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Enrollment
795
Middle
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMMONTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340657000140
Hammonton Middle School
75 NORTH LIBERTY STREET, HAMMONTON, NJ 08037 · (609) 567-7007 · Atlantic County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C+Test 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
12.2:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
314 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 159 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 327 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 39% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Hammonton Middle School→Hammonton High School
Based on grade levels within Hammonton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 34.5% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Hammonton Middle School
Hammonton Middle School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammonton Middle School this school | 795 | 39.5% | 42.4% |
| Central Regional Middle School BAYVILLE | 680 | 38.8% | 35.8% |
| Lake Riviera Middle School BRICK | 893 | 42.4% | 39.6% |
| Carl W. Goetz Middle School Jackson | 978 | 37.3% | 41.4% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School BRICK TOWN | 865 | 35.4% | 43.4% |
| Berkeley Township Elementary School BAYVILLE | 594 | 38.4% | 36.2% |
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 Hammonton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #238 of 433 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #276 of 437 ▼ 22 | #6 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #239 of 437 ▼ 2 | #5 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #93 of 445 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #340 of 417 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #259 of 419 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #185 of 436 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #155 of 282 | #8 of 10 |
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
795
-73 (-8%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 406
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 | 795 | 65 | 12.2:1 | 39% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 62.1 | 13.4:1 | 36% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 63.1 | 13.3:1 | 38% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | N/A | N/A | 28% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 880 | 62.2 | 14.2:1 | 41% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 41% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | 48 | 16.9:1 | 33% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 33% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 37 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hammonton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (880 to 795); teachers up 5% (62.2 to 65).
About Hammonton Middle School
Hammonton Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Hammonton School District in HAMMONTON, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 795 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 38% larger than the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey.
The 4 schools in Hammonton School District enroll 3,278 students altogether, Hammonton Middle School among them.
At Hammonton Middle School, 64% of students are White. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Atlantic County is roughly 56% White. The diversity index for Hammonton Middle School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hammonton Middle School is 12.2:1, based on 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New Jersey, 10.9:1, is lower. Hammonton Middle School counts 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Atlantic County, the average is 59%.
Hammonton Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.5%. Hammonton Middle School scores 42.4%.
The school is in Atlantic County, where the median household earns about $78,050 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Hammonton Middle School shares Atlantic County with 76 other public schools.
Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Hammonton Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Hammonton Middle School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 868 to 795.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Hammonton Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hammonton School District
- Hammonton High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Hammonton Early Childhood Educational CenterElementary · 472 students
Other schools in HAMMONTON
- Hammonton High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Hammonton Early Childhood Educational CenterElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School0.4 mi · 696
- Hammonton Early Childhood Educational Center0.4 mi · 472
- Hammonton High School0.8 mi · 1,315
- Folsom Elementary School4.0 mi · 375
- Winslow Township Elementary School One5.4 mi · 380
- Collings Lakes Elementary School6.1 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Hammonton Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hammonton Middle School?
Hammonton Middle School enrolls approximately 795 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hammonton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hammonton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hammonton Middle School have?
Hammonton Middle School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hammonton Middle School?
Student demographics at Hammonton Middle School are roughly 64% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hammonton Middle School in?
Hammonton Middle School is part of Hammonton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.