Tinton Falls Middle School

Tinton Falls Middle School is one of the compact junior highs in TINTON FALLS, New Jersey, part of Tinton Falls School District, with 443 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Tinton Falls School District (1,359 students total), Tinton Falls Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Tinton Falls Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Tinton Falls Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 51.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put the typical household earns roughly $124,845 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Tinton Falls Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Monmouth Regional High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tinton Falls Middle School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.4%.

Tinton Falls Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 508 students in 2018 compared to 443 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.