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.