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How has William Annin Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,122
Middle
DISTRICT 774 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNARDS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340165005126
William Annin Middle School
70 Quincy Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 · (908) 204-2610 · Somerset County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,122 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
29 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 358 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 377 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 387 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
William Annin Middle School→Ridge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bernards Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
80.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.2% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 88.3% | 77.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like William Annin Middle School
William Annin Middle School's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Annin Middle School this school | 1,122 | 2.6% | 73.4% |
| Tenafly Middle School TENAFLY | 916 | 4.8% | 73.9% |
| Heritage Middle School LIVINGSTON | 994 | 2.3% | 71.8% |
| Pond Road Middle School ROBBINSVILLE | 1,022 | 10.1% | 64.2% |
| Millburn Middle School MILLBURN | 1,106 | 2.4% | 76.9% |
| Auten Road Intermediate School Hillsborough | 1,112 | 14.9% | 62.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William Annin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #17 of 433 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #12 of 437 ▲ 3 | #1 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #24 of 437 ▼ 15 | #2 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,122 | #20 of 445 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #117 of 417 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #134 of 419 | #12 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.6% | #409 of 436 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #79 of 282 | #8 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,122
-79 (-7%) vs 2020
+147% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,122 | 112.9 | 9.9:1 | 3% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 1,126 | 110 | 10.2:1 | 2% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 1,131 | 114.6 | 9.9:1 | 2% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 1,201 | 123 | 9.8:1 | 1% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 1,341 | 128 | 10.5:1 | 1% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 1,396 | 127 | 11.0:1 | 1% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 1,428 | 106 | 13.5:1 | 1% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 992 | 80 | 12.4:1 | 2% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 38 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Annin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,341 to 1,122); teachers down 12% (128 to 112.9).
About William Annin Middle School
William Annin Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, administered by Bernards Township School District. It enrolls 1,122 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 94% bigger than the average for middle schools in New Jersey.
William Annin Middle School is among 6 schools run by Bernards Township School District, which serves 4,645 students.
About 45% of students at William Annin Middle School are White, the largest single group. It is also 40% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
William Annin Middle School reported 112.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.9:1. Middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. There are 29 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 3% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Somerset County averages 28%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, William Annin Middle School lands at A, ahead of 94% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Test results at William Annin Middle School are 8.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.4% actual, 64.8% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Somerset County show that median household income comes to about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. William Annin Middle School shares Somerset County with 83 other public schools.
Cedar Hill School is about 1.2 miles from William Annin Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, William Annin Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place William Annin Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, William Annin Middle School had a net loss of 79 students, or 7%.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bernards Township School District
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Liberty Corner SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Oak Street SchoolElementary · 427 students
Other schools in Basking Ridge
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Hamilton Primary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Oak Street SchoolElementary · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Hill School1.2 mi · 568
- Ridge High School1.3 mi · 1,577
- Liberty Corner School1.4 mi · 429
- Oak Street School1.7 mi · 427
- Bernards High School2.7 mi · 751
- Millington Elementary School2.7 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About William Annin Middle SchoolHow large is William Annin Middle School?
William Annin Middle School enrolls approximately 1,122 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does William Annin Middle School serve?
William Annin Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does William Annin Middle School have?
William Annin Middle School employs 113 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Annin Middle School?
At William Annin Middle School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 40% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees William Annin Middle School?
William Annin Middle School is overseen by Bernards Township School District in Somerset County.
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