Theodore Schor Middle School

As a medium-sized middle school in PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Theodore Schor Middle School hosts 563 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Piscataway Township School District.

Within Piscataway Township School District, which oversees 11 schools and 7,289 students, Theodore Schor Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Theodore Schor Middle School reports that the largest single group is Asian at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 25% Black, 10% White, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Theodore Schor Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.2%; this one delivers 44.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that median household earnings sit near $111,549, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Theodore Schor Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grandview Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Theodore Schor Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Theodore Schor Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 569 (now 563). Black enrollment moved from 31% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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