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Enrollment
452
Middle
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341284005058
Penns Grove Middle School
351 MAPLE AVENUE, PENNS GROVE, NJ 08069 · (856) 299-0576 · Salem County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest 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
11.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
341 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 164 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 28% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Penns Grove Middle School→Penns Grove High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
16.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.1% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 8.3% |
% 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
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Penns Grove Middle School
Penns Grove Middle School's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Grove Middle School this school | 452 | 75.4% | 13.3% |
| Leonard V Moore Middle School ROSELLE | 485 | 74.6% | 15.1% |
| Joseph E. Soehl Middle School Linden | 710 | 75.2% | 22.1% |
| Grace Wilday Junior High School ROSELLE | 482 | 73.4% | 20.9% |
| Neptune Middle School NEPTUNE | 595 | 71.6% | 27.9% |
| Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 489 | 80.2% | 25.6% |
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 Penns Grove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #408 of 433 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #412 of 437 ▲ 3 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #419 of 437 ▼ 2 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #286 of 445 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #258 of 417 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #142 of 419 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #55 of 436 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #264 of 282 | N/A |
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
452
-79 (-15%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 452 | 40 | 11.3:1 | 75% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 77% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 42 | 11.7:1 | 73% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 75% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 43 | 10.7:1 | 71% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 46 | 10.0:1 | 72% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 71% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 48 | 10.9:1 | 50% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 44 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penns Grove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (458 to 452); teachers down 7% (43 to 40).
About Penns Grove Middle School
Among the schools in PENNS GROVE, New Jersey, is Penns Grove Middle School, a small middle school. The school's enrollment of 452 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for middle schools in New Jersey, which is about 578.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District totals 2,182 students.
Penns Grove Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 50%. It is also 35% Black and 13% White. Salem County's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 38 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Penns Grove Middle School comes in at 62%.
Teacher staffing is 40 full-time equivalents, or about 11.3 students per teacher. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 75%. On average, public schools in Salem County report 45%.
Penns Grove Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Penns Grove Middle School are 11.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (13.3% actual, 24.9% predicted).
Penns Grove Middle School is located in Salem County, where median household income is about $79,960, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Penns Grove Middle School is one of 33 public schools in Salem County, which together enroll about 11,156 students.
The closest public school, Paul W Carleton, is about 0.1 miles from Penns Grove Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Penns Grove Middle School is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Penns Grove Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 531 in 2020-21 and 452 in 2024-25, a decrease of 79 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.3:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Penns Grove Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Salem County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,275
Census ACS
Median income
$79,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
- Penns Grove High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Field Street SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Paul W CarletonElementary · 322 students
- Lafayette - PershingElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Paul W Carleton0.1 mi · 322
- Lafayette - Pershing0.3 mi · 313
- Penns Grove High School0.7 mi · 632
- Field Street School1.0 mi · 463
- East Side Charter School3.5 mi · 434
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School3.8 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Penns Grove Middle SchoolHow large is Penns Grove Middle School?
Penns Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 06-08.
Is Penns Grove Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Penns Grove Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Penns Grove Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Penns Grove Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Penns Grove Middle School?
Student demographics at Penns Grove Middle School are roughly 13% White, 50% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Penns Grove Middle School public or private?
Penns Grove Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.