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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341011003984
Thorne Middle School
70 MURPHY ROAD, PORT MONMOUTH, NJ 07758 · (732) 787-1220 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
148 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 195 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 35.3% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Thorne Middle School
Thorne Middle School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorne Middle School this school | 597 | 24.8% | 45.3% |
| Glen Meadow Middle School VERNON | 617 | 25.4% | 37.5% |
| J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School MANTUA | 558 | 21.3% | 49.3% |
| Macopin Middle School WEST MILFORD | 675 | 22.2% | 33.2% |
| Bunker Hill Middle School SEWELL | 562 | 25.4% | 47.0% |
| Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE | 510 | 25.5% | 39.7% |
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 Thorne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #214 of 433 | #23 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #234 of 437 ▲ 12 | #26 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #222 of 437 ▲ 37 | #26 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #185 of 445 | #13 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #97 of 417 | #18 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #327 of 419 | #19 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #259 of 436 | #15 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #81 of 282 | #12 of 32 |
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
597
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 597 | 61.8 | 9.7:1 | 25% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 62.1 | 10.1:1 | 23% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 64.5 | 9.6:1 | 21% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 64 | 9.9:1 | 22% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 65 | 10.9:1 | 19% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 65 | 11.5:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | 56 | 13.5:1 | 18% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 997 | 69 | 14.4:1 | 11% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 69 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thorne Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (711 to 597); teachers down 5% (65 to 61.8).
About Thorne Middle School
Thorne Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in PORT MONMOUTH, New Jersey, administered by Middletown Township Public School District. The school enrolls 597 students in grades 6 through 8.
Middletown Township Public School District has 16 schools; together they serve 8,752 students.
Of every 100 students at Thorne Middle School, about 75 are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Monmouth County residents, the White share is about 74%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1. The school has 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 10.9:1. In all, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Thorne Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of New Jersey public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Thorne Middle School is 7.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 45.3%. Predicted: 52.6%.
Census data for Monmouth County show the median household earns about $124,845 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Monmouth County number 186, with about 91,053 students.
Measured in a straight line, Harmony Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Thorne Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 42.1% proficiency; Thorne Middle School posts 45.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 597, from 632 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Thorne Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middletown Township Public School District
- Middletown High School SouthHigh · 1,406 students
- Middletown High School NorthHigh · 1,289 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Bayshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- New Monmouth Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lincroft Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Elementary School0.3 mi · 481
- Ocean Avenue Elementary School1.0 mi · 283
- New Monmouth Elementary School1.1 mi · 508
- Joseph R. Bolger Middle School1.2 mi · 318
- Keansburg High School1.3 mi · 379
- Keansburg Early Learning Center1.3 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Thorne Middle SchoolHow many students attend Thorne Middle School?
Thorne Middle School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
Is Thorne Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thorne Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thorne Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thorne Middle School is approximately 9.7:1 (62 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thorne Middle School?
Thorne Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Thorne Middle School?
Thorne Middle School is overseen by Middletown Township Public School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.