Pennsville Middle School

Set in PENNSVILLE, New Jersey, Pennsville Middle School is a modestly sized middle school, part of Pennsville School District. It hosts 460 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Pennsville Middle School sits 20% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Pennsville School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,846 students, Pennsville Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Pennsville Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Salem County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pennsville Middle School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 46% of students at Pennsville Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Pennsville Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Salem County put median household income runs about $79,960, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Salem County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students), Pennsville Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Pennsville Memorial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pennsville Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 420 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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