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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School?
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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341563005700
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School
75 South Springfield Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081 · (973) 376-1025 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
85 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 152 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 170 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School→Jonathan Dayton High School
Based on grade levels within Springfield Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 49.2% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School this school | 474 | 17.9% | 49.8% |
| Bordentown Regional Middle School BORDENTOWN | 504 | 20.6% | 48.7% |
| Buzz Aldrin Middle School UPPER MONTCLAIR | 618 | 17.2% | 52.0% |
| Glenfield Middle School MONTCLAIR | 512 | 19.9% | 56.4% |
| Lopatcong Township Middle School PHILLIPSBURG | 335 | 16.7% | 53.9% |
| Eisenhower Middle School SUCCASUNNA | 531 | 21.3% | 45.0% |
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 Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #178 of 433 | #13 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #158 of 437 ▲ 3 | #13 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #154 of 437 ▲ 31 | #13 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #272 of 445 | #22 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #333 of 417 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #108 of 419 | #6 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #294 of 436 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #275 of 282 | #12 of 13 |
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
474
-62 (-12%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 474 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 16% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 14% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 16% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 43 | 11.5:1 | 14% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 5% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 33 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (478 to 474); teachers down 5% (41 to 39).
About Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School
Federal records list Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School as a middle-grades school in Springfield, New Jersey. Its enrollment is 474 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Springfield Public School District is made up of 5 schools with 2,191 students in all.
The share of White students at Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School is 54%, a majority. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 39% White share among all Union County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
With 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.2:1. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School, 18% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Union County average 52%.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.8%, compared with a predicted 56.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Union County, median household income comes to about $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 180 public schools and about 99,046 students.
Jonathan Dayton High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 536 (2020-21) to 474 (2024-25).
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield Public School District
- Jonathan Dayton High SchoolHigh · 654 students
- Edward V. Walton Primary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- James Caldwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Jonathan Dayton High SchoolHigh · 654 students
- Edward V. Walton Primary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- James Caldwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Jonathan Dayton High School0.4 mi · 654
- James Caldwell Elementary School0.7 mi · 276
- Edward V. Walton Primary School0.7 mi · 511
- Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School0.8 mi · 276
- Battle Hill Elementary1.0 mi · 414
- Millburn High School1.3 mi · 1,380
Frequently asked questions
About Florence M. Gaudineer Middle SchoolHow large is Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School?
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School serve?
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School.
How diverse is Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School?
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School reports a student body of 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School?
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School is overseen by Springfield Public School District in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.