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J.P. Case Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 371 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 359 | 49% |
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 51.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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%.
Schools most like J.P. Case Middle School
J.P. Case Middle School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Case Middle School this school | 730 | 20.3% | 48.5% |
| Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS | 735 | 16.7% | 49.8% |
| Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School SUMMIT | 871 | 15.5% | 69.8% |
| Reading-Fleming Intermediate School FLEMINGTON | 719 | 26.1% | 48.8% |
| Jonas Salk Middle School OLD BRIDGE | 886 | 25.1% | 50.8% |
| Ramapo Ridge MAHWAH | 642 | 14.0% | 57.3% |
Where J.P. Case Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #190 of 433 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #168 of 437 ▼ 25 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #262 of 437 ▼ 29 | #9 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #120 of 445 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #228 of 417 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #175 of 419 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #280 of 436 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #212 of 282 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 730 | 66.3 | 11.0:1 | 20% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 70.5 | 9.6:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 68.5 | 9.8:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 69 | 10.2:1 | 17% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 69.5 | 11.0:1 | 15% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 70 | 11.6:1 | 11% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 9% (72) |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (767 to 730); teachers down 5% (69.5 to 66.3).
About J.P. Case Middle School
J.P. Case Middle School is a public medium-sized middle school in FLEMINGTON, New Jersey. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 730 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in New Jersey) has about 578 students.
Flemington-Raritan Regional School District includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 3,224 students.
A majority of students at J.P. Case Middle School, 59%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. By the diversity index, J.P. Case Middle School comes in at 59%.
The school has about 11.0 students per teacher and 66.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, J.P. Case Middle School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 48.5% actual against 55.1% predicted.
Federal survey data for Hunterdon County show that median household income is about $141,715, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 55 public schools operate in Hunterdon County, serving about 18,056 students.
The nearest public school is Barley Sheaf Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. J.P. Case Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 48.5% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies J.P. Case Middle School's location as Town: Fringe.
The number of students grew from 706 to 730 over 4 years.
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