Enrollment
140
Middle
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARGATE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340969000162
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School
7804 AMHERST AVENUE, MARGATE, NJ 08402 · (609) 822-2353 · Atlantic County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
7.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
10 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 5 | 37 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 19% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Margate City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
82.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.8% | 82.7% |
| 2023-24 | 83.8% | 72.8% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Eugene A. Tighe Middle School
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene A. Tighe Middle School this school | 140 | 7.1% | 72.8% |
| Ethel Hoppock Middle School ASBURY | 119 | 4.2% | 49.9% |
| Mountain View School MENDHAM | 208 | 3.4% | 80.5% |
| Old Turnpike School CALIFON | 217 | 3.2% | 65.4% |
| Maple Place Middle School OCEANPORT | 256 | 8.2% | 61.4% |
| Woodglen School CALIFON | 272 | 13.6% | 49.5% |
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 Eugene A. Tighe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #18 of 433 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #10 of 437 ▲ 20 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #30 of 437 ▼ 7 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #434 of 445 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.1% | #378 of 436 | #15 of 15 |
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
140
-44 (-24%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 140 | 19.4 | 7.2:1 | 7% (10) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 21.4 | 6.2:1 | 3% (4) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 25.4 | 6.0:1 | 6% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 23 | 8.0:1 | 7% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 26 | 6.7:1 | 10% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 24 | 7.8:1 | 12% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 8% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 206 | 25 | 8.2:1 | 12% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 24 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eugene A. Tighe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (175 to 140); teachers down 25% (26 to 19.4).
About Eugene A. Tighe Middle School
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is a small middle school found in MARGATE, New Jersey. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 140 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students, so this school is 76% smaller than average.
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is among 2 schools run by Margate City School District, which serves 326 students.
About 91% of the student body at Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 56% White among all Atlantic County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 7.2:1. On average, middle schools in New Jersey have 10.9:1, compared with 7.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 7% of enrollment. That is 52 points below the 59% average for public schools in Atlantic County.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Eugene A. Tighe Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School scores 72.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Atlantic County, the median household income is $78,050, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is one of 77 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, William H. Ross III School, is about 0.2 miles from Eugene A. Tighe Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 140, a 24% decrease from 184 in 2020-21.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Margate City School District
- William H. Ross III SchoolElementary · 186 students
Nearby schools
- William H. Ross III School0.2 mi · 186
- Ventnor Middle School0.5 mi · 176
- Ventnor Elementary School0.5 mi · 318
- Richmond Avenue School2.5 mi · 609
- Chelsea Heights School2.5 mi · 267
- Atlantic City High School2.7 mi · 1,731
Frequently asked questions
About Eugene A. Tighe Middle SchoolHow large is Eugene A. Tighe Middle School?
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Eugene A. Tighe Middle School serve?
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Eugene A. Tighe Middle School?
Approximately 7.2:1 students per teacher at Eugene A. Tighe Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eugene A. Tighe Middle School?
At Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Eugene A. Tighe Middle School public or private?
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Margate City School District.
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