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Enrollment
405
Middle
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340336002935
Clinton Township Middle School
34 GRAYROCK ROAD, CLINTON, NJ 08809 · (908) 238-9141 · Hunterdon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
44 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 126 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 37% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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 Clinton Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
81.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 61.8% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Clinton Township Middle School
Clinton Township Middle School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township Middle School this school | 405 | 10.9% | 63.1% |
| Millstone Township Middle School Millstone Township | 423 | 8.0% | 52.8% |
| Stonebridge Middle School Allentown | 433 | 10.6% | 55.0% |
| Readington Middle School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 466 | 13.1% | 53.9% |
| Memorial Middle School Cedar Grove | 468 | 9.4% | 54.9% |
| Morris Plains Borough School MORRIS PLAINS | 398 | 13.6% | 70.8% |
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 Clinton Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #76 of 433 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #96 of 437 ▼ 18 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #49 of 437 ▲ 89 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #311 of 445 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #289 of 417 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #293 of 419 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #347 of 436 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #32 of 122 | N/A |
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
405
-53 (-12%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 405 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 42 | 10.1:1 | 7% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 51 | 9.0:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 43.5 | 7.9:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 41 | 10.0:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 4% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (344 to 405); teachers down 20% (43.5 to 35).
About Clinton Township Middle School
Clinton Township Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in CLINTON, New Jersey. The school counts 405 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 30% smaller than the 578 average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Clinton Township School District enrolls 1,241 students, and its 4 schools include Clinton Township Middle School.
White students are the majority at Clinton Township Middle School, with 72% of enrollment. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Hunterdon County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 11.6:1 comes from the school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The lunch program counts 11% of students at Clinton Township Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Clinton Township Middle School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Clinton Township Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 60.2%. Clinton Township Middle School scores 63.1%, 2.9 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hunterdon County show that the median household income is $141,715, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides Clinton Township Middle School, Hunterdon County has 54 other public schools.
The closest public school to Clinton Township Middle School is Spruce Run, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Clinton Township Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Clinton Township Middle School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Clinton Township Middle School dropped 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 458 to 405 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Clinton Township Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hunterdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton Township School District
- Round ValleyElementary · 384 students
- Patrick McGaheranElementary · 368 students
- Spruce RunElementary · 84 students
Other schools in CLINTON
- Clinton Public SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Spruce RunElementary · 84 students
- EDNA MAHAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR WOMENHigh
Nearby schools
- Spruce Run0.2 mi · 84
- Clinton Public School0.7 mi · 521
- Hunterdon County Academies1.2 mi · 280
- North Hunterdon High School1.2 mi · 1,259
- High Bridge Middle School1.8 mi · 130
- High Bridge Elementary School2.1 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton Township Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clinton Township Middle School?
Clinton Township Middle School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Clinton Township Middle School serve?
Clinton Township Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Clinton Township Middle School have?
Clinton Township Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Clinton Township Middle School?
Student demographics at Clinton Township Middle School are roughly 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clinton Township Middle School?
Clinton Township Middle School is overseen by Clinton Township School District in Hunterdon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.