Penns Grove Middle School

Penns Grove Middle School is a close-knit middle school in PENNS GROVE, New Jersey, part of Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District. The school hosts 452 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Penns Grove Middle School sits 22% below that benchmark.

Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,182 students; Penns Grove Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Penns Grove Middle School logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 35% Black, 13% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, On paper, Penns Grove Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Salem County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Penns Grove Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.9%; this one delivers 13.3%.

Around the school, Salem County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,960, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Penns Grove Middle School is one of 33 public schools in Salem County (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paul W Carleton, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Penns Grove Middle School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 16.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 458 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 13% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.