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Which teacher or staff member at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
735
Middle
DISTRICT 1,030 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN BURLINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341170001184
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School
180 MANSFIELD ROAD EAST, COLUMBUS, NJ 08022 · (609) 298-3900 · Burlington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- ·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
12.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
123 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 353 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 382 | 52% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School→Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 57.6% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School this school | 735 | 16.7% | 49.8% |
| J.P. Case Middle School FLEMINGTON | 730 | 20.3% | 48.5% |
| Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School SUMMIT | 871 | 15.5% | 69.8% |
| Ramapo Ridge MAHWAH | 642 | 14.0% | 57.3% |
| Randolph Middle School RANDOLPH | 959 | 14.7% | 53.7% |
| Anthony Wayne Middle School WAYNE | 617 | 12.0% | 59.4% |
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 Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #177 of 433 | #9 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #113 of 437 ▼ 8 | #4 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #255 of 437 ▼ 6 | #14 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #119 of 445 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #339 of 417 | #24 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #133 of 419 | #12 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #303 of 436 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #129 of 282 | #7 of 21 |
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
735
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 735 | 60.2 | 12.2:1 | 17% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 61.2 | 11.7:1 | 13% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 62.1 | 11.3:1 | 13% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 61 | 12.2:1 | 10% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 58.5 | 14.3:1 | 12% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 59 | 12.4:1 | 15% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 15% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 12% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (834 to 735); teachers up 3% (58.5 to 60.2).
About Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School
This page covers Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, a mid-sized middle school in COLUMBUS, New Jersey. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 735 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 578.
The district, Northern Burlington County Regional School District, operates 2 schools serving 2,059 students.
More than half of enrollment at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School is White: 56%. Next come 18% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 64% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School is 12.2:1, based on 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New Jersey, 10.9:1, is lower. Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School counts 17% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Burlington County is 32%.
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of New Jersey public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, the prediction is 57.0% and the result is 49.8%.
In the surrounding county, Burlington County, the median household earns about $108,111 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Burlington County has 139 public schools with about 69,020 students, including Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School.
The closest school to Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School is Mansfield Township Elementary School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School is behind the 50.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
NCES assigns Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 735, starting from 743.
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Burlington County Regional School District
- Northern Burlington County Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,324 students
Other schools in COLUMBUS
- Northern Burlington County Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,324 students
- Mansfield Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- John Hydock Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Mansfield Township Elementary School0.2 mi · 303
- Northern Burlington County Regional High School0.3 mi · 1,324
- John Hydock Elementary School2.0 mi · 245
- Bordentown Regional Middle School3.1 mi · 504
- Chesterfield Township Elementary School3.6 mi · 675
- Springfield Township School3.8 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Burlington County Regional Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School?
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades 07-08.
Is Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School is approximately 12.2:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School?
Student demographics at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School are roughly 56% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School in?
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School is part of Northern Burlington County Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.