Enrollment
345
Middle
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340240000046
Buena Regional Middle School
175 WEYMOUTH RD, BUENA, NJ 08310 · (856) 697-0100 · Atlantic County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C-Test 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
9.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
199 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 121 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Buena Regional Middle School→Buena Regional High School
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 17.3% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Buena Regional Middle School
Buena Regional Middle School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Regional Middle School this school | 345 | 57.7% | 26.1% |
| Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School MAPLE SHADE | 355 | 56.9% | 20.6% |
| Emma C Attales ABSECON | 392 | 57.4% | 40.4% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School West Berlin | 261 | 58.6% | 36.2% |
| Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School Pemberton | 309 | 49.2% | 21.4% |
| Jordan Road Elementary School Somers Point | 339 | 64.9% | 23.4% |
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 Buena Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #358 of 433 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #335 of 437 ▲ 38 | #11 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #375 of 437 ▲ 3 | #12 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #345 of 445 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #60 of 417 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #157 of 419 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #107 of 436 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #71 of 282 | #3 of 10 |
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
345
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 345 | 37.9 | 9.1:1 | 58% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 39.6 | 8.4:1 | 62% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 40 | 8.5:1 | 60% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 38 | 8.8:1 | 59% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 42 | 10.0:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 54% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 41 | 12.5:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 43% (238) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Regional Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (421 to 345); teachers down 10% (42 to 37.9).
About Buena Regional Middle School
Buena Regional Middle School is a public small middle-grades school in BUENA, New Jersey. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 345 students in 2024-25. The school is 40% below the average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Buena Regional Middle School is one of the 5 schools that make up Buena Regional School District (1,569 students in total).
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Buena Regional Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic and 12% Black. That is in line with Atlantic County, where about 56% of residents are White. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Buena Regional Middle School are from different groups.
Buena Regional Middle School reported 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.1:1. Middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. There are 199 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 58% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Atlantic County is close, at 59%.
Buena Regional Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Buena Regional Middle School would be expected to post about 34.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.1%.
The school is in Atlantic County, where median household income comes to about $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Atlantic County's 77 public schools enroll about 41,964 students and include Buena Regional Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Buena Regional High School is about 0.3 miles from Buena Regional Middle School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Buena Regional Middle School is behind the 27.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose 3% over 4 years, reaching 345 in 2024-25.
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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 Buena Regional School District
- Buena Regional High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Collings Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- John C. Milanesi Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Other schools in BUENA
- Buena Regional High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- John C. Milanesi Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Regional High School0.3 mi · 491
- John C. Milanesi Elementary School2.2 mi · 192
- Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School2.5 mi · 320
- Collings Lakes Elementary School3.9 mi · 221
- Main Road School4.6 mi · 345
- Edward Johnstone Middle School5.1 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Regional Middle SchoolHow many students attend Buena Regional Middle School?
Buena Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 06-08.
Is Buena Regional Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buena Regional Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buena Regional Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buena Regional Middle School is approximately 9.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buena Regional Middle School?
At Buena Regional Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Buena Regional Middle School in?
Buena Regional Middle School is part of Buena Regional School District.
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