Von E. Mauger Middle School

Von E. Mauger Middle School is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in MIDDLESEX, New Jersey, run under Middlesex Borough School District, serveing 502 students in grades 6 through 8.

Von E. Mauger Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Middlesex Borough School District, a district that hosts 2,027 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Von E. Mauger Middle School reports that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Von E. Mauger Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 37.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household income runs about $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Von E. Mauger Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Woodland Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Von E. Mauger Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 37%: 792 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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