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What's the biggest difference between North Brunswick Twp. Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341149003511
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School
100 Renaissance Blvd, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 · (732) 289-3000 · Middlesex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- 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
9.1:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
452 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 7 | 370 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 384 | 51% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School→North Brunswick Township High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Brunswick Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 31.4% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 North Brunswick Twp. Middle School
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brunswick Twp. Middle School this school | 754 | 59.9% | 33.2% |
| Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 761 | 62.7% | 27.9% |
| Fords Middle School FORDS | 645 | 56.9% | 30.1% |
| Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus Somerset | 787 | 55.8% | 30.8% |
| Avenel Middle School AVENEL | 629 | 59.5% | 23.7% |
| Richard C Crockett Middle School HAMILTON | 834 | 64.7% | 30.5% |
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 North Brunswick Twp. Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #312 of 433 | #25 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #325 of 437 ▼ 45 | #28 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #304 of 437 ▼ 25 | #24 of 39 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #111 of 445 | #20 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #64 of 417 | #4 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #66 of 419 | #17 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #101 of 436 | #11 of 40 |
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
754
-132 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 754 | 82.5 | 9.1:1 | 60% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 83 | 9.9:1 | 53% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 858 | 84 | 10.2:1 | 38% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 886 | 79 | 11.2:1 | 41% (364) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Brunswick Twp. Middle School.
About North Brunswick Twp. Middle School
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in North Brunswick, New Jersey, (ZIP code 08902). Enrolled students number 754 students, in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for middle schools in New Jersey, which is about 578.
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School falls under North Brunswick Township School District, which has 8 schools enrolling 5,705 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at North Brunswick Twp. Middle School, at 49%. Other groups include 19% Black, 15% Asian, 13% White, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County residents are about 24% Hispanic. North Brunswick Twp. Middle School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School employs 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. North Brunswick Twp. Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%. That is higher than the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, North Brunswick Twp. 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.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, North Brunswick Twp. Middle School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 33.2% actual against 33.4% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides North Brunswick Twp. Middle School, Middlesex County has 213 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Arthur M. Judd, at about 1.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 44.3% proficiency; North Brunswick Twp. Middle School posts 33.2%.
NCES assigns North Brunswick Twp. Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 754 students in 2024-25, 132 fewer than the 886 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.1:1) than in 2020-21 (11.2:1).
The North Brunswick Twp. Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 North Brunswick Township School District
- North Brunswick Township High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Linwood SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Arthur M. JuddElementary · 587 students
- ParsonsElementary · 566 students
- John AdamsElementary · 561 students
- Livingston ParkElementary · 494 students
Other schools in North Brunswick
- North Brunswick Township High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Linwood SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Arthur M. JuddElementary · 587 students
- ParsonsElementary · 566 students
- John AdamsElementary · 561 students
- Livingston ParkElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur M. Judd1.6 mi · 587
- Brunswick Acres Elementary School1.8 mi · 448
- North Brunswick Township High School2.0 mi · 1,876
- Deans Elementary School2.2 mi · 75
- Brooks Crossing Elementary School2.3 mi · 498
- John Adams2.4 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Brunswick Twp. Middle School?
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 07-08.
Is North Brunswick Twp. Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Brunswick Twp. Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Brunswick Twp. Middle School is approximately 9.1:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Brunswick Twp. Middle School?
At North Brunswick Twp. Middle School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 49% Hispanic, 19% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Brunswick Twp. Middle School in?
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School is part of North Brunswick Township School District.
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