Haines Sixth Grade Center

As a close-knit intermediate school in MEDFORD, New Jersey, Haines Sixth Grade Center serves 299 students from grade 6, operated by Medford Township School District. Enrollment runs roughly 48% below the state mean of about 578.

Haines Sixth Grade Center is one of 7 schools operated by Medford Township School District, a district that educates 2,901 students overall.

On demographics, Haines Sixth Grade Center lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Haines Sixth Grade Center has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Burlington County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Haines Sixth Grade Center tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Burlington County put the typical household earns roughly $108,111 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Haines Sixth Grade Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Medford Memorial Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 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), Haines Sixth Grade Center ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Haines Sixth Grade Center's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 323 (now 299). The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 77% over that span.

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