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Alumni: what's one memory from Phillipsburg Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
636
Middle
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILLIPSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341296005862
Phillipsburg Middle School
200 Hillcrest Blvd., PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 · (908) 454-3400 · Warren County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- B-Beats 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
10.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
478 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 216 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Phillipsburg Middle School→Phillipsburg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Phillipsburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
15.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 17.8% |
% 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Phillipsburg Middle School
Phillipsburg Middle School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg Middle School this school | 636 | 75.2% | 24.3% |
| Lakeside Middle School MILLVILLE | 929 | 79.2% | 18.1% |
| Samuel M Ridgway Middle School EDGEWATER PARK | 417 | 68.3% | 23.9% |
| Gloucester City Middle School Gloucester City | 816 | 63.6% | 28.1% |
| Richard C Crockett Middle School HAMILTON | 834 | 64.7% | 30.5% |
| Joseph R. Bolger Middle School KEANSBURG | 318 | 76.4% | 19.1% |
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 Phillipsburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #369 of 433 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #385 of 437 ▼ 14 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #371 of 437 ▼ 7 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #160 of 445 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #154 of 417 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #33 of 419 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #58 of 436 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #262 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
636
-68 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 636 | 61.3 | 10.4:1 | 75% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 60.8 | 10.4:1 | 63% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 61 | 10.9:1 | 70% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 56 | 12.6:1 | 71% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 54.5 | 11.8:1 | 67% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 56 | 10.1:1 | 71% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 64% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 63 | 11.1:1 | 45% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 52 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phillipsburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (645 to 636); teachers up 13% (54.5 to 61.3).
About Phillipsburg Middle School
Phillipsburg Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey, under Phillipsburg School District. The student body numbers 636 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Phillipsburg Middle School is part of a district of 5 schools: Phillipsburg School District, with 3,876 students.
Phillipsburg Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 37%. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 24% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Warren County, the White share is about 77%. Phillipsburg Middle School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 61.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Warren County, the average eligibility rate is 36%.
Phillipsburg Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Phillipsburg Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.3% is within a point of the 25.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Warren County census figures show that median household income is about $100,869, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 41 public schools operate in Warren County, serving about 15,462 students.
The shortest distance from Phillipsburg Middle School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to March Elementary School. The five-mile area around Phillipsburg Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Phillipsburg Middle School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Phillipsburg Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The number of students dropped from 704 to 636 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 10.4 students per teacher, compared with 12.6 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phillipsburg School District
- Phillipsburg High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Phillipsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 449 students
- Philipsburg Primary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in PHILLIPSBURG
- Phillipsburg High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Phillipsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 449 students
- Philipsburg Primary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Lopatcong Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Lopatcong Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 335 students
Other Phillipsburg Middle schools
One other US public school is named Phillipsburg Middle. Phillipsburg Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Phillipsburg MiddlePhillipsburg, KS · 179 students
Nearby schools
- March Elementary School0.7 mi · 296
- Phillipsburg Elementary School0.8 mi · 621
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center1.0 mi · 449
- Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS1.1 mi · 254
- Phillipsburg High School1.3 mi · 1,750
- Philipsburg Primary School1.6 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Phillipsburg Middle SchoolHow many students attend Phillipsburg Middle School?
Phillipsburg Middle School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Phillipsburg Middle School serve?
Phillipsburg Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Phillipsburg Middle School have?
Phillipsburg Middle School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Phillipsburg Middle School?
Student demographics at Phillipsburg Middle School are roughly 37% White, 31% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Phillipsburg Middle School public or private?
Phillipsburg Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Phillipsburg School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.