Enrollment
217
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340777003386
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School
13 AUGUSTA ST, JAMESBURG, NJ 08831 · (732) 521-0303 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
143 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 6 | 73 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Jamesburg Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
26.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 26.0% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School this school | 217 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
| Riverside Middle School RIVERSIDE | 316 | 68.0% | 16.4% |
| Bogota Middle School Bogota | 166 | 66.3% | 53.0% |
| Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton CLIFTON | 185 | 54.1% | 39.7% |
| Alfred S. Faust Middle School East Rutherford | 240 | 51.7% | 52.1% |
| Halsted Middle School NEWTON | 280 | 53.6% | 34.0% |
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 Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #317 of 433 | #26 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #331 of 437 ▼ 11 | #29 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #357 of 437 ▼ 32 | #31 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #414 of 445 | #40 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #217 of 417 | #18 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #219 of 419 | #29 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #83 of 436 | #9 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #64 of 122 | #8 of 14 |
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
217
+24 (+12%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 217 | 19.9 | 10.9:1 | 66% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 19.2 | 11.9:1 | 61% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 18.2 | 11.4:1 | 57% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 23 | 8.4:1 | 59% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 17.6 | 11.4:1 | 53% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 47% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 40% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 12 | 9.9:1 | 24% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 13 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (201 to 217); teachers up 13% (17.6 to 19.9).
About Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School
Among the schools in JAMESBURG, New Jersey, is Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 217 students. Enrollment is 62% lower than the average for middle schools in New Jersey, which is about 578.
Jamesburg Public School District has a total of 2 schools and 694 students, Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School among them.
Hispanic students are the majority at Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School, with 60% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 24% share among Middlesex County residents. Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1 at Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School, with 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 66% of enrollment. It compares with 42% for public schools in Middlesex County.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In New Jersey, Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.9% actual against a predicted 30.1%.
Middlesex County has these Census figures: the median household income is $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County is home to 214 public schools and about 129,255 public school students.
The nearest other public school, John F. Kennedy Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School's enrollment grew from 193 in 2020-21 to 217 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 8.4:1 to 10.9:1.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jamesburg Public School District
- John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
Other schools in JAMESBURG
- John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- NEW JERSEY TRAINING SCHOOLHigh
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School0.3 mi · 477
- Academy Learning Center1.4 mi · 113
- Barclay Brook School1.5 mi · 332
- Brookside Elementary School1.6 mi · 431
- Monroe Township High School1.7 mi · 2,583
- Monroe Township Middle School2.0 mi · 1,681
Frequently asked questions
About Grace M. Breckwedel Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School?
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School serve?
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School is approximately 10.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School?
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School reports a student body of 29% White, 60% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School in?
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School is part of Jamesburg Public School District.
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