Belhaven Middle School

Belhaven Middle School is one of the compact middle-grades schools in LINWOOD, New Jersey, run under Linwood City School District, with 347 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Belhaven Middle School sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Linwood City School District (791 students total), Belhaven Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Belhaven Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Atlantic County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Belhaven Middle School shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Belhaven Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 62.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Atlantic County shows median household income runs about $78,050, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belhaven Middle School is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students).

The closest other public school is Mainland Regional High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Belhaven Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Belhaven Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Belhaven Middle School's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 347).

On this page, members of the Belhaven Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.