Deptford Township Middle School

Set in SEWELL, New Jersey, Deptford Township Middle School is a sizable middle school, overseen by Deptford Township Public School District. It hosts 895 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Deptford Township Public School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,096 students; Deptford Township Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Deptford Township Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Black, 19% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Deptford Township Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deptford Township Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gloucester County indicate median household income runs about $105,115, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Gloucester County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), of which Deptford Township Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Gloucester County Institute of Technology, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Deptford Township Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.3%.

Deptford Township Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Deptford Township Middle School's enrollment has rose 39% since 2018, when it stood at 643 (now 895). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 11% to 19%.

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