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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELANDS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341300006101
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School
590 Nugentown Road, Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087 · (609) 296-3106 · Ocean County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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
9.2:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
245 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 7 | 243 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 51% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School→Pinelands Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Pinelands Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
18.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 21.7% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Pinelands Regional Jr. High School
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinelands Regional Jr. High School this school | 500 | 49.0% | 25.6% |
| Pennsville Middle School PENNSVILLE | 460 | 46.1% | 27.9% |
| Richard M. Teitelman Middle School CAPE MAY | 394 | 49.0% | 38.4% |
| Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School BARNEGAT | 499 | 47.3% | 37.1% |
| Mary E. Volz Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 510 | 41.2% | 34.0% |
| Russell O. Brackman Middle School BARNEGAT | 509 | 46.2% | 30.5% |
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 Pinelands Regional Jr. High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #364 of 433 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #371 of 437 ▼ 24 | #19 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #346 of 437 ▲ 9 | #17 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #251 of 445 | #17 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #68 of 417 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #350 of 419 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #143 of 436 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #9 of 282 | #2 of 16 |
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
500
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 500 | 54.4 | 9.2:1 | 49% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 56.3 | 8.9:1 | 49% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 55 | 9.4:1 | 42% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 54 | 9.7:1 | 45% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 83.2 | 9.5:1 | 40% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 80 | 9.9:1 | 39% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 72 | 12.3:1 | 37% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 53 | 12.7:1 | 33% (224) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinelands Regional Jr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (793 to 500); teachers down 35% (83.2 to 54.4).
About Pinelands Regional Jr. High School
Families in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, are served by Pinelands Regional Jr. High School, a mid-sized middle school. The school has 500 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8.
Within Pinelands Regional School District, Pinelands Regional Jr. High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 1,563 students.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Pinelands Regional Jr. High School. Next come 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
The school had 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. The school's 9.2:1 compares with an average of 10.9:1 for middle schools in New Jersey. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%.
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (25.6%) and its predicted rate (39.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
For the population of Ocean County, median household income comes to about $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Ocean County counts 117 public schools with about 66,051 students.
Pinelands Regional High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Pinelands Regional Jr. High School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 25.6% versus a 36.0% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 500, from 526 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Pinelands Regional Jr. High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pinelands Regional School District
- Pinelands Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,063 students
Other schools in Little Egg Harbor
- Pinelands Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,063 students
- Frog Pond Elementary SchoolElementary · 780 students
- George J. Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood CenterElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Pinelands Regional High School0.3 mi · 1,063
- Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 318
- George J. Mitchell Elementary School1.0 mi · 582
- Tuckerton Elementary School1.6 mi · 308
- Frog Pond Elementary School2.0 mi · 780
- Eagleswood Elementary School4.7 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Pinelands Regional Jr. High SchoolHow large is Pinelands Regional Jr. High School?
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Pinelands Regional Jr. High School serve?
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pinelands Regional Jr. High School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Pinelands Regional Jr. High School.
How diverse is Pinelands Regional Jr. High School?
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School reports a student body of 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinelands Regional Jr. High School?
Pinelands Regional Jr. High School is overseen by Pinelands Regional School District in Ocean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.