Enrollment
155
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341272003289
Paulsboro Junior High School
670 N Delaware Street, Paulsboro, NJ 08066 · (856) 423-2222 · Gloucester County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 4% of New Jersey public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
7.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
127 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 48% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
13.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
5.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.8% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 6.2% | 6.1% |
% 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
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Paulsboro Junior High School
Paulsboro Junior High School's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulsboro Junior High School this school | 155 | 81.9% | 7.8% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School ASBURY PARK | 195 | 77.4% | 6.0% |
| Ezra L. Nolan School JERSEY CITY | 250 | 84.0% | 6.0% |
| Morgan Village Middle School Camden | 203 | 69.0% | 5.0% |
| Kindle Education Public Charter School Jersey City | 87 | 64.4% | 33.9% |
| Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School HILLSIDE | 323 | 73.1% | 17.8% |
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 Paulsboro Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #421 of 433 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #426 of 437 ▼ 7 | #18 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #422 of 437 ▲ 13 | #18 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #430 of 445 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #25 of 436 | #1 of 18 |
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
155
+24 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 155 | 21.1 | 7.3:1 | 82% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 17.1 | 10.1:1 | 69% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 15.9 | 11.6:1 | 55% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 14 | 9.4:1 | 46% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 15.7 | 10.4:1 | 91% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 15 | 10.3:1 | 15% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paulsboro Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (163 to 155); teachers up 35% (15.7 to 21.1).
About Paulsboro Junior High School
Paulsboro Junior High School is one of the public schools in Paulsboro, New Jersey. It is a very small middle school. Its enrollment is 155 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in New Jersey enroll around 578, and this school is 73% below that mark.
Paulsboro Junior High School is among 4 schools run by Paulsboro School District, which serves 1,171 students.
No group is above 50% at Paulsboro Junior High School; the largest is Black, at 47%. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic, 18% White, and 5% multiracial. Gloucester County's residents are about 11% Black, 36 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Paulsboro Junior High School scores 66%.
The school's 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 10.9:1. At Paulsboro Junior High School, 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 32% average for public schools in Gloucester County.
Paulsboro Junior High School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of New Jersey public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Paulsboro Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 7.8%; the prediction is 21.3%.
For Gloucester County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $105,115 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Gloucester County number 86, with about 46,080 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Paulsboro High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Paulsboro Junior High School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 18%. The school's ratio dropped from 9.4:1 to 7.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Paulsboro School District
- Paulsboro High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Loudenslager Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Billingsport Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Other schools in Paulsboro
- Paulsboro High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Loudenslager Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Billingsport Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Paulsboro High School0.0 mi · 390
- Billingsport Elementary School0.4 mi · 296
- Loudenslager Elementary School0.8 mi · 330
- Nehaunsey Middle School1.8 mi · 137
- Broad Street Elementary School2.3 mi · 290
- West Deptford Middle School2.9 mi · 859
Frequently asked questions
About Paulsboro Junior High SchoolHow large is Paulsboro Junior High School?
Paulsboro Junior High School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Paulsboro Junior High School serve?
Paulsboro Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Paulsboro Junior High School have?
Paulsboro Junior High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Paulsboro Junior High School?
Student demographics at Paulsboro Junior High School are roughly 18% White, 29% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Paulsboro Junior High School?
Paulsboro Junior High School is overseen by Paulsboro School District in Gloucester County.
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