Hammonton Middle School

Hammonton Middle School is a middle-grades school of medium-sized scale in HAMMONTON, New Jersey, run under Hammonton School District, serveing 795 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Hammonton Middle School sits 38% above that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Hammonton School District (3,278 students total), Hammonton Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Hammonton Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Atlantic County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Hammonton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Atlantic County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hammonton Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.4%.

Around the school, Atlantic County reports that median household income runs about $78,050, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Atlantic County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), Hammonton Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Hammonton Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hammonton Middle School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 880 students in 2018 compared to 795 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.