6 Hudson County Middle Schools Top U.S. News Rankings

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Six public middle schools in Hudson County made the top 50 in New Jersey in U.S. News and World Report's 2026 rankings, released this week.

Various educational organizations and media outlets rank schools, and each has its own methodology. U.S. News said their rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education, including math and reading scores.

The publication ranked 23,000 public middle schools (including charter schools) across the country.

The schools that made the top five in all of New Jersey were:

1. Infinity Institute (Jersey City Public Schools)
2. School 28 (Paterson Public School District)
3. Upper School (Englewood Cliffs School District)
4. Princeton Charter School
5. Mendham Township Middle School (Mendham Township School District)

Besides Jersey City's Infinity Institute, these Hudson County schools also made the top 50:

• Sara M. Gilmore Academy (Union City School District, 14)
• Academy 1 (Jersey City Public Schools, 28)
• Soaring Heights Charter School (Jersey City, 33)
• Nicholas Oresko Community School (Bayonne Public Schools, 38)
• Hoboken Dual Language Charter School/HOLA (Hoboken, 50)

To see the full ranking from U.S. News & World Report, you can click here.

Patch Editor Sara Winnick contributed to this report.