Chatham Middle School

Chatham Middle School is a 6-8 campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in CHATHAM, New Jersey, run under School District of the Chathams, enrolling 833 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% bigger than the state mean of about 578.

Chatham Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by School District of the Chathams, a district that caters to 3,548 students overall.

Demographically, Chatham Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Morris County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Chatham Middle School has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 3% of students at Chatham Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Morris County runs at roughly 19%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chatham Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 59.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate median household earnings sit near $137,326, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Morris County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), Chatham Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Milton Avenue School, roughly 0.5 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), Chatham Middle School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 73.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Chatham Middle School's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 1,038 (now 833). The White share of enrollment shrank from 79% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.