Galloway Township Middle School

Set in GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Galloway Township Middle School is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus, run under Galloway Township Public School District. It serves 705 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% above the state mean of about 578.

Galloway Township Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Galloway Township Public School District, a district that works with 3,119 students overall.

On demographics, Galloway Township Middle School shows that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 27% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Galloway Township Middle School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Galloway Township Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 30.8%.

Around the school, Atlantic County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Galloway Township Middle School is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students).

Nearest neighbor: Reeds Road Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Galloway Township Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Galloway Township Middle School has contracted 6%, going from 754 students in 2018 to 705 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 42% to 37%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.