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Enrollment
935
Middle
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARLBORO TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340972003950
Marlboro Middle School
355 COUNTY ROAD 520, MARLBORO, NJ 07746 · (732) 972-2100 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- C+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
9.9:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
77 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 302 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 365 | 39% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
72.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 54.4% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Marlboro Middle School
Marlboro Middle School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Middle School this school | 935 | 8.2% | 58.0% |
| Timberlane Middle School PENNINGTON | 803 | 6.6% | 57.0% |
| Moorestown Upper Elementary School MOORESTOWN | 869 | 8.9% | 65.5% |
| Chatham Middle School CHATHAM | 833 | 2.8% | 59.1% |
| Thomas Edison Intermediate School Westfield | 800 | 2.6% | 64.3% |
| Terrill Middle School SCOTCH PLAINS | 822 | 1.9% | 59.4% |
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 Marlboro Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #116 of 433 | #12 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #129 of 437 ▼ 7 | #15 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #123 of 437 ▼ 14 | #13 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #52 of 445 | #4 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #115 of 417 | #21 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #277 of 419 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #367 of 436 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #139 of 282 | #23 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
935
-60 (-6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 935 | 94.4 | 9.9:1 | 8% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 949 | 96.4 | 9.8:1 | 7% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 1,004 | 97.4 | 10.3:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 995 | 104 | 9.6:1 | 3% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 1,053 | 104.2 | 10.1:1 | 5% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 1,068 | 101 | 10.6:1 | 3% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 1,115 | 76 | 14.7:1 | 3% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 1,252 | 79 | 15.8:1 | 2% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 71 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marlboro Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,053 to 935); teachers down 9% (104.2 to 94.4).
About Marlboro Middle School
Marlboro Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Marlboro Township School District in MARLBORO, New Jersey. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 935 students. Against the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 62% higher.
Marlboro Township School District operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,481 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Marlboro Middle School. Smaller groups are 18% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Marlboro Middle School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 94.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 8% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Monmouth County averages 29%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Marlboro Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Marlboro Middle School is 61.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Monmouth County show that median household income is about $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 186 public schools operate in Monmouth County, serving about 91,053 students.
Marlboro Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Marlboro Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Marlboro Middle School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Marlboro Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 935 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 995.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Marlboro Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Marlboro Township School District
- Marlboro Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Frank J. Dugan Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Marlboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Asher Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Robertsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
Other schools in MARLBORO
- Marlboro High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Frank J. Dugan Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Marlboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other Marlboro Middle schools
One other US public school is named Marlboro Middle. Marlboro Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOLMARLBORO, NY · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Marlboro Elementary School0.7 mi · 551
- Frank Defino Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 510
- Frank J. Dugan Elementary School1.0 mi · 624
- Marlboro High School1.0 mi · 1,700
- Robertsville Elementary School1.7 mi · 438
- Asher Holmes Elementary School1.7 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Marlboro Middle SchoolHow large is Marlboro Middle School?
Marlboro Middle School enrolls approximately 935 students in grades 06-08.
Is Marlboro Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marlboro Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Marlboro Middle School have?
Marlboro Middle School employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is Marlboro Middle School?
Marlboro Middle School reports a student body of 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Marlboro Middle School public or private?
Marlboro Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marlboro Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.