Summary:
ZIP code 07974 has one middle school, New Providence Middle School, serving grades 7–8 and enrolling 396 students. Its available 2025–26 proficiency results are above New Jersey’s in every reported test and grade, with the largest advantage in Algebra I End of Course. The clearest takeaway is that the school’s results are consistently stronger than the state’s, though performance differs by grade and test.
There is no area-wide top-versus-bottom comparison because this is the only school listed; 2025–26 Geometry and grade 7 Algebra I results are state-suppressed. Among the available comparisons, the school’s biggest lead is in Algebra I End of Course: 99% proficient versus 40% statewide, a 59-point advantage; it also exceeds the New Providence School District rate of 77% by 22 points. Its smallest state advantage is 24 points in grade 8 Algebra I (99% versus 75%). Other state leads include 40 points in grade 7 math, 33 in grade 8 science, 31 in grade 8 ELA, 30 in grade 7 ELA and 26 in grade 8 math. Grade 7 math proficiency is 29 points higher than grade 8 math, while ELA is much closer across grades, differing by 2 points.
Results over time are mixed, not a steady rise or fall: across five comparable tests, the school’s average moved from 71% in 2024–25 to 70% in 2025–26, and its average lead over the state narrowed by 1 point. Grade 7 math rose by 4 points, while grade 8 math fell by 5; Algebra I results also increased. Separately, SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 36th of 743 schools in 2023–24 to 21st of 743 in 2025–26; its current rating is five stars and the 97th percentile. As context, in 2024–25, 2% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the student–teacher ratio was 10.7, and chronic absenteeism was 5%, compared with 14% statewide.
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