Enrollment
253
Middle
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341653001898
Woodruff Middle School
1385 Highway 77, Seabrook, NJ 08302 · (856) 455-2267 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
152 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 82 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 32% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Deerfield Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 24.9% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Woodruff Middle School
Woodruff Middle School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff Middle School this school | 253 | 60.1% | 26.6% |
| Jordan Road Elementary School Somers Point | 339 | 64.9% | 23.4% |
| Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School MAPLE SHADE | 355 | 56.9% | 20.6% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School West Berlin | 261 | 58.6% | 36.2% |
| Riverside Middle School RIVERSIDE | 316 | 68.0% | 16.4% |
| Clayton Middle School CLAYTON | 299 | 64.2% | 29.6% |
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 Woodruff Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #356 of 433 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #373 of 437 ▼ 44 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #378 of 437 ▼ 39 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #402 of 445 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #187 of 417 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #58 of 419 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #99 of 436 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #75 of 282 | N/A |
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
253
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 253 | 23.9 | 10.6:1 | 60% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 20.3 | 13.0:1 | 55% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 25.8 | 10.5:1 | 53% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 49% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 23.6 | 13.0:1 | 58% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 57% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 48% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 36% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 25 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodruff Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (307 to 253); teachers up 1% (23.6 to 23.9).
About Woodruff Middle School
Federal records list Woodruff Middle School as a middle-grades school in Seabrook, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 253 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students, so this school is 56% smaller than average.
Woodruff Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, Upper Deerfield Township School District, which enrolls 958 students.
Woodruff Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 37%. Other students are 36% White, 21% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 36% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Woodruff Middle School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 10.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 60%.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Woodruff Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Woodruff Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.6%; the prediction is 33.3%.
Among Cumberland County residents, median household income is about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 52 public schools in Cumberland County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,803.
Charles F. Seabrook School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Woodruff Middle School's average proficiency of 26.6% compares with 26.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Woodruff Middle School had 260 students in 2020-21 and 253 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Woodruff Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Deerfield Township School District
- Charles F. Seabrook SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Elizabeth F. Moore SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other schools in Seabrook
- Charles F. Seabrook SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Elizabeth F. Moore SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other Woodruff Middle schools
One other US public school is named Woodruff Middle. Woodruff Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Woodruff MiddleWoodruff, SC · 701 students
Nearby schools
- Charles F. Seabrook School0.1 mi · 412
- Elizabeth F. Moore School0.2 mi · 293
- Cumberland Regional High School2.1 mi · 1,161
- Pittsgrove Township Middle School3.4 mi · 495
- Arthur P. Schalick High School3.4 mi · 482
- Hopewell Crest4.2 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Woodruff Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodruff Middle School?
Woodruff Middle School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 06-08.
Is Woodruff Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodruff Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodruff Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodruff Middle School is approximately 10.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodruff Middle School?
At Woodruff Middle School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 37% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Woodruff Middle School in?
Woodruff Middle School is part of Upper Deerfield Township School District.
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