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Enrollment
991
Middle
DISTRICT 930 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340654003094
Albert E Grice Middle School
901 WHITEHORSE HAMILTON SQ, HAMILTON, NJ 08610 · (609) 631-4152 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
634 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 323 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 328 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 340 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 17.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Albert E Grice Middle School
Albert E Grice Middle School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert E Grice Middle School this school | 991 | 64.0% | 28.8% |
| Richard C Crockett Middle School HAMILTON | 834 | 64.7% | 30.5% |
| Garfield Middle School GARFIELD | 971 | 66.6% | 33.9% |
| Myles J. McManus MIddle School Linden | 711 | 67.5% | 23.7% |
| Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 761 | 62.7% | 27.9% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School CLIFTON | 1,255 | 56.1% | 38.5% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Albert E Grice Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #343 of 433 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #353 of 437 ▲ 22 | #10 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #338 of 437 ▲ 14 | #9 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #33 of 445 | #4 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #370 of 417 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #135 of 419 | #8 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #89 of 436 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #42 of 122 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
991
+64 (+7%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 991 | 77.8 | 12.7:1 | 64% (634) |
| 2023-24 | 959 | 77.8 | 12.3:1 | 57% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 74.8 | 12.9:1 | 50% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 927 | 75 | 12.4:1 | 49% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 881 | 72.6 | 12.1:1 | 47% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 79 | 11.0:1 | 45% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 935 | 65 | 14.4:1 | 30% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 1,006 | 63 | 16.0:1 | 19% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 820 | 60 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert E Grice Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (881 to 991); teachers up 7% (72.6 to 77.8).
About Albert E Grice Middle School
Albert E Grice Middle School is a middle-grades school in HAMILTON, New Jersey, according to federal school records. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 991 students. On average, middle schools in New Jersey enroll around 578, and this school is 71% larger than that mark.
Enrollment across the 23 schools in Hamilton Township Public School District totals 12,355 students.
Of every 100 students at Albert E Grice Middle School, about 53 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 16% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Mercer County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Staffing at Albert E Grice Middle School comes to 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7:1. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 10.9:1 for middle schools in New Jersey. On the income side, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points above the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Albert E Grice Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.8%; the prediction is 31.1%.
Census data for Mercer County show the median household earns about $100,645 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mercer County number 110, with about 58,647 students.
Of the public schools around it, Albert E Grice Middle School is closest to Robinson Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.5%; Albert E Grice Middle School's is 28.8%, ranking 6th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Albert E Grice Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 7% across 4 years, from 927 in 2020-21 to 991 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Albert E Grice Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Township Public School District
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- George E. Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- George E. Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Robinson Elementary School0.5 mi · 387
- McGalliard Elementary School0.9 mi · 294
- Yardville Heights Elementary School1.1 mi · 251
- Sunnybrae Elementary School1.4 mi · 278
- George E. Wilson Elementary School1.6 mi · 545
- Kisthardt Elementary School1.6 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Albert E Grice Middle SchoolHow many students attend Albert E Grice Middle School?
Albert E Grice Middle School enrolls approximately 991 students in grades 06-08.
Is Albert E Grice Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Albert E Grice Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Albert E Grice Middle School have?
Albert E Grice Middle School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Albert E Grice Middle School?
Student demographics at Albert E Grice Middle School are roughly 25% White, 53% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Albert E Grice Middle School in?
Albert E Grice Middle School is part of Hamilton Township Public School District.
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