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Rosa International Middle School
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 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 are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Rosa International Middle School
Rosa International Middle School is a mid-sized intermediate school in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, run under Cherry Hill School District. The school instructs 745 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.
Cherry Hill School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 10,653 students. Rosa International Middle School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Rosa International Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Rosa International Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Rosa International Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Camden County put median household earnings sit near $88,755, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Rosa International Middle School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students).
The closest other public school is James Johnson Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosa International Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 59.0%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Five-year trend. Rosa International Middle School's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 801 (now 745). Asian enrollment moved from 27% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.
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