Enrollment
262
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MULLICA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341107000174
Mullica Township Middle School
500 ELWOOD ROAD, ELWOOD, NJ 08217 · (609) 561-3868 · Atlantic County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest 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.
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
12.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
125 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 5 | 71 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 31% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
30.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 30.5% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Mullica Township Middle School
Mullica Township Middle School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullica Township Middle School this school | 262 | 47.7% | 36.9% |
| Walter T. Bergen Middle School BLOOMINGDALE | 238 | 39.5% | 44.3% |
| Sandman Consolidated School CAPE MAY | 332 | 56.9% | 29.3% |
| Woodland Middle School BARRINGTON | 220 | 38.6% | 48.5% |
| Richard M. Teitelman Middle School CAPE MAY | 394 | 49.0% | 38.4% |
| Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School Pemberton | 309 | 49.2% | 21.4% |
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 Mullica Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #288 of 433 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #310 of 437 ▼ 24 | #7 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #288 of 437 ▼ 28 | #7 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #392 of 445 | #13 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #362 of 417 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #276 of 419 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #149 of 436 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #73 of 282 | #4 of 10 |
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
262
-58 (-18%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 262 | 20.8 | 12.6:1 | 48% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | 43% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 25 | 11.1:1 | 45% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 45% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 26.1 | 12.2:1 | 38% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 44% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 41% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 38% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mullica Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (319 to 262); teachers down 20% (26.1 to 20.8).
About Mullica Township Middle School
In ELWOOD, New Jersey, part of Atlantic County, Mullica Township Middle School is a middle school. It enrolled 262 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in New Jersey average about 578 students each.
Mullica Township Middle School is one school in a 2-school district, Mullica Township School District, which enrolls 633 students.
White students make up a majority at Mullica Township Middle School, at 67%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Atlantic County is roughly 56% White. Mullica Township Middle School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.6:1, with 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 48%. That is 11 points below the 59% average for public schools in Atlantic County.
The allk12 Grade for Mullica Township Middle School is C. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mullica Township Middle School would score about 40.0%. It scores 36.9%, 3.1 points below that figure.
Atlantic County has about 276,270 residents, and the median household income is $78,050, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Atlantic County has 77 public schools and roughly 41,964 students.
The school nearest to Mullica Township Middle School is Mullica Township Primary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, Mullica Township Middle School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is down 18% from 2020-21, when Mullica Township Middle School had 320 students, to 2024-25, when it had 262.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mullica Township School District
- Mullica Township Primary SchoolElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Mullica Township Primary School0.0 mi · 371
- Cedar Creek High School4.9 mi · 928
- Charles L. Spragg School5.1 mi · 285
- Egg Harbor City Community School5.4 mi · 266
- Hammonton Middle School6.5 mi · 795
- Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School6.9 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Mullica Township Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mullica Township Middle School?
Mullica Township Middle School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Mullica Township Middle School serve?
Mullica Township Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mullica Township Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mullica Township Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mullica Township Middle School?
At Mullica Township Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Mullica Township Middle School public or private?
Mullica Township Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mullica Township School District.
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