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Best Hudson County Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 64 public middle schools serving 38,122 students in Hudson County, NJ.
The top-ranked public middle schools in Hudson County, NJ are Infinity Institute, Sara M. Gilmore Academy and Academy I. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Hudson County, NJ public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 48% statewide average). Middle schools in Hudson County have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Middle Schools in Hudson County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Infinity Institute
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
193 Old Bergen Road
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-1404
Gr: 6-12 | 265 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #22.
Sara M. Gilmore Academy
(Math: 75% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1700 Kerrigan Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5851
Gr: 1-8 | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Academy I
(Math: 69% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
209 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-6500
Gr: 6-8 | 415 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
123 Jefferson Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 427-1458
Gr: K-8 | 441 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #55.
Elysian Charter School Of Hoboken
Charter School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1460 Garden Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 876-0102
Gr: K-8 | 292 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #66.
Jersey City Global Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
255 Congress Street
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 744-2444
Gr: K-8 | 423 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #77.
Soaring Heights Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1 Romar Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 434-4800
Gr: K-8 | 272 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #88.
Explore Middle School
Vocational School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
180 9th Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 631-6395
Gr: 6-8 | 163 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #99.
Hoboken Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
713 Washington St
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 963-0222
Gr: K-12 | 299 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #1010.
Nicholas Oresko Community School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
33 East 24th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-6281
Gr: PK-8 | 388 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #1111.
Learning Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2495 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 332-0900
Gr: PK-8 | 634 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #1212.
Dr. Michael Conti School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
182 Merseles St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 714-4300
Gr: PK-8 | 651 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #1313.
Beloved Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
508 Grand Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 630-4700
Gr: K-12 | 1,573 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 78%
Rank: #1414.
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3044 Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 795-4400
Gr: PK-8 | 662 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #1515.
Middle School # 4
(Math: 44% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
107 Bright Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 946-5740
Gr: 6-8 | 755 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #1616.
Hoboken Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
158 Fourth Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 356-3750
Gr: 6-8 | 438 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #1717.
Emerson Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
318 - 18th Street
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5900
Gr: 6-8 | 999 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1818.
Secaucus Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
11 Mill Ridge Road
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201) 974-2025
Gr: 6-8 | 478 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #1919.
Rafael Cordero Y Molina
(Math: 33% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
158 Erie St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 714-4390
Gr: PK-8 | 794 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #2020.
Christa Mcauliffe School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
167 Hancock Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 714-4360
Gr: PK-8 | 906 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #2121.
Philip G. Vroom Community School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
18 West 26th St
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5956
Gr: PK-8 | 433 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #2222.
Union Hill Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3800 Hudson Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5936
Gr: 7-8 | 865 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2323.
John M. Bailey Community School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
75 West 10th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5824
Gr: PK-8 | 640 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #2424.
Alfred Zampella School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
201 North St
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 714-4350
Gr: PK-8 | 629 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2525.
Lincoln Community School #5
(Math: 37% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
208 Prospect Avenue
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5973
Gr: PK-8 | 497 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #2626.
Robert Fulton Elementary School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
7407 Hudson Ave
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 295-2900
Gr: 1-8 | 938 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2727.
Walter F. Robinson Community School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
95 West 31st Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5964
Gr: PK-8 | 924 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #2828.
Mary J Donohoe Community School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
25 East 5th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5969
Gr: PK-8 | 501 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #2929.
Washington Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
One North Fifth Street
Harrison, NJ 07029
(973) 483-2285
Gr: 6-8 | 466 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #3030.
Washington Community School #9
(Math: 33% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
191 Avenue B
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5990
Gr: PK-8 | 691 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #3131.
The Ethical Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
95 Broadway
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 984-4151
Gr: PK-8 | 357 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #3232.
Martin Luther King Jr. School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
886 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6521
Gr: PK-8 | 752 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #3333.
Woodrow Wilson Community School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
101 West 56th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5996
Gr: PK-8 | 740 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #3434.
Empowerment Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
240 Ege Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 630-4798
Gr: K-10 | 1,272 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #3535.
Horace Mann Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1215 83rd Street
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 295-2880
Gr: 1-8 | 978 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public middle schools in Hudson County, NJ?
The top-ranked public middle schools in Hudson County, NJ include Infinity Institute, Sara M. Gilmore Academy and Academy I.
How many public middle schools are located in Hudson County?
62 public middle schools are located in Hudson County.
What is the racial composition of students in Hudson County?
Hudson County public middle schools minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle schools average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Which public middle schools in Hudson County are often viewed compared to one another?

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