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Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Summit, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 929 students. The school consistently delivers exceptional academic outcomes, ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Algebra I, and Science. The school's success extends across diverse student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students. Additionally, the school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a low student-teacher ratio, suggesting a favorable learning environment.

While Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School outperforms many nearby middle schools, such as Madison Junior School, Jefferson Elementary, and Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School, it faces competition from other high-performing schools in the area, such as Millburn Middle School and New Providence Middle School. Nevertheless, Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School has maintained its exceptional performance over the years, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in New Jersey and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

871

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,058

Per pupil spending ?

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

272 Morris Ave
Summit, NJ 07901-2526

(908) 273-1190

District: Summit Public School District

Students who attend Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School usually attend:

High:

Summit High School

Feeder schools for Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School:

Elementary:	Brayton Elementary School
	Franklin Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School
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	Primary Center at Jefferson
	Primary Center at Wilson
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (73% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg43%

46^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 609Summit Public 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	90.0	46 of 752	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	30 of 743	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	40 of 748	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	28 of 745	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	30 of 652	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	29 of 745	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	64 of 716	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	86.5	58 of 712	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	87.5	37 of 713	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	86.4	46 of 713	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	85 of 717	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.5	98 of 704	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	105 of 677	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.7	83 of 684	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	83 of 677	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	59 of 664	91.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.9	63 of 640	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	45 of 631	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	76.8	159 of 615	74.1%	★★★★☆
2005	82.1	86 of 599	85.6%	★★★★☆
2004	83.9	66 of 588	88.8%	★★★★☆
2003	83.2	84 of 574	85.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	25 of 359	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	30 of 352	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	32 of 361	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	19 of 356	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	16 of 291	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	24 of 326	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	14 of 204	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	13 of 200	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	33 of 201	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	19 of 200	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	6 of 147	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.0	47 of 199	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	26 of 200	87.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	30 of 343	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	38 of 320	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	43 of 288	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	34 of 270	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	18 of 197	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	28 of 227	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	20 of 202	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	44 of 728	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	35 of 717	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	47 of 720	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	35 of 726	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	36 of 625	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	45 of 703	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	96 of 680	85.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	59 of 608	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	46 of 589	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	86 of 587	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	61 of 591	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	57 of 480	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	93 of 524	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	133 of 504	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	185 of 613	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	166 of 584	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	176 of 568	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	59 of 549	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	105 of 467	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	107 of 541	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	265 of 522	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	58 of 726	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	36 of 719	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	45 of 718	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	33 of 730	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	18 of 635	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	46 of 697	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	66 of 675	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	59 of 507	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	24 of 510	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	38 of 505	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	26 of 535	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	15 of 401	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	76 of 492	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	30 of 471	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	23 of 502	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	19 of 510	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	19 of 509	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	19 of 512	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	17 of 435	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	18 of 504	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	31 of 497	93.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+53 vs state

English Language Arts82%+25 vs state

Mathematics65%+31 vs state

Science42%+23 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
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
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
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
Washington School	Public	5	71 Spring Street	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 218-7500	363	34	10.5	2.2%	119 (32.8%)	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.4%)	192 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)								(n/a)	75.9				87.8						87.4									$13,097	$428	$12,669
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
Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,106	105	10.5	2.4%	365 (33.0%)	31 (2.8%)	64 (5.8%)	550 (49.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.5%)	93.7	18^th of 752 public middle schools	97.6%		93.1	20^th of 743 public middle schools	97.3%	2		62.0				88.2	86.4	85.9				86.5	84.3	40.9		96.9	96.9			$14,838	$34	$14,804
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
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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	5	155 Hilton Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6560	564	41	13.7	52.7%	93 (16.5%)	243 (43.1%)	164 (29.1%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.4%)								(n/a)	22.4				43.5						27.2									$9,285	$268	$9,017
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School

Is Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School a good school?

Yes. Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School ranks in the top 6.1% of New Jersey middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School usually go on to attend Summit High School

What is the racial makeup of Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School?

Students at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School in?

Summit Public School District

How many students attend Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School.

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