Best public middle schools in New Jersey
Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in New Jersey using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade, teachers grade, district overall grade, culture & diversity grade, and parent / student surveys. You can read more about the methodology here. Online schools were not included in the list.
#10. L.C. Johnson Summit Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: Summit Public School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 929 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#9. Briarcliff Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: Mountain Lakes School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 257 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#8. Thomas R. Grover Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 1,211 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#7. Sea Girt Elementary School
- School grades: PK, K-8
- Location: Sea Girt, NJ
- Enrollment: 138 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#6. Emil A. Cavallini Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: Upper Saddle River School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 387 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#5. Community Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 1,038 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#4. Hatikvah International Charter School
- School grades: K-8
- Location: East Brunswick, NJ
- Enrollment: 637 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#3. Millburn Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: Millburn Township School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 1,119 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#2. Princeton Charter School
- School grades: K-8
- Location: Princeton, NJ
- Enrollment: 424 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#1. Alpine Elementary School
- School grades: K-8
- Location: Alpine, NJ
- Enrollment: 163 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+