Howell Township Middle School South

Set in HOWELL, New Jersey, Howell Township Middle School South is a roomy junior high, part of Howell Township Public School District. It instructs 893 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% 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 South is among them.

On demographics, Howell Township Middle School South shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Howell Township Middle School South sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 45.1%.

Across the wider county, Monmouth County reports that median household income runs about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Howell Township Middle School South is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Greenville Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Howell Township Middle School South ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 943 students in 2018 compared to 893 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 63% over that span.

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