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Enrollment
595
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341116004036
Neptune Middle School
2300 HECK AVENUE, NEPTUNE, NJ 07753 · (732) 776-2200 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- BBeats 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
9.2:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
426 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 206 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Neptune Middle School→Neptune High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Neptune Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
18.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 | 37.2% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 18.2% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Neptune Middle School
Neptune Middle School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune Middle School this school | 595 | 71.6% | 27.9% |
| Grace Wilday Junior High School ROSELLE | 482 | 73.4% | 20.9% |
| Joseph E. Soehl Middle School Linden | 710 | 75.2% | 22.1% |
| Leonard V Moore Middle School ROSELLE | 485 | 74.6% | 15.1% |
| Penns Grove Middle School PENNS GROVE | 452 | 75.4% | 13.3% |
| Winslow Township Elementary School Five BERLIN | 576 | 63.0% | 26.4% |
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 Neptune Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #352 of 433 | #30 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #370 of 437 ▼ 3 | #32 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #360 of 437 ▼ 19 | #32 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #186 of 445 | #14 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #65 of 417 | #11 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #90 of 419 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #67 of 436 | #6 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #55 of 282 | #5 of 32 |
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
595
-109 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 595 | 65 | 9.2:1 | 72% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 69 | 9.1:1 | 62% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 71 | 9.1:1 | 45% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 84 | 8.4:1 | 62% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 88 | 8.4:1 | 60% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 84 | 9.4:1 | 66% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | 81 | 10.6:1 | 56% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 888 | 68 | 13.1:1 | 45% (404) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 71 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neptune Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (741 to 595); teachers down 26% (88 to 65).
About Neptune Middle School
Neptune Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school that serves part of NEPTUNE, New Jersey. The school had 595 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Neptune Middle School belongs to Neptune Township School District, a district of 7 schools and 3,374 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Neptune Middle School, at 43%. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 11% White, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Monmouth County residents are about 6% Black. Neptune Middle School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Neptune Middle School total 65 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.2:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 72%. Among public schools in Monmouth County, the average eligibility rate is 29%.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Neptune Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.0% for Neptune Middle School. The school posts 27.9%, within a point of the prediction.
Federal survey data for Monmouth County show that the median household income is $124,845, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Monmouth County is home to 186 public schools and about 91,053 public school students.
The nearest public school is Gables Elementary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 27.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Neptune Middle School as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 595 students in 2024-25, 109 fewer than the 704 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neptune Township School District
- Neptune High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Midtown Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Green Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Gables Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Shark River Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Other schools in NEPTUNE
- Neptune High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School DistrictCombined · 522 students
- Midtown Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and ScienceHigh · 300 students
- Green Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Other Neptune Middle schools
One other US public school is named Neptune Middle. Neptune Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- NEPTUNE MIDDLE SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 1,040 students
Nearby schools
- Gables Elementary School0.1 mi · 284
- Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science0.2 mi · 300
- Neptune High School0.2 mi · 1,129
- Woodrow Wilson0.7 mi · 264
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School1.1 mi · 195
- Midtown Community Elementary School1.2 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Neptune Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Neptune Middle School?
Neptune Middle School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Neptune Middle School serve?
Neptune Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Neptune Middle School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Neptune Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Neptune Middle School?
Student demographics at Neptune Middle School are roughly 11% White, 38% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Neptune Middle School?
Neptune Middle School is overseen by Neptune Township School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.