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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Upper Township Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
419
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341665001758
Upper Township Middle School
525 PERRY RD, PETERSBURG, NJ 08270 · (609) 628-3500 · Cape May County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
81 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 130 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Upper Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +21.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 39.2% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Upper Township Middle School
Upper Township Middle School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Township Middle School this school | 419 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
| William G. Rohrer Middle School WESTMONT | 414 | 15.9% | 52.3% |
| Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO | 534 | 18.2% | 55.1% |
| Kenneth R. Olson Middle School TABERNACLE | 303 | 12.9% | 39.2% |
| Caroline L. Reutter School FRANKLINVILLE | 388 | 26.5% | 42.8% |
| Memorial Middle School POINT PLEASANT | 634 | 16.9% | 52.9% |
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 Upper Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #156 of 433 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #100 of 437 ▲ 121 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #101 of 437 ▲ 60 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #305 of 445 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #351 of 417 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #403 of 419 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #286 of 436 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #133 of 282 | N/A |
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
419
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 419 | 33.7 | 12.4:1 | 19% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 43.7 | 10.1:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 43.1 | 10.9:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 42 | 11.3:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 51 | 12.8:1 | 10% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 48 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (474 to 419); teachers down 20% (42 to 33.7).
About Upper Township Middle School
Upper Township Middle School is a public middle-grades school in PETERSBURG, New Jersey. It teaches 419 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 28% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New Jersey (about 578).
Upper Township Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, Upper Township School District, which enrolls 1,356 students.
At Upper Township Middle School, 91% of students are White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
The school lists 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Compared with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 19% of the student body. The average for public schools in Cape May County is 44%.
Upper Township Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Upper Township Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.8% is 2.8 points below the 55.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Cape May County area, median household income comes to about $91,128, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cape May County's 32 public schools enroll about 11,388 students and include Upper Township Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Upper Township Elementary School, is about 4.5 miles. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Upper Township Middle School places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 471 to 419. The school's ratio increased from 11.2:1 to 12.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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.
Cape May County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,941
Census ACS
Median income
$91,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Township School District
- Upper Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Upper Township Primary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Township Elementary School4.5 mi · 477
- Upper Township Primary School4.6 mi · 460
- Woodbine Elementary School4.9 mi · 247
- Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools6.4 mi · 391
- Dennis Township Primary School7.2 mi · 242
- Ocean City Intermediate School7.4 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Township Middle SchoolHow large is Upper Township Middle School?
Upper Township Middle School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Upper Township Middle School serve?
Upper Township Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Upper Township Middle School have?
Upper Township Middle School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Upper Township Middle School?
Student demographics at Upper Township Middle School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Upper Township Middle School in?
Upper Township Middle School is part of Upper Township School District.
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