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Which teacher or staff member at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,160
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340432003060
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
5 KENT LANE, EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520 · (609) 443-7767 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,160 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C+Test 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
10.4:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
559 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 404 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 391 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 365 | 31% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School→Hightstown High School
Based on grade levels within East Windsor Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.1% | 31.9% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin H. Kreps Middle School this school | 1,160 | 48.2% | 39.2% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School CLIFTON | 1,255 | 56.1% | 38.5% |
| Alder Avenue Middle School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP | 919 | 50.1% | 34.2% |
| Slocum Skewes School RIDGEFIELD | 654 | 49.2% | 48.8% |
| Sayreville Middle School PARLIN | 1,294 | 46.4% | 38.6% |
| Bloomfield Middle School Bloomfield | 944 | 50.1% | 39.7% |
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 Melvin H. Kreps Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #267 of 433 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #273 of 437 ▲ 5 | #7 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #251 of 437 ▲ 15 | #6 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,160 | #15 of 445 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #159 of 417 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #65 of 419 | #4 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #145 of 436 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #204 of 282 | #5 of 8 |
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
1,160
-77 (-6%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
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 | 1,160 | 111 | 10.4:1 | 48% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 108.5 | 10.8:1 | 43% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 1,176 | 108.5 | 10.8:1 | 40% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 1,237 | 116 | 10.7:1 | 41% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 1,228 | 100.4 | 12.2:1 | 40% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 1,244 | 99 | 12.6:1 | 35% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 1,210 | 92 | 13.2:1 | 28% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 1,067 | 85 | 12.6:1 | 19% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 947 | 76 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Melvin H. Kreps Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,228 to 1,160); teachers up 11% (100.4 to 111).
About Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
In EAST WINDSOR, New Jersey, Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,160 students. The average among middle schools in New Jersey is roughly 578 students; this school is 101% above that.
East Windsor Regional School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,006 students.
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 48%. Next come 23% White, 16% Asian, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Mercer County residents are about 23% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is 111 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.4:1. That is close to the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The school counts 559 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 48%. For comparison, public schools in Mercer County average 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is C+. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Melvin H. Kreps Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.2%; the prediction is 39.8%.
Among Mercer County residents, the median household income is $100,645, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is one of 110 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Walter C. Black Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Melvin H. Kreps Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 39.2% is below the 58.1% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 1,237 in 2020-21 to 1,160 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Melvin H. Kreps Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Windsor Regional School District
- Hightstown High SchoolHigh · 1,616 students
- Perry L. Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Ethel McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Walter C. Black Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other schools in EAST WINDSOR
- Perry L. Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Ethel McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Walter C. Black Elementary School1.6 mi · 510
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary School1.6 mi · 591
- Thomas R Grover Middle School1.7 mi · 1,183
- Hightstown High School1.9 mi · 1,616
- Village Elementary School1.9 mi · 657
- Dutch Neck Elementary School2.5 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Melvin H. Kreps Middle SchoolHow large is Melvin H. Kreps Middle School?
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School enrolls approximately 1,160 students in grades 06-08.
Is Melvin H. Kreps Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School?
At Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 48% Hispanic, 9% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Melvin H. Kreps Middle School public or private?
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Windsor Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.