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Enrollment
412
Middle
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLASSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340588002568
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Carpenter Street and Mancuso Lane, Glassboro, NJ 08028 · (856) 652-2700 · Gloucester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
188 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 33% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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 Glassboro School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 18.6% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Bowe Middle School this school | 412 | 45.6% | 28.4% |
| Roosevelt Middle School W ORANGE | 457 | 43.8% | 46.2% |
| Edison Middle School W ORANGE | 477 | 42.6% | 55.3% |
| Westampton Township Middle School WESTAMPTON | 525 | 38.9% | 38.2% |
| Liberty Middle School WEST ORANGE | 559 | 46.2% | 44.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary UNION | 564 | 52.7% | 32.3% |
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 Thomas E. Bowe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #345 of 433 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #362 of 437 ▲ 1 | #17 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #363 of 437 ▼ 43 | #17 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #310 of 445 | #12 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #212 of 417 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #14 of 419 | #1 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #161 of 436 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #142 of 282 | #6 of 13 |
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
412
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 412 | 37.9 | 10.9:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 36.1 | 11.5:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 35.3 | 12.3:1 | 49% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 38 | 10.7:1 | 50% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 41.4 | 11.2:1 | 53% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 38 | 12.0:1 | 51% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 45% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 39 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas E. Bowe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (463 to 412); teachers down 8% (41.4 to 37.9).
About Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School, located in Glassboro, New Jersey, is a small middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 412 students. It has 29% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New Jersey (about 578).
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School is part of Glassboro School District, where 4 schools serve 1,948 students.
The largest group at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School is Black students, at 32%. The school is also 30% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 11% Black share among all Gloucester County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Classroom staffing at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School totals 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is similar, at 10.9:1. Federal data show 46% of students (188) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Gloucester County is 32%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.2% at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.4%.
In the wider Gloucester County area, median household income comes to about $105,115, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gloucester County's 86 public schools enroll about 46,080 students and include Thomas E. Bowe Middle School.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Glassboro High School, is the closest to Thomas E. Bowe Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 36.0%, higher than Thomas E. Bowe Middle School's 28.4%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Thomas E. Bowe Middle School enrolled 408; in 2024-25, 412.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glassboro School District
- Dorothy L. Bullock SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Glassboro High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- J. Harvey Rodgers SchoolElementary · 274 students
Other schools in Glassboro
- Dorothy L. Bullock SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Glassboro High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Aura Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- J. Harvey Rodgers SchoolElementary · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Glassboro High School0.3 mi · 561
- J. Harvey Rodgers School0.9 mi · 274
- Pitman Elementary School1.1 mi · 430
- Memorial Elementary School1.3 mi · 269
- Pitman Jr./Sr. High School1.5 mi · 471
- Dorothy L. Bullock School1.7 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas E. Bowe Middle SchoolHow many students attend Thomas E. Bowe Middle School?
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 06-08.
Is Thomas E. Bowe Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School is approximately 10.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thomas E. Bowe Middle School?
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 26% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Thomas E. Bowe Middle School public or private?
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glassboro School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.