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What's something Henry C. Beck Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
701
Middle
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340300001436
Henry C. Beck Middle School
950 Cropwell Rd., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003 · (856) 424-4505 · Camden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+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
9.6:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
121 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 197 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 37% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.9% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 58.9% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Henry C. Beck Middle School
Henry C. Beck Middle School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry C. Beck Middle School this school | 701 | 17.3% | 58.6% |
| Rosa International Middle School CHERRY HILL | 745 | 19.7% | 56.8% |
| Ramapo Ridge MAHWAH | 642 | 14.0% | 57.3% |
| Princeton Middle School PRINCETON | 794 | 13.6% | 74.1% |
| Frances DeMasi Middle School MARLTON | 720 | 15.3% | 45.2% |
| Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS | 735 | 16.7% | 49.8% |
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 Henry C. Beck Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #111 of 433 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #103 of 437 ▼ 5 | #2 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #82 of 437 ▲ 62 | #2 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #133 of 445 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #93 of 417 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #139 of 419 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #297 of 436 | #21 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #41 of 282 | #2 of 11 |
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
701
-152 (-18%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 701 | 73 | 9.6:1 | 17% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 75 | 10.8:1 | 18% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 69 | 12.3:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 74 | 11.5:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 73 | 12.2:1 | 14% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 920 | 72 | 12.8:1 | 14% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 891 | 64 | 13.9:1 | 10% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 944 | 58 | 16.3:1 | 3% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 57 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry C. Beck Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (887 to 701); teachers unchanged (73 to 73).
About Henry C. Beck Middle School
Henry C. Beck Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school, is located in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 701 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 21% higher than the average for middle schools in New Jersey, which is about 578.
Henry C. Beck Middle School is one school in Cherry Hill School District, a system of 19 schools with 10,653 students.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at Henry C. Beck Middle School. Other groups include 21% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 55% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Henry C. Beck Middle School comes in at 62%.
Teachers at the school number 73 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Camden County report 50%.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Henry C. Beck Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Henry C. Beck Middle School would score about 56.7%. It scores 58.6%, 1.9 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Camden County show that median household income is about $88,755, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Henry C. Beck Middle School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County, which together enroll about 82,104 students.
Nearest public school: Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Henry C. Beck Middle School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Henry C. Beck Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 853 to 701. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.6:1) than in 2020-21 (11.5:1).
The Henry C. Beck Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Hill School District
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- James Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in CHERRY HILL
- Cherry Hill High School EastHigh · 2,120 students
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- James Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School0.4 mi · 455
- Cherry Hill High School East1.0 mi · 2,120
- Richard Stockton Elementary School1.1 mi · 394
- J Harold Van Zant1.5 mi · 621
- James F. Cooper Elementary School1.6 mi · 284
- Bret Harte Elementary School1.7 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolHow large is Henry C. Beck Middle School?
Henry C. Beck Middle School enrolls approximately 701 students in grades 06-08.
Is Henry C. Beck Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry C. Beck Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry C. Beck Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Henry C. Beck Middle School is approximately 9.6:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henry C. Beck Middle School?
At Henry C. Beck Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Henry C. Beck Middle School public or private?
Henry C. Beck Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherry Hill School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.