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Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341371003030
Readington Middle School
48 READINGTON RD, WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ 08889 · (908) 534-2113 · Hunterdon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
7.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
61 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 157 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 32% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Readington Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
55.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 47.7% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Readington Middle School
Readington Middle School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readington Middle School this school | 466 | 13.1% | 53.9% |
| Memorial Middle School Cedar Grove | 468 | 9.4% | 54.9% |
| Stonebridge Middle School Allentown | 433 | 10.6% | 55.0% |
| Clinton Township Middle School CLINTON | 405 | 10.9% | 63.1% |
| George G White HILLSDALE | 490 | 10.6% | 65.9% |
| Clifton T. Barkalow School FREEHOLD | 574 | 15.0% | 54.2% |
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 Readington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #144 of 433 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #137 of 437 ▲ 32 | #4 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #167 of 437 ▼ 24 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #280 of 445 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #10 of 417 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #314 of 419 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #335 of 436 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #58 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
466
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 466 | 60.8 | 7.7:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 66.2 | 7.3:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 66.2 | 7.4:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 62 | 8.0:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 68.3 | 8.4:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 72 | 8.9:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 57 | 13.4:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 54 | 11.8:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 48 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Readington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (577 to 466); teachers down 11% (68.3 to 60.8).
About Readington Middle School
Readington Middle School sits in WHITEHOUSE STATION, New Jersey, and is classified as a middle school. It educates 466 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Readington Township School District, operates 4 schools serving 1,402 students.
Readington Middle School is 74% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.7:1, with 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Readington Middle School is 13%.
The allk12 Grade for Readington Middle School is B-. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Readington Middle School scores 53.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hunterdon County show that the median household income is $141,715, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides Readington Middle School, Hunterdon County has 54 other public schools.
The school nearest to Readington Middle School is Holland Brook School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Readington Middle School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Readington Middle School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Readington Middle School dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 496 to 466 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Readington Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hunterdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Readington Township School District
- Whitehouse SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Holland Brook SchoolElementary · 312 students
- Three Bridges SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE STATION
- Whitehouse SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Holland Brook SchoolElementary · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Holland Brook School0.3 mi · 312
- Whitehouse School1.7 mi · 331
- Branchburg Central Middle School2.6 mi · 458
- Stony Brook School3.3 mi · 310
- Whiton Elementary School3.6 mi · 617
- Milltown Primary School4.6 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Readington Middle SchoolHow many students attend Readington Middle School?
Readington Middle School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Readington Middle School serve?
Readington Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Readington Middle School have?
Readington Middle School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
How diverse is Readington Middle School?
Readington Middle School reports a student body of 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Readington Middle School in?
Readington Middle School is part of Readington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.