Enrollment
309
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341281003398
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School
101 Fort Dix Rd, Pemberton, NJ 08068 · (609) 893-8141 · Burlington County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
152 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 309 | 100% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Based on grade levels within Pemberton Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
14.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 14.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 12.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School this school | 309 | 49.2% | 21.4% |
| Memorial Middle School EATONTOWN | 270 | 50.0% | 44.5% |
| Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School MAPLE SHADE | 355 | 56.9% | 20.6% |
| Buena Regional Middle School BUENA | 345 | 57.7% | 26.1% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School West Berlin | 261 | 58.6% | 36.2% |
| Hoboken Middle School HOBOKEN | 438 | 43.4% | 51.5% |
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 Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #387 of 433 | #26 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #393 of 437 ▼ 1 | #27 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #380 of 437 ▲ 10 | #25 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #366 of 445 | #24 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #346 of 417 | #25 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #64 of 419 | #10 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #142 of 436 | #9 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #193 of 282 | #15 of 21 |
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
309
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 309 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 65% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 61% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 46% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | N/A | N/A | 47% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School.
About Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Pemberton, New Jersey. Enrollment totals 309 students across grade 6. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 578.
Pemberton Township School District is responsible for 9 schools, Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School included, with 4,261 students in all.
About 46% of students at Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 12% multiracial. Burlington County's residents are about 64% White, 18 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School comes to 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 10.9:1. On the income side, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in Burlington County.
A school in New Jersey with Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 39.2%. Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School scores 21.4%.
For Burlington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $108,111 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School, Burlington County has 139 public schools.
Helen A. Fort Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School's location as Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 309, from 328 in 2020-21.
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pemberton Township School District
- Pemberton Township High SchoolHigh · 972 students
- Denbo Crichton SchoolElementary · 855 students
- Helen A. Fort Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Pemberton Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 447 students
- Fort Dix Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Samuel T. Busansky SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Pemberton
- Pemberton Township High SchoolHigh · 972 students
- Helen A. Fort Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Pemberton Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 447 students
- Samuel T. Busansky SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Howard L. EmmonsElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Helen A. Fort Middle School0.1 mi · 584
- Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center1.5 mi · 447
- Pemberton Township High School1.5 mi · 972
- Fort Dix Elementary School1.6 mi · 296
- Howard L. Emmons2.7 mi · 273
- Samuel T. Busansky School2.8 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Marcus W. Newcomb Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School?
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School serve?
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School serves grades 06-06.
How many teachers does Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School have?
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School?
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School reports a student body of 46% White, 26% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School in?
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School is part of Pemberton Township School District.
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