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Westampton Township Middle School
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Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Westampton Township Middle School
As a mid-sized middle school in WESTAMPTON, New Jersey, Westampton Township Middle School instructs 525 students from grades 4 through 8, overseen by Westampton Township Public School District.
Westampton Township Public School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 985 students; Westampton Township Middle School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Westampton Township Middle School shows that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Westampton Township Middle School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westampton Township Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.9%, the actual is 38.2%, a residual of -6.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Burlington County indicate median household earnings sit near $108,111, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Burlington County's 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), Westampton Township Middle School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Burlington County Institute of Technology - Westampton, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westampton Township Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Five-year trend. Westampton Township Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 482 (now 525). The White share of enrollment contracted from 42% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.
On the community side, members of the Westampton Township Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Burlington County at a glance
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