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What advice would you give to incoming students at Southern Regional Middle School?
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Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 1,343 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341548005944
Southern Regional Middle School
75 CEDAR BRIDGE ROAD, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050 · (609) 597-9481 · Ocean County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
10.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
247 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 7 | 429 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 436 | 50% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Southern Regional Middle School→Southern Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Southern Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 49.4% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Southern Regional Middle School
Southern Regional Middle School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Middle School this school | 865 | 28.6% | 48.9% |
| Lacey Township Middle School FORKED RIVER | 819 | 33.1% | 38.7% |
| Stafford Intermediate School Manahawkin | 657 | 28.3% | 47.1% |
| Macopin Middle School WEST MILFORD | 675 | 22.2% | 33.2% |
| Glen Meadow Middle School VERNON | 617 | 25.4% | 37.5% |
| Thorne Middle School PORT MONMOUTH | 597 | 24.8% | 45.3% |
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 Southern Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #183 of 433 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #180 of 437 ▼ 20 | #3 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #183 of 437 ▼ 28 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #72 of 445 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #186 of 417 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #376 of 419 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #232 of 436 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #176 of 282 | #12 of 16 |
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
865
-37 (-4%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,085
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 865 | 81.6 | 10.6:1 | 29% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 78.6 | 10.8:1 | 21% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 905 | 77.6 | 11.7:1 | 22% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 76 | 11.9:1 | 23% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 944 | 74.6 | 12.7:1 | 22% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 71 | 12.6:1 | 27% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 1,008 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 22% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 60 | 12.7:1 | 24% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 1,085 | 86 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Regional Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (944 to 865); teachers up 9% (74.6 to 81.6).
About Southern Regional Middle School
Southern Regional Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in MANAHAWKIN, New Jersey, one of the schools in Southern Regional School District. There are 865 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in New Jersey enroll around 578, and this school is 50% above that mark.
Southern Regional School District is the local district for Southern Regional Middle School. It runs 2 schools with 2,685 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Southern Regional Middle School is White, at 82%. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic and 2% Black. Among Ocean County residents, the White share is about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
The school has 81.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.6 students per teacher. That is in line with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Of all students at Southern Regional Middle School, 29% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ocean County is 44%.
Southern Regional Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of New Jersey public middle schools.
The model predicts 50.5% for a school in New Jersey with Southern Regional Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Southern Regional Middle School posts 48.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ocean County show that median household income comes to about $89,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Ocean County counts 117 public schools with about 66,051 students.
Southern Regional High School sits about 0.3 miles from Southern Regional Middle School. Southern Regional Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Southern Regional Middle School comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.9:1 in 2020-21, and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Regional School District
- Southern Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
Other schools in MANAHAWKIN
- Southern Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- Ocean Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Stafford Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- McKinley Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning CenterElementary · 332 students
- Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental ScienceHigh · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Regional High School0.3 mi · 1,820
- Oxycocus Elementary School0.4 mi · 176
- Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science0.6 mi · 275
- Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center1.5 mi · 332
- Stafford Intermediate School1.5 mi · 657
- McKinley Avenue Elementary School1.5 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Regional Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southern Regional Middle School?
Southern Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Southern Regional Middle School serve?
Southern Regional Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Southern Regional Middle School have?
Southern Regional Middle School employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Southern Regional Middle School?
Southern Regional Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Southern Regional Middle School?
Southern Regional Middle School is overseen by Southern Regional School District in Ocean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.