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Delran Middle School
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Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Delran Middle School
Delran Middle School is a reasonably sized intermediate school in DELRAN, New Jersey, part of Delran Township School District. The school caters to 662 students in grades 6 through 8.
Delran Township School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,860 students. Delran Middle School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Delran Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest reads as 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Burlington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Delran Middle School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 32% of students at Delran Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Delran Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Burlington County put median household income runs about $108,111, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Burlington County's 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), Delran Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Riverside Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Delran Middle School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Looking at the recent track record. Delran Middle School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 733 (now 662). Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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- Delran High SchoolHigh · 922 students
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- Riverside Middle School0.8 mi · 316
- Riverside High School0.8 mi · 464
- Riverside Elementary School0.8 mi · 768
- Delran High School1.0 mi · 922
- Delran Intermediate School1.2 mi · 610
- Millbridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 666