Enrollment
391
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENNIS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340384006115
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools
165 ACADEMY ROAD, DENNISVILLE, NJ 08214 · (609) 861-2821 · Cape May County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
139 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 3 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 31.6% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools this school | 391 | 35.5% | 33.1% |
| Sussex Middle School SUSSEX | 291 | 32.3% | 33.8% |
| Pittsgrove Township Middle School PITTSGROVE | 495 | 31.3% | 37.1% |
| Caroline L. Reutter School FRANKLINVILLE | 388 | 26.5% | 42.8% |
| Ocean City Intermediate School OCEAN CITY | 326 | 29.8% | 50.4% |
| Mary E. Volz Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 510 | 41.2% | 34.0% |
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 Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #315 of 433 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #301 of 437 ▼ 22 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #341 of 437 ▲ 10 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #321 of 445 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #408 of 417 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #404 of 419 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #205 of 436 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.8% | #7 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
391
+55 (+16%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 391 | 24.8 | 15.8:1 | 36% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 24.8 | 14.6:1 | 28% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 32.2 | 11.3:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 31 | 10.8:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 38.6 | 7.0:1 | 32% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 34 | 8.8:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 21% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (272 to 391); teachers down 36% (38.6 to 24.8).
About Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools, a small middle school, is located in DENNISVILLE, New Jersey. Its enrollment is 391 students, spread over grades 3 through 8. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 578.
The district, Dennis Township School District, has 633 students enrolled across 2 schools.
The share of White students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is 92%. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools scores 16%.
Classroom staffing at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools totals 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Federal data show 36% of students (139) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of New Jersey public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is 46.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.1%.
Census data for Cape May County show the median household earns about $91,128 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools, Cape May County has 32 public schools.
The closest school to Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is Dennis Township Primary School, located about 2.4 miles away. Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools at 2nd of 5.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 336 (2020-21) to 391 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.8:1 to 15.8:1.
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Cape May County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,941
Census ACS
Median income
$91,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dennis Township School District
- Dennis Township Primary SchoolElementary · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Dennis Township Primary School2.4 mi · 242
- Woodbine Elementary School2.5 mi · 247
- Upper Township Middle School6.4 mi · 419
- Cape May County Technical High School6.6 mi · 587
- Cape May County High School6.8 mi · 84
- Ocean Academy6.8 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Dennis Township Elementary/Middle SchoolsHow large is Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools?
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools serve?
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools have?
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools?
At Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools in?
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is part of Dennis Township School District.
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