Pittsgrove Township Middle School

Pittsgrove Township Middle School is a junior high of mid-tier scale in PITTSGROVE, New Jersey, operated by Pittsgrove Township School District, enrolling 495 students in grades 5 through 8.

Pittsgrove Township School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,676 students; Pittsgrove Township Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pittsgrove Township Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Salem County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, Pittsgrove Township Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Salem County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,960 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salem County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,156 students), of which Pittsgrove Township Middle School is one.

Arthur P. Schalick High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pittsgrove Township Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pittsgrove Township Middle School has edged up 28%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 495 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 9% to 13% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Pittsgrove Township Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.