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If you had an hour of school board time for Long Branch Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,142
Middle
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340894003906
Long Branch Middle School
350 INDIANA AVENUE, LONG BRANCH, NJ 07740 · (732) 229-5533 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,142 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.7:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
932 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 376 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 365 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 401 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Long Branch Middle School→Long Branch High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
17.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 14.2% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Long Branch Middle School
Long Branch Middle School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch Middle School this school | 1,142 | 81.6% | 22.6% |
| William F. Halloran School No.22 ELIZABETH | 1,140 | 78.1% | 67.8% |
| Terence C. Reilly School No 7 ELIZABETH | 1,130 | 78.5% | 69.5% |
| Christopher Columbus Middle School CLIFTON | 1,092 | 74.1% | 32.2% |
| Franklin L. Williams School JERSEY CITY | 906 | 81.9% | 25.5% |
| Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN | 988 | 81.4% | 21.9% |
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 Long Branch Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #378 of 433 | #31 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #377 of 437 ▲ 10 | #33 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #388 of 437 ▼ 3 | #33 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,142 | #16 of 445 | #2 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #195 of 417 | #25 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #242 of 419 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #27 of 436 | #2 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #259 of 282 | #31 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
1,142
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
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 | 1,142 | 107 | 10.7:1 | 82% (932) |
| 2023-24 | 1,122 | 112 | 10.0:1 | 80% (895) |
| 2022-23 | 1,108 | 112.5 | 9.8:1 | 78% (862) |
| 2020-21 | 1,121 | 105 | 10.7:1 | 85% (950) |
| 2017-18 | 1,160 | 97 | 12.0:1 | 86% (997) |
| 2015-16 | 1,103 | 94 | 11.7:1 | 84% (927) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 81 | 10.6:1 | 76% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 1,070 | 97 | 11.0:1 | 70% (753) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 92 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Branch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,160 to 1,142); teachers up 10% (97 to 107).
About Long Branch Middle School
Long Branch Middle School is a large middle-grades school in New Jersey, located in LONG BRANCH. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,142 students. The school is 98% larger than the average for middle schools in New Jersey.
The district, LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District, operates 8 schools serving 5,368 students.
The student body at Long Branch Middle School is 66% Hispanic. The school is also 20% White, 11% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 13%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Long Branch Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1, with 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 10.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 82% at Long Branch Middle School. Public schools in Monmouth County average 29%.
Long Branch Middle School 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 31% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Long Branch Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.6%, compared with a predicted 21.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Monmouth County, the median household earns about $124,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Long Branch Middle School, Monmouth County has 186 public schools.
Long Branch High School is about 0.2 miles from Long Branch Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Long Branch Middle School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Long Branch Middle School as Suburb: Large.
Long Branch Middle School had 1,121 students in 2020-21 and 1,142 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District
- Long Branch High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- George L CatramboneElementary · 686 students
- A A Anastasia Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Gregory Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 326 students
- Lenna W. Conrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other schools in LONG BRANCH
- Long Branch High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- George L CatramboneElementary · 686 students
- A A Anastasia Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Gregory Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 326 students
- Lenna W. Conrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Long Branch High School0.2 mi · 1,500
- Academy of Law & Public Safety0.3 mi · 73
- Morris Avenue Elementry School0.4 mi · 267
- A A Anastasia Elementary School1.0 mi · 588
- Gregory Elementary School1.1 mi · 573
- Frank Antonides School1.5 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Long Branch Middle SchoolHow many students attend Long Branch Middle School?
Long Branch Middle School enrolls approximately 1,142 students in grades 06-08.
Is Long Branch Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Long Branch Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Long Branch Middle School have?
Long Branch Middle School employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Long Branch Middle School?
Student demographics at Long Branch Middle School are roughly 20% White, 66% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Long Branch Middle School?
Long Branch Middle School is overseen by LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.