Edward Johnstone Middle School

Edward Johnstone Middle School is an intermediate school of low-enrollment scale in VINELAND, New Jersey, one of the schools within Vineland Public School District, works with 355 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 578.

Edward Johnstone Middle School is one of 14 schools operated by Vineland Public School District, a district that caters to 9,392 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edward Johnstone Middle School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 21% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Edward Johnstone Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Edward Johnstone Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at Edward Johnstone Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Edward Johnstone Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 33.4%.

Across the wider county, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Edward Johnstone Middle School is one of 52 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students).

The closest other public school is Vineland Senior High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Edward Johnstone Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 70% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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