Infinity Institute Named New Jersey's Top Middle School

U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best K–8 Schools rankings on Oct. 28, evaluating roughly 47,000 public elementary and 23,000 public middle schools nationwide based primarily on state math and reading/language‑arts proficiency while accounting for socioeconomic demographics and using student–teacher ratios to break ties. The statewide lists revealed many local standouts and regional concentrations, with examples including clustered top middle schools in southern Michigan and multiple Poudre School District schools in Colorado’s state top 200. In the Savannah area, local elementary and middle schools led their county lists. In New Jersey, Infinity Institute was named the state’s top public middle school and Cornelia F. Bradford School (P.S. 16) was ranked the No. 2 elementary school. Families and districts are using the U.S. News methodology and statewide breakdowns to evaluate school performance and district strength.