West Deptford Middle School

Located at 675 GROVE RD, in WEST DEPTFORD, New Jersey, West Deptford Middle School is an average-sized junior high that enrolls 859 students (grades 4 through 8), overseen by West Deptford Township School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so West Deptford Middle School sits 49% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in West Deptford Township School District (2,816 students total), West Deptford Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, West Deptford Middle School reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Gloucester County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, West Deptford Middle School has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 37% 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, West Deptford Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.1%; this one delivers 44.4%.

In the broader community, Gloucester County reports that median household earnings sit near $105,115, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Gloucester County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), West Deptford Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Green-Fields Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Deptford Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Deptford Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Deptford Middle School has edged down 5%, going from 900 students in 2018 to 859 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 73% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.