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What's the biggest difference between Bunker Hill Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
562
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707000185
Bunker Hill Middle School
372 PITMAN DOWNER RD, SEWELL, NJ 08080 · (856) 881-7007 · Gloucester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
143 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Bunker Hill Middle School→Washington Township High School
Based on grade levels within Washington Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 12 points.
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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-24 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.1:1
% White
70%
was 82%
% Hispanic
17%
was 6%
% Black
7%
was 5%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bunker Hill Middle School
Set in SEWELL, New Jersey, Bunker Hill Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, run under Washington Township School District. It educates 562 students across grades 6 through 8.
Within Washington Township School District, which oversees 16 schools and 9,381 students, Bunker Hill Middle School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Bunker Hill Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian.
On the resource side, Bunker Hill Middle School records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 25% of students at Bunker Hill Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bunker Hill Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.2%, the actual is 47.0%, a residual of -5.2 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Gloucester County) records that the typical household earns roughly $105,115 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bunker Hill Middle School is one of 86 public schools in Gloucester County (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students).
The closest other public school is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bunker Hill Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.6%.
Bunker Hill Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bunker Hill Middle School has fell 4%, going from 586 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 82% to 70% over that span.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Long Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Other schools in SEWELL
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Gloucester County Institute of TechnologyHigh · 1,657 students
- Deptford Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Orchard Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.2 mi · 511
- Orchard Valley Middle School1.4 mi · 529
- Dorothy L. Bullock School1.7 mi · 701
- Washington Township High School2.1 mi · 2,105
- Birches Elementary School2.3 mi · 472
- Glassboro High School2.8 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About Bunker Hill Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bunker Hill Middle School?
Bunker Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bunker Hill Middle School serve?
Bunker Hill Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bunker Hill Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bunker Hill Middle School is approximately 10.2:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bunker Hill Middle School?
Student demographics at Bunker Hill Middle School are roughly 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Bunker Hill Middle School in?
Bunker Hill Middle School is part of Washington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.