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Enrollment
529
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707006076
Orchard Valley Middle School
238 PITMAN DOWNER RD, SEWELL, NJ 08080 · (856) 582-5353 · Gloucester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
159 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 156 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Orchard Valley Middle School→Washington Township High School
Based on grade levels within Washington Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 29.6% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Orchard Valley Middle School
Orchard Valley Middle School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Valley Middle School this school | 529 | 30.1% | 44.0% |
| Chestnut Ridge Middle School SEWELL | 613 | 26.8% | 42.6% |
| Bunker Hill Middle School SEWELL | 562 | 25.4% | 47.0% |
| Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE | 510 | 25.5% | 39.7% |
| Collingswood Middle School COLLINGSWOOD | 446 | 33.4% | 53.3% |
| Tinton Falls Middle School TINTON FALLS | 443 | 26.0% | 51.7% |
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 Orchard Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #224 of 433 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #248 of 437 ▲ 46 | #10 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #177 of 437 ▲ 22 | #5 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #230 of 445 | #10 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #178 of 417 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #270 of 419 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #229 of 436 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #238 of 282 | #12 of 13 |
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
529
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 962
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 529 | 50.2 | 10.5:1 | 30% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 52.1 | 10.1:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 50.7 | 9.7:1 | 24% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 52 | 9.9:1 | 23% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 58.3 | 9.3:1 | 29% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 66 | 8.8:1 | 31% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 58 | 13.5:1 | 10% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 962 | 65 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (544 to 529); teachers down 14% (58.3 to 50.2).
About Orchard Valley Middle School
Orchard Valley Middle School is one of the public schools in SEWELL, New Jersey. It is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It reported 529 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Orchard Valley Middle School is one school in Washington Township School District, a system of 10 schools with 6,938 students.
At Orchard Valley Middle School, 69% of students are White. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% Asian. The diversity index for Orchard Valley Middle School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 10.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School, which has 50.2. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Orchard Valley Middle School is about 30%. The figure for public schools in Gloucester County is close, at 32%.
Orchard Valley Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Orchard Valley Middle School scores 44.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Gloucester County show that the median household earns about $105,115 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Gloucester County, 86 public schools serve about 46,080 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.7%; Orchard Valley Middle School's is 44.0%, ranking 4th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 513 to 529.
The Orchard Valley Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Other schools in SEWELL
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Gloucester County Institute of TechnologyHigh · 1,657 students
- Deptford Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 511
- Dorothy L. Bullock School1.3 mi · 701
- Bunker Hill Middle School1.4 mi · 562
- Washington Township High School1.4 mi · 2,105
- Glassboro High School1.8 mi · 561
- Thomas E. Bowe Middle School2.0 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Orchard Valley Middle School?
Orchard Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 06-08.
Is Orchard Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchard Valley Middle School is approximately 10.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Orchard Valley Middle School?
Orchard Valley Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Orchard Valley Middle School in?
Orchard Valley Middle School is part of Washington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.