Mullica Township Middle School

Mullica Township Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school in ELWOOD, New Jersey, overseen by Mullica Township School District, hosts 262 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Mullica Township Middle School sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

Mullica Township School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 633 students; Mullica Township Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Mullica Township Middle School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Atlantic County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Mullica Township Middle School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Atlantic County's rate of about 59%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mullica Township Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 36.9%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Atlantic County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Atlantic County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), Mullica Township Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mullica Township Primary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mullica Township Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mullica Township Middle School has shrank 18%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 262 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 75% to 67%.

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