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Delran Middle School

905 CHESTER AVENUE, DELRAN, NJ 08075 · (856) 461-8822 · Burlington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New Jersey public middle schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-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

Enrollment
662
Middle
DISTRICT 715 · STATE 578
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
210 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 619730%
Grade 722234%
Grade 824337%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
41463%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
15123%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
579%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
223%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33851%
Female
32449%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Delran Middle School→Delran High School
Feeds from
Delran Intermediate School03–05
Based on grade levels within Delran Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
49.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.3%36.1%
2023-2447.9%35.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Delran Middle School

Delran Middle School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Delran Middle School this school66231.7%40.0%
Veterans Memorial Middle School
BRICK TOWN
86535.4%43.4%
Berkeley Township Elementary School
BAYVILLE
59438.4%36.2%
Orchard Valley Middle School
SEWELL
52930.1%44.0%
Central Regional Middle School
BAYVILLE
68038.8%35.8%
Chestnut Ridge Middle School
SEWELL
61326.8%42.6%
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 Delran Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Burlington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#257 of 433#16 of 31
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.1%#263 of 437
▼ 18
#17 of 31
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.3%#295 of 437
▼ 19
#18 of 31
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
662#145 of 445#9 of 31
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.7:1#202 of 417#15 of 29
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.8%#217 of 419#17 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.7%#223 of 436#16 of 31
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.7%#154 of 282#10 of 21
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 2024-25
Enrollment
662
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566261.710.7:132% (210)
2023-2467863.710.7:125% (171)
2022-2371061.711.5:124% (170)
2020-217075912.0:125% (179)
2017-1873357.112.8:123% (168)
2015-167185712.6:126% (187)
2010-116624714.1:117% (110)
2000-015003813.2:110% (52)
1990-915153713.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delran Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (733 to 662); teachers up 8% (57.1 to 61.7).

About Delran Middle School

Delran Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle school in DELRAN, New Jersey. The school counts 662 students across grades 6 through 8.

Delran Middle School belongs to Delran Township School District, a district of 4 schools and 2,860 students.

At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Delran Middle School combined. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 64% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Delran Middle School comes in at 55%.

A ratio of 10.7:1 comes from the school's 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 32% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Burlington County, the average is about the same, 32%.

Delran Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

After adjusting for student poverty, Delran Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.0%; the prediction is 48.8%.

Across Burlington County, median household income is about $108,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Delran Middle School is among the 139 public schools in Burlington County.

The next-closest public school is Riverside Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Delran Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 40.0% is above the 23.6% average for nearby schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The student count in 2024-25 was 662, 6% below the 707 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.0:1 to 10.7:1.

Community posts for Delran Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Burlington County at a glance

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Population
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students

Quick facts

School name
Delran Middle School
District
Delran Township School District
Address
905 CHESTER AVENUE, DELRAN, NJ 08075
Phone
(856) 461-8822
County
Burlington County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
662
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
210 (32%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340378001042
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Delran Township School District
Other schools in DELRAN
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Delran Middle School
How large is Delran Middle School?
Delran Middle School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 06-08.
Is Delran Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Delran Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Delran Middle School have?
Delran Middle School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is Delran Middle School?
Delran Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Delran Middle School?
Delran Middle School is overseen by Delran Township School District in Burlington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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