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Enrollment
495
Middle
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341311006056
Pittsgrove Township Middle School
1082 ALMOND ROAD, PITTSGROVE, NJ 08318 · (856) 358-8529 · Salem County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest 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
11.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
155 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 5 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 29% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Pittsgrove Township Middle School→Arthur P. Schalick High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pittsgrove Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 29.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Pittsgrove Township Middle School
Pittsgrove Township Middle School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsgrove Township Middle School this school | 495 | 31.3% | 37.1% |
| Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE | 510 | 25.5% | 39.7% |
| Caroline L. Reutter School FRANKLINVILLE | 388 | 26.5% | 42.8% |
| Stafford Intermediate School Manahawkin | 657 | 28.3% | 47.1% |
| Thorne Middle School PORT MONMOUTH | 597 | 24.8% | 45.3% |
| Orchard Valley Middle School SEWELL | 529 | 30.1% | 44.0% |
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 Pittsgrove Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #286 of 433 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #306 of 437 ▼ 6 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #246 of 437 ▲ 76 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #256 of 445 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #277 of 417 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #355 of 419 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #224 of 436 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.6% | #18 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
495
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 495 | 43.3 | 11.4:1 | 31% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 43.9 | 11.0:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 41 | 12.2:1 | 31% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 32.3 | 12.0:1 | 38% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 36% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 17 | 36.8:1 | 21% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsgrove Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (388 to 495); teachers up 34% (32.3 to 43.3).
About Pittsgrove Township Middle School
Pittsgrove Township Middle School is a middle-grades school in PITTSGROVE, New Jersey, reachable at (856) 358-8529. It educates 495 students in grades 5 through 8.
Pittsgrove Township Middle School is one school in Pittsgrove Township School District, a system of 5 schools with 1,676 students.
White students are the majority at Pittsgrove Township Middle School, with 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pittsgrove Township Middle School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Salem County is 14 points.
allk12 grades Pittsgrove Township Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pittsgrove Township Middle School is 49.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Salem County show that the median household income is $79,960, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Pittsgrove Township Middle School, Salem County has 32 other public schools.
Arthur P. Schalick High School is located about 0.2 miles from Pittsgrove Township Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 37.1% is above the 26.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 15 more students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.4:1) than in 2020-21 (13.0:1).
Discussions about Pittsgrove Township Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Pittsgrove Township School District
- Arthur P. Schalick High SchoolHigh · 482 students
- Olivet Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Elmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Norma Elementary SchoolElementary · 145 students
Other schools in PITTSGROVE
- Arthur P. Schalick High SchoolHigh · 482 students
- Olivet Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Norma Elementary SchoolElementary · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur P. Schalick High School0.2 mi · 482
- Olivet Elementary School1.6 mi · 357
- Elizabeth F. Moore School3.3 mi · 293
- Woodruff Middle School3.4 mi · 253
- Charles F. Seabrook School3.4 mi · 412
- Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School4.1 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsgrove Township Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pittsgrove Township Middle School?
Pittsgrove Township Middle School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Pittsgrove Township Middle School serve?
Pittsgrove Township Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pittsgrove Township Middle School have?
Pittsgrove Township Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsgrove Township Middle School?
At Pittsgrove Township Middle School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pittsgrove Township Middle School public or private?
Pittsgrove Township Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsgrove Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.