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What's the biggest difference between Tinton Falls Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
443
Middle
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TINTON FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341620004116
Tinton Falls Middle School
674 TINTON AVENUE, TINTON FALLS, NJ 07724 · (732) 542-0775 · Monmouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- BBeats 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
8.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
115 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 134 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Tinton Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 40.1% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Tinton Falls Middle School
Tinton Falls Middle School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinton Falls Middle School this school | 443 | 26.0% | 51.7% |
| Northfield Community Middle School NORTHFIELD | 397 | 25.9% | 53.4% |
| Bunker Hill Middle School SEWELL | 562 | 25.4% | 47.0% |
| Joyce Kilmer School Milltown | 444 | 21.8% | 39.3% |
| Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE | 510 | 25.5% | 39.7% |
| Lincoln/Roosevelt School SUCCASUNNA | 484 | 25.4% | 37.8% |
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 Tinton Falls Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #165 of 433 | #19 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #202 of 437 ▲ 15 | #24 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #142 of 437 ▲ 8 | #17 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #292 of 445 | #23 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #38 of 417 | #7 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #210 of 419 | #8 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #243 of 436 | #13 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #117 of 282 | #20 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
443
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 443 | 51.6 | 8.6:1 | 26% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 50.6 | 9.1:1 | 22% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 48.6 | 9.3:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 49 | 9.1:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 50 | 10.2:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 47 | 10.7:1 | 18% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 48 | 12.6:1 | 17% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 31 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tinton Falls Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (508 to 443); teachers up 3% (50 to 51.6).
About Tinton Falls Middle School
Tinton Falls Middle School operates as a small middle-grades school in TINTON FALLS, New Jersey. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 443 students. Statewide, middle schools in New Jersey average about 578 students each.
Tinton Falls Middle School is one of 3 schools in Tinton Falls School District, which enrolls 1,359 students in total.
White students are the majority at Tinton Falls Middle School, with 63% of enrollment. It is also 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Monmouth County's residents are about 74% White, 11 points above the school's share. Tinton Falls Middle School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Tinton Falls Middle School total 51.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.6:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 26%.
Tinton Falls Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tinton Falls Middle School is 52.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.7%.
In the county around the school, Monmouth County, the median household income is $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 186 public schools in Monmouth County, enrolling about 91,053 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Monmouth Regional High School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 51.7% is below the 54.4% average for nearby schools.
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.
Enrollment at Tinton Falls Middle School was 446 in 2020-21 and 443 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Tinton Falls School District
- Mahala F. Atchison SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Swimming River SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in TINTON FALLS
- Monmouth Regional High SchoolHigh · 891 students
- Mahala F. Atchison SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Swimming River SchoolElementary · 432 students
- The Shore CenterCombined · 60 students
- Regional Achievement AcademyHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Monmouth Regional High School0.5 mi · 891
- Mahala F. Atchison School1.0 mi · 484
- Swimming River School1.7 mi · 432
- Margaret L Vetter1.8 mi · 232
- Memorial Middle School1.9 mi · 270
- High Technology High School2.2 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Tinton Falls Middle SchoolHow large is Tinton Falls Middle School?
Tinton Falls Middle School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tinton Falls Middle School serve?
Tinton Falls Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tinton Falls Middle School?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at Tinton Falls Middle School.
How diverse is Tinton Falls Middle School?
Tinton Falls Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Tinton Falls Middle School?
Tinton Falls Middle School is overseen by Tinton Falls School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.