Glen Landing Middle School

Glen Landing Middle School, a mid-tier middle school in BLACKWOOD, New Jersey, one of the schools within Gloucester Township Public Schools, serves 795 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 38% bigger than typical.

Gloucester Township Public Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,502 students; Glen Landing Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Glen Landing Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Black, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Glen Landing Middle School has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glen Landing Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Camden County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $88,755 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Glen Landing Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Loring Flemming Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glen Landing Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Glen Landing Middle School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 741 (now 795). The White share of enrollment decreased from 74% to 55% over that span.

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