Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School

Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School is a middle school of medium-sized scale in VINELAND, New Jersey, overseen by Vineland Public School District, serveing 695 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Within Vineland Public School District, which oversees 14 schools and 9,392 students, Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School records that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 12% Black, 8% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.9%, the actual is 13.1%, a residual of -11.8 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cumberland County shows median household income runs about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Cumberland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), of which Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Dane Barse Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.4%.

Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 808 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.