Williamstown Middle School

As a heavily attended intermediate school in WILLIAMSTOWN, New Jersey, Williamstown Middle School hosts 1,694 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within Monroe Township Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 193% bigger than typical.

Williamstown Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Monroe Township Public School District, a district that educates 5,703 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Williamstown Middle School lists that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Black, 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Gloucester County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Williamstown Middle School has 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 40% of students at Williamstown Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Williamstown Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

Around the school, Gloucester County reports that median household income runs about $105,115, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Gloucester County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), Williamstown Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Oak Knoll Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 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), Williamstown Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 1,928 students in 2018 compared to 1,694 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the Williamstown Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.