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Enrollment
919
Middle
DISTRICT 865 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340456002953
Alder Avenue Middle School
25 ALDER AVENUE, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234 · (609) 383-3366 · Atlantic County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL919 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
460 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 298 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 333 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 31% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Alder Avenue Middle School→Egg Harbor Township High School
Based on grade levels within Egg Harbor Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 25.8% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Alder Avenue Middle School
Alder Avenue Middle School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Avenue Middle School this school | 919 | 50.1% | 34.2% |
| Fernwood Avenue Middle School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP | 811 | 52.8% | 34.8% |
| Toms River Intermediate School North TOMS RIVER | 970 | 55.5% | 34.1% |
| Sayreville Middle School PARLIN | 1,294 | 46.4% | 38.6% |
| Lawrence Intermediate School LAWRENCEVILLE | 775 | 38.2% | 40.7% |
| John A. Carusi Middle School CHERRY HILL | 859 | 38.5% | 38.1% |
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 Alder Avenue Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #304 of 433 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #352 of 437 ▼ 31 | #12 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #300 of 437 ▼ 12 | #8 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 919 | #59 of 445 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #293 of 417 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #25 of 419 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #138 of 436 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #52 of 122 | N/A |
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
919
+30 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 919 | 79.3 | 11.6:1 | 50% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 926 | 79.3 | 11.7:1 | 49% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 81.2 | 10.4:1 | 50% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 889 | 79 | 11.3:1 | 49% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 76.5 | 10.9:1 | 50% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 80 | 11.1:1 | 51% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 69 | 12.6:1 | 38% (326) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alder Avenue Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (838 to 919); teachers up 4% (76.5 to 79.3).
About Alder Avenue Middle School
Alder Avenue Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, New Jersey. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 919 students. Middle schools in New Jersey have about 578 students on average; enrollment here is 59% higher.
Alder Avenue Middle School is one school in Egg Harbor Township School District, a system of 7 schools with 7,346 students.
White students account for 38% of enrollment at Alder Avenue Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 56% of Atlantic County residents are White. The diversity index for Alder Avenue Middle School is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 79.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.6 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 10.9:1. Alder Avenue Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. The 59% average for public schools in Atlantic County is 9 points higher.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Alder Avenue Middle School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Alder Avenue Middle School is 4.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.2% versus 38.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Atlantic County show that median household income comes to about $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 77, with about 41,964 students.
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Alder Avenue Middle School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Alder Avenue Middle School had a net gain of 30 students, or 3%.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Egg Harbor Township School District
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexElementary · 1,422 students
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Clayton J. Davenport Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Bargaintown PreschoolElementary · 258 students
Other schools in EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolHigh · 2,279 students
- Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexElementary · 1,422 students
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 980 students
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Clayton J. Davenport Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Principle Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School0.3 mi · 980
- Egg Harbor Township High School1.6 mi · 2,279
- Fernwood Avenue Middle School2.4 mi · 811
- George L. Hess Educational Complex2.9 mi · 1,315
- William Davies Middle School3.0 mi · 943
- Atlantic County High School3.1 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Alder Avenue Middle SchoolHow large is Alder Avenue Middle School?
Alder Avenue Middle School enrolls approximately 919 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Alder Avenue Middle School serve?
Alder Avenue Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Alder Avenue Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Alder Avenue Middle School.
How diverse is Alder Avenue Middle School?
Alder Avenue Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Alder Avenue Middle School public or private?
Alder Avenue Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Egg Harbor Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.