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Enrollment
550
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLINGBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341800006108
Willingboro Memorial Middle School
451 Van Sciver Parkway, WILLINGBORO, NJ 08046 · (609) 835-8700 · Burlington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
387 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 7 | 274 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 50% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Willingboro Memorial Middle School→Willingboro High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Willingboro Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
13.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 10.7% |
% 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
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Willingboro Memorial Middle School
Willingboro Memorial Middle School's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willingboro Memorial Middle School this school | 550 | 70.4% | 16.8% |
| James A Cotten Intermediate School Willingboro | 542 | 73.4% | 12.0% |
| Winslow Township Elementary School Six SICKLERVILLE | 534 | 67.0% | 22.4% |
| Salem Middle School SALEM | 472 | 80.1% | 9.3% |
| Union Avenue Middle School IRVINGTON | 735 | 79.9% | 23.1% |
| University Middle School IRVINGTON | 719 | 76.8% | 14.4% |
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 Willingboro Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #400 of 433 | #29 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #396 of 437 ▲ 7 | #28 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #391 of 437 ▲ 14 | #27 of 31 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #219 of 445 | #14 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #356 of 417 | #26 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #280 of 419 | #21 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #70 of 436 | #2 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #65 of 282 | #4 of 21 |
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
550
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 550 | 44 | 12.5:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 57% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 71% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 69% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 45 | 18.0:1 | 69% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 50 | 14.0:1 | 53% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 884 | 81 | 10.9:1 | 51% (448) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willingboro Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (677 to 550); teachers up 33% (33 to 44).
About Willingboro Memorial Middle School
Willingboro Memorial Middle School is a medium-sized middle school located in WILLINGBORO, New Jersey. Its 550 students are spread across grades 7 through 8.
Willingboro Memorial Middle School is part of a district of 8 schools: Willingboro Public School District, with 3,690 students.
Black students are the majority at Willingboro Memorial Middle School, with 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Black. Willingboro Memorial Middle School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Willingboro Memorial Middle School total 44 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The school counts 387 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 70%. Across public schools in Burlington County, the average is 32%.
allk12 grades Willingboro Memorial Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Willingboro Memorial Middle School is 10.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 16.8% actual, 27.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Willingboro Memorial Middle School is located in Burlington County, where the median household income is $108,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Willingboro Memorial Middle School, Burlington County has 138 other public schools.
The closest public school to Willingboro Memorial Middle School is Hawthorne Park Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Willingboro Memorial Middle School is behind the 21.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Willingboro Memorial Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 573 in 2020-21 to 550 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.5:1, from 16.4:1.
The Willingboro Memorial Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Willingboro Public School District
- Willingboro High SchoolHigh · 845 students
- James A Cotten Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- W. R. James Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- J.C.Stuart ECDCElementary · 365 students
- Hawthorne Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Twin Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
Other schools in WILLINGBORO
- Willingboro High SchoolHigh · 845 students
- James A Cotten Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- W. R. James Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- J.C.Stuart ECDCElementary · 365 students
- Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Hawthorne Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorne Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 354
- Garfield ECDC0.8 mi · 294
- James A Cotten Intermediate School1.6 mi · 542
- Twin Hills Elementary School1.7 mi · 332
- Willingboro High School1.7 mi · 845
- W. R. James Sr. Elementary School1.9 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Willingboro Memorial Middle SchoolHow many students attend Willingboro Memorial Middle School?
Willingboro Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Willingboro Memorial Middle School serve?
Willingboro Memorial Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willingboro Memorial Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willingboro Memorial Middle School is approximately 12.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Willingboro Memorial Middle School?
Student demographics at Willingboro Memorial Middle School are roughly 4% White, 23% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Willingboro Memorial Middle School in?
Willingboro Memorial Middle School is part of Willingboro Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.