Myles J. McManus MIddle School

Set in Linden, New Jersey, Myles J. McManus MIddle School is a mid-sized junior high, one of the schools within Linden Public School District. It hosts 711 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 578.

Across the 11 schools in Linden Public School District (6,441 students total), Myles J. McManus MIddle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Myles J. McManus MIddle School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Black, 15% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Myles J. McManus MIddle School logs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Union County's rate of about 52%.

After controlling for student poverty, Myles J. McManus MIddle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.2%; this one delivers 23.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Union County shows median household income runs about $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Myles J. McManus MIddle School is one.

The closest other public school is Number 9, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Myles J. McManus MIddle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Myles J. McManus MIddle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 27.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Myles J. McManus MIddle School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 718 (now 711). White enrollment moved from 28% to 15% across the same window.

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