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William Allen Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 328 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 48% |
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.6% | 74.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
Where William Allen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #53 of 433 | #1 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #49 of 437 | #1 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #134 of 437 | #5 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #162 of 445 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #123 of 417 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #200 of 419 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #278 of 282 | #21 of 21 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 635 | 63.8 | 9.9:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 63.6 | 9.6:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 62.7 | 9.8:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 67.2 | 9.5:1 | 10% (61) |
About William Allen Middle School
William Allen Middle School is a middle school with a street address in MOORESTOWN, New Jersey. Federal data show 635 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
William Allen Middle School is one school in a 6-school district, Moorestown Township Public School District, which enrolls 3,897 students.
About 63% of the student body at William Allen Middle School is White. Other groups include 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Burlington County residents are about 64% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 10.9:1. At William Allen Middle School, 8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Burlington County average 32%.
William Allen Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.6%, compared with a predicted 61.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Burlington County, the median household earns about $108,111 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting William Allen Middle School, Burlington County has 139 public schools.
William Allen Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Moorestown High School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, William Allen Middle School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes William Allen Middle School as Suburb: Large.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 635, starting from 639. The percentage of White students decreased from 70% to 63% between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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