terrill at the 80th percentile with four stars (rank 148 of 743); nearby Thomas Edison Intermediate School (91st), Roosevelt Intermediate School (87th), and John Adams (86th) rank higher. Terrill’s student-teacher ratio is 11.0, close to the nearby-school average of 10.6. Its free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 2% in 2024–2025, versus a nearby average of 42%. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a lower relative standing for Asian Students (61st percentile versus 80th overall), while the Hispanic Students ranking rose from the 76th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 94th in 2025–2026.

822

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,337

Per pupil spending ?

1.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1301 Terrill Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

(908) 322-5215

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

Students who attend Terrill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Feeder schools for Terrill Middle School:

Elementary:	J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School
	William J. McGinn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Asian:

14.0%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg42%

148^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

118^th of 607Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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
2026	76.2	148 of 743	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	107 of 752	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	172 of 743	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	160 of 748	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	172 of 745	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	112 of 652	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	94 of 745	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	89 of 716	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.3	70 of 712	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	79.8	106 of 713	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	73 of 713	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	77 of 717	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	92 of 704	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	111 of 677	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	85 of 684	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	87.0	33 of 677	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.5	94 of 664	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	82 of 640	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	83.4	54 of 631	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	80.7	114 of 615	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	82.6	79 of 599	86.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.9	53 of 588	91.0%	★★★★★
2003	86.7	36 of 574	93.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	16 of 331	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.6	15 of 359	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	8 of 352	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	11 of 361	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	27 of 356	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	3 of 291	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	12 of 326	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	3 of 326	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	74 of 192	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	82 of 204	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	74 of 200	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	58 of 201	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	74 of 200	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	33 of 147	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	61 of 199	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	25 of 200	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	96 of 716	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	83 of 728	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	117 of 717	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	116 of 720	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	141 of 726	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	97 of 625	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	44 of 703	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	50 of 680	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	37 of 589	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	33 of 608	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	66.3	140 of 589	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	102 of 587	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	105 of 591	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	43 of 480	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	23 of 524	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	17 of 504	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	95 of 714	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	68 of 726	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	162 of 719	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	124 of 718	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	170 of 730	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	112 of 635	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	90 of 697	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	59 of 675	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	12 of 105	88.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	62 of 482	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	83 of 507	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	96 of 510	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	120 of 505	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	97 of 535	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	50 of 401	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	69 of 492	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	34 of 471	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	135 of 490	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	81 of 502	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	166 of 510	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	149 of 509	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	198 of 512	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	172 of 435	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.2	57 of 504	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	51 of 497	89.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)95th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)61st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Algebra I63%+15 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science33%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Terrill Middle School	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%)	76.2	148^th of 743 public middle schools	80.1%		82.1	107^th of 752 public middle schools	85.8%	41	39.1	28.3	75.2	75.7	80.6	72.8	61.6	53.7	67.4	0.0		62.7	62.7			$18,337	$361	$17,976
Maxson Middle School	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%)	11.1	685^th of 743 public middle schools	7.8%		12.7	678^th of 752 public middle schools	9.8%	7		1.7		21.6	21.7	24.3		12.1	9.7	6.4		45.7	45.7			$24,025	$780	$23,245
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%)	70.7	193^rd of 743 public middle schools	74.0%		70.1	198^th of 752 public middle schools	73.7%	5	37.1	23.3	61.0	71.4	67.4	67.6	58.5	51.2	59.6	0.0		68.3	68.3			$18,224	$358	$17,866
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	86.9	69^th of 743 public middle schools	90.7%		86	75^th of 752 public middle schools	90.0%	6		33.0		73.4	76.6	72.4		72.3	65.2	43.4	100.0	96.4	97.0			$14,984	$49	$14,935
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%)	83.5	93^rd of 743 public middle schools	87.5%		83.9	93^rd of 752 public middle schools	87.6%			32.5		68.7	68.8	72.7		67.8	70.8	36.7		87.7	87.7			$15,986	$53	$15,933
Somerset School	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)	8.7		27.5	37.5			23.1	34.6								$20,745	$762	$19,983
Hubbard Middle School	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%)	14.5	652^nd of 743 public middle schools	12.2%		14.8	659^th of 752 public middle schools	12.4%	7		1.2		15.7	20.8	24.1		9.6	14.6	17.6		97.1	97.1			$23,323	$777	$22,546
Grant Elementary School	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)	18.9		49.3	44.3			41.7	31.6								$13,353	$259	$13,094
North Plainfield Middle School	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%)	20.9	592^nd of 743 public middle schools	20.3%		18.7	620^th of 752 public middle schools	17.6%	28		2.4			42.2	35.1			18.8	6.9		80.0	80.0			$20,259	$646	$19,613
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1081 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2920	930	76	12.2	13.0%	16 (1.7%)	50 (5.4%)	35 (3.8%)	791 (85.1%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.2%)	82.6	102^nd of 743 public middle schools	86.3%		83.2	96^th of 752 public middle schools	87.2%	6		51.5		77.0	83.9	84.5		73.5	48.3	3.7	94.2	53.3	76.2	95.7	95.7	$13,467		$13,467

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