Clinton Township Middle School

Set in CLINTON, New Jersey, Clinton Township Middle School is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, overseen by Clinton Township School District. It serves 405 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Clinton Township Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Clinton Township School District, a district that caters to 1,241 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Clinton Township Middle School logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, Clinton Township Middle School reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clinton Township Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.2%; this one delivers 63.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hunterdon County) records that median household income runs about $141,715, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Hunterdon County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,056 students), of which Clinton Township Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Spruce Run, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clinton Township Middle School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 59.6%.

Clinton Township Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 344 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 82% to 72%. Class-load math has grew: from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Clinton Township Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.