Veterans Memorial Middle

Set in VINELAND, New Jersey, Veterans Memorial Middle is a mid-sized intermediate school, overseen by Vineland Public School District. It educates 603 students across grades 6 through 8.

Veterans Memorial Middle is one of 14 schools operated by Vineland Public School District, a district that serves 9,392 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Veterans Memorial Middle reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Black, 13% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Veterans Memorial Middle shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Veterans Memorial Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.8%; this one delivers 14.6%.

In the broader community, Cumberland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,436 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Veterans Memorial Middle is one of 52 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students).

The closest other public school is John H. Winslow Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Veterans Memorial Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 26%: 812 students in 2018 compared to 603 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 57% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Veterans Memorial Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.