Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG HILL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341266004462
Central Middle School
90 Central Avenue, Stirling, NJ 07980 · (908) 647-2311 · Morris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
30 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 91 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 35% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Long Hill Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 49.7% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Central Middle School
Central Middle School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 284 | 10.6% | 60.2% |
| Haines Sixth Grade Center MEDFORD | 299 | 7.4% | 64.3% |
| Black River Middle School Chester | 352 | 5.7% | 64.4% |
| Hardyston Township Middle School HAMBURG | 261 | 9.2% | 45.3% |
| Martin J. Ryerson School RINGWOOD | 345 | 11.0% | 43.4% |
| Clinton Township Middle School CLINTON | 405 | 10.9% | 63.1% |
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 Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #100 of 433 | #16 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #148 of 437 ▲ 8 | #20 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #68 of 437 ▲ 24 | #10 of 32 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #379 of 445 | #28 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #236 of 417 | #29 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #299 of 419 | #25 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #350 of 436 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #81 of 122 | #3 of 9 |
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
284
+23 (+9%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 284 | 25.6 | 11.1:1 | 11% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 25.6 | 11.0:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 25.2 | 11.1:1 | 8% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 29.3 | 9.3:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 29 | 10.3:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (271 to 284); teachers down 12% (29.3 to 25.6).
About Central Middle School
Central Middle School is a small middle-grades school found in Stirling, New Jersey. A federal count lists 284 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578, so this school runs 51% smaller than that.
Long Hill Township School District (3 schools, 861 students) runs Central Middle School.
White students make up a majority at Central Middle School, at 72%. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Morris County as a whole is similar, at about 68%. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Eligible students account for 11% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Central Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.2% actual, 60.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Morris County (population about 514,528), the median household income is $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 156 public schools in Morris County, enrolling about 72,239 students in all.
Millington Elementary School is the public school closest to Central Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Central Middle School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment climbed 9% from its 2020-21 level of 261.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Central Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Hill Township School District
- Millington Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Gillette Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 45th largest of the 50.
- Central Middle SchoolParsippany, NJ · 755 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
- Central Middle SchoolWESLACO, TX · 1,060 students
Nearby schools
- Millington Elementary School1.0 mi · 362
- Gillette Elementary School1.5 mi · 215
- Woodland School2.0 mi · 212
- Watchung Hills Regional High School2.1 mi · 1,653
- Mountain Park School2.5 mi · 224
- Cedar Hill School2.7 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolHow large is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Central Middle School serve?
Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
How diverse is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Middle School?
Central Middle School is overseen by Long Hill Township School District in Morris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.