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Enrollment
893
Middle
DISTRICT 932 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340756000331
Howell Township Middle School South
220 Ramtown-Greenville Road, HOWELL, NJ 07731 · (732) 836-1327 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.5:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
250 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 292 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
60.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +13.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 32.6% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Howell Township Middle School South
Howell Township Middle School South's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Township Middle School South this school | 893 | 28.0% | 45.1% |
| Howell Township Middle School North FARMINGDALE | 970 | 32.0% | 49.5% |
| Reading-Fleming Intermediate School FLEMINGTON | 719 | 26.1% | 48.8% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School BRICK TOWN | 865 | 35.4% | 43.4% |
| Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School CLIFFWOOD | 835 | 34.5% | 51.2% |
| Delran Middle School DELRAN | 662 | 31.7% | 40.0% |
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 Howell Township Middle School South ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #216 of 433 | #24 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #199 of 437 ▲ 73 | #23 of 35 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #218 of 437 ▲ 23 | #25 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #66 of 445 | #5 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #282 of 417 | #27 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #236 of 419 | #9 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #234 of 436 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #209 of 282 | #28 of 32 |
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
893
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 1,220
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 893 | 77.7 | 11.5:1 | 28% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 70.2 | 11.9:1 | 22% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 72 | 11.1:1 | 18% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 81 | 10.7:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 86.8 | 10.9:1 | 13% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 86 | 11.4:1 | 11% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 60 | 10.6:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 1,220 | 87 | 14.0:1 | 7% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howell Township Middle School South.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (943 to 893); teachers down 10% (86.8 to 77.7).
About Howell Township Middle School South
Among the schools in HOWELL, New Jersey, is Howell Township Middle School South, a high-enrollment middle school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 893 students. The school is 54% bigger than the average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Howell Township Public School District includes 12 schools. Together they enroll 6,047 students.
White students are 63% of those enrolled at Howell Township Middle School South. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. In Monmouth County overall, about 74% of residents are White. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Howell Township Middle School South are from different groups.
The school's 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. At Howell Township Middle School South, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 29% average for public schools in Monmouth County.
Howell Township Middle School South earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of New Jersey public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Howell Township Middle School South lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.1%; the prediction is 50.8%.
Census data for Monmouth County show the median household earns about $124,845 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Monmouth County number 186, with about 91,053 students.
Howell Township Middle School South's closest public school neighbor is Greenville Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Howell Township Middle School South is ahead of the 37.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
NCES describes the area around Howell Township Middle School South as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 3% over 4 years, reaching 893 in 2024-25.
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Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howell Township Public School District
- Howell Township Middle School NorthMiddle · 970 students
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Ramtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Edith M. Griebling Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
Other schools in HOWELL
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Ramtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Taunton Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Newbury Early Learning CenterElementary · 365 students
- Greenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Greenville Elementary School0.2 mi · 345
- Ramtown Elementary School0.2 mi · 483
- Piner Elementary School1.1 mi · 364
- Lanes Mill Elementary School1.6 mi · 557
- Brick Township Memorial High School1.7 mi · 1,269
- Lakewood High School2.2 mi · 1,295
Frequently asked questions
About Howell Township Middle School SouthWhat is the total enrollment at Howell Township Middle School South?
Howell Township Middle School South enrolls approximately 893 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Howell Township Middle School South serve?
Howell Township Middle School South serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howell Township Middle School South?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howell Township Middle School South is approximately 11.5:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Howell Township Middle School South?
Student demographics at Howell Township Middle School South are roughly 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Howell Township Middle School South?
Howell Township Middle School South is overseen by Howell Township Public School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.