Howell Township Middle School North

Howell Township Middle School North is one of the expansive middle schools in FARMINGDALE, New Jersey, overseen by Howell Township Public School District, with 970 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 578.

Howell Township Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,047 students; Howell Township Middle School North is among them.

Looking at the student body, Howell Township Middle School North shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Howell Township Middle School North has 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Howell Township Middle School North higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Howell Township Middle School North performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.7%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of +0.8 points.

In the area at large, census data for Monmouth County shows median household income runs about $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Howell Township Middle School North is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: Howell High School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Howell Township Middle School North ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Howell Township Middle School North has ticked down 14%, going from 1,133 students in 2018 to 970 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 58% across the same window.

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