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How has Pennsville Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
460
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340912005066
Pennsville Middle School
4 WILLIAM PENN AVENUE, PENNSVILLE, NJ 08070 · (856) 540-6200 · Salem County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C-Test 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
11.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
212 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 150 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Pennsville Middle School→Pennsville Memorial High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pennsville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 21.8% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Pennsville Middle School
Pennsville Middle School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsville Middle School this school | 460 | 46.1% | 27.9% |
| Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School BARNEGAT | 499 | 47.3% | 37.1% |
| Pinelands Regional Jr. High School Little Egg Harbor | 500 | 49.0% | 25.6% |
| Mary E. Volz Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 510 | 41.2% | 34.0% |
| Russell O. Brackman Middle School BARNEGAT | 509 | 46.2% | 30.5% |
| Richard M. Teitelman Middle School CAPE MAY | 394 | 49.0% | 38.4% |
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 Pennsville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #351 of 433 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #305 of 437 ▲ 41 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #370 of 437 ▼ 1 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #282 of 445 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #251 of 417 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #273 of 419 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #157 of 436 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #53 of 122 | 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
460
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 460 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 46% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 43 | 10.5:1 | 40% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 41.5 | 10.6:1 | 39% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 41.5 | 10.1:1 | 33% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 44 | 9.7:1 | 32% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 29% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 16% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 39 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennsville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (420 to 460); teachers down 1% (41.5 to 41).
About Pennsville Middle School
A small middle school in PENNSVILLE, New Jersey, Pennsville Middle School is part of Pennsville School District. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 460 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 578 students for middle schools in New Jersey.
The district, Pennsville School District, operates 5 schools serving 1,846 students.
The largest group at Pennsville Middle School is White students, at 70%. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Salem County residents are about 73% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
Pennsville Middle School reported 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.2:1. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. There are 212 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 46% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Salem County is close, at 45%.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Pennsville Middle School outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pennsville Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.9%; the prediction is 40.9%.
Looking at the county, Salem County, median household income comes to about $79,960, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 11,156 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pennsville Memorial High School, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Pennsville Middle School places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 5% rise took enrollment from 439 in 2020-21 to 460 in 2024-25.
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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 Pennsville School District
- Pennsville Memorial High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Valley Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Penn Beach ElementaryElementary · 263 students
Other schools in PENNSVILLE
- Pennsville Memorial High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Valley Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Penn Beach ElementaryElementary · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Pennsville Memorial High School0.1 mi · 483
- Penn Beach Elementary0.8 mi · 263
- Central Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 275
- Valley Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 365
- Charter School of New Castle2.5 mi · 788
- New Castle Elementary School3.1 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Pennsville Middle SchoolHow large is Pennsville Middle School?
Pennsville Middle School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pennsville Middle School serve?
Pennsville Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pennsville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pennsville Middle School is approximately 11.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pennsville Middle School?
Student demographics at Pennsville Middle School are roughly 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Pennsville Middle School public or private?
Pennsville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pennsville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.