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Enrollment
1,681
Middle
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341050003442
Monroe Township Middle School
1629 PERRINEVILLE ROAD, MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08831 · (732) 521-6042 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,681 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-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
12.5:1
135 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
171 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 526 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 536 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 619 | 37% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Monroe Township Middle School→Monroe Township High School
Based on grade levels within Monroe Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
69.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp 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 69 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 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 69.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 66.1% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Monroe Township Middle School
Monroe Township Middle School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township Middle School this school | 1,681 | 10.2% | 63.6% |
| Millburn Middle School MILLBURN | 1,106 | 2.4% | 76.9% |
| Pond Road Middle School ROBBINSVILLE | 1,022 | 10.1% | 64.2% |
| Thomas R Grover Middle School West Windsor | 1,183 | 8.6% | 66.0% |
| Crossroads North Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION | 935 | 18.9% | 61.6% |
| Brooklawn Middle School Parsippany | 925 | 13.2% | 61.6% |
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 Monroe Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #74 of 433 | #6 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #56 of 437 ▲ 1 | #5 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #120 of 437 ▲ 6 | #7 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,681 | #3 of 445 | #2 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #355 of 417 | #31 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #192 of 419 | #27 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #352 of 436 | #38 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #109 of 122 | #13 of 14 |
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
1,681
-100 (-6%) vs 2020
+356% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 1,681 | 134.8 | 12.5:1 | 10% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 1,704 | 141.8 | 12.0:1 | 8% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 1,759 | 141.8 | 12.4:1 | 6% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 1,781 | 142 | 12.5:1 | 7% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 1,662 | 134.7 | 12.3:1 | 8% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 1,623 | 109 | 14.9:1 | 6% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 5% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 7% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 29 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,662 to 1,681); teachers unchanged (134.7 to 134.8).
About Monroe Township Middle School
Monroe Township Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Monroe Township School District, located in MONROE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,681 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578, so this school runs 191% larger than that.
The district, Monroe Township School District, operates 8 schools serving 6,701 students.
A majority of students at Monroe Township Middle School, 58%, are Asian. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Monroe Township Middle School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Monroe Township Middle School, 134.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Roughly 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County is 32 points.
allk12 grades Monroe Township Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New Jersey, Monroe Township Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.6% actual against a predicted 60.6%.
Middlesex County has about 871,290 residents, and median household income is about $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Middlesex County number 214 and enroll about 129,255.
Nearest public school: Monroe Township High School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Monroe Township Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Monroe Township Middle School's average proficiency of 63.6% compares with 54.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,781 in 2020-21 and 1,681 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Discussions about Monroe Township Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe Township School District
- Monroe Township High SchoolHigh · 2,583 students
- Oak Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Mill LakeElementary · 462 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Applegarth Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Barclay Brook SchoolElementary · 332 students
Other schools in MONROE TOWNSHIP
- Monroe Township High SchoolHigh · 2,583 students
- Oak Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Woodland SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Academy Learning CenterCombined · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe Township High School0.4 mi · 2,583
- Brookside Elementary School1.5 mi · 431
- Barclay Brook School1.5 mi · 332
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School1.9 mi · 477
- Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School2.0 mi · 217
- Academy Learning Center2.5 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe Township Middle SchoolHow many students attend Monroe Township Middle School?
Monroe Township Middle School enrolls approximately 1,681 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Monroe Township Middle School serve?
Monroe Township Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Monroe Township Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Monroe Township Middle School.
How diverse is Monroe Township Middle School?
Monroe Township Middle School reports a student body of 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 58% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Monroe Township Middle School?
Monroe Township Middle School is overseen by Monroe Township School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.