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Enrollment
834
Middle
DISTRICT 930 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340654006049
Richard C Crockett Middle School
2631 KUSER ROAD, HAMILTON, NJ 08691 · (609) 631-4149 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
540 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 291 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
27.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 25.1% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Richard C Crockett Middle School
Richard C Crockett Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard C Crockett Middle School this school | 834 | 64.7% | 30.5% |
| Albert E Grice Middle School HAMILTON | 991 | 64.0% | 28.8% |
| Myles J. McManus MIddle School Linden | 711 | 67.5% | 23.7% |
| Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 761 | 62.7% | 27.9% |
| Garfield Middle School GARFIELD | 971 | 66.6% | 33.9% |
| North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick | 754 | 59.9% | 33.2% |
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 Richard C Crockett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #333 of 433 | #9 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #322 of 437 ▲ 5 | #9 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #368 of 437 ▼ 25 | #11 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #79 of 445 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #253 of 417 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #77 of 419 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #87 of 436 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #84 of 122 | #8 of 8 |
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
834
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 834 | 74.3 | 11.2:1 | 65% (540) |
| 2023-24 | 843 | 71.3 | 11.8:1 | 58% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 74 | 11.7:1 | 51% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 822 | 72 | 11.4:1 | 51% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 72.5 | 11.0:1 | 51% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 77 | 10.4:1 | 51% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 37% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 1,075 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 24% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 816 | 60 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard C Crockett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (800 to 834); teachers up 2% (72.5 to 74.3).
About Richard C Crockett Middle School
Richard C Crockett Middle School sits in HAMILTON, New Jersey, and is classified as a middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 834 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578, so this school runs 44% above that.
The 23 schools in Hamilton Township Public School District enroll 12,355 students altogether, Richard C Crockett Middle School among them.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Richard C Crockett Middle School, 47% of enrollment. Next come 25% White, 19% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Mercer County residents. By the diversity index, Richard C Crockett Middle School comes in at 67%.
Richard C Crockett Middle School's 74.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.2:1. Middle schools in New Jersey average about 10.9:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 65%. The 48% average for public schools in Mercer County is 17 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Richard C Crockett Middle School is C. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New Jersey, Richard C Crockett Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 30.5% actual against a predicted 30.7%.
Among Mercer County residents, median household income is about $100,645, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 110 public schools in Mercer County, with a combined enrollment of about 58,647.
Alexander Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from Richard C Crockett Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 38.9%, higher than Richard C Crockett Middle School's 30.5%.
The federal government classifies Richard C Crockett Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 822 in 2020-21, 834 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Richard C Crockett Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Township Public School District
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Albert E Grice Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- George E. Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- Hamilton East - SteinertHigh · 1,437 students
- Hamilton West-WatsonHigh · 1,408 students
- Hamilton North - NottinghamHigh · 1,147 students
- Albert E Grice Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- George E. Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Elementary School0.9 mi · 302
- Hamilton East - Steinert1.1 mi · 1,437
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle School1.2 mi · 966
- Sunnybrae Elementary School1.7 mi · 278
- Langtree Elementary School2.1 mi · 339
- Yardville Elementary School2.1 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolHow large is Richard C Crockett Middle School?
Richard C Crockett Middle School enrolls approximately 834 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Richard C Crockett Middle School serve?
Richard C Crockett Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richard C Crockett Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richard C Crockett Middle School is approximately 11.2:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richard C Crockett Middle School?
At Richard C Crockett Middle School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 47% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Richard C Crockett Middle School public or private?
Richard C Crockett Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.