Henry C. Beck Middle School

Henry C. Beck Middle School is one of the reasonably sized middle-grades schools in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, operated by Cherry Hill School District, with 701 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Across the 19 schools in Cherry Hill School District (10,653 students total), Henry C. Beck Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Henry C. Beck Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest reads as 21% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Henry C. Beck Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.6%.

Across the wider county, Camden County reports that median household income runs about $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Camden County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), Henry C. Beck Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Henry C. Beck Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 60.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Henry C. Beck Middle School's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 887 (now 701). The White share of enrollment shrank from 69% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Henry C. Beck Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.