Enrollment
303
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341833005118
Woodstown Middle School
WOODSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WOODSTOWN, NJ 08098 · (856) 769-0144 · Salem County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
84 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 114 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 31% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Woodstown Middle School→Woodstown High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
What 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 49 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 44.6% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Woodstown Middle School
Woodstown Middle School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstown Middle School this school | 303 | 27.7% | 54.3% |
| Logan Middle School Logan Township | 258 | 21.3% | 39.8% |
| Ocean City Intermediate School OCEAN CITY | 326 | 29.8% | 50.4% |
| Walter Hill School Swedesboro | 227 | 25.6% | 64.0% |
| Caroline L. Reutter School FRANKLINVILLE | 388 | 26.5% | 42.8% |
| Sussex Middle School SUSSEX | 291 | 32.3% | 33.8% |
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 Woodstown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #142 of 433 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #182 of 437 ▲ 1 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #140 of 437 ▼ 59 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #370 of 445 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #348 of 417 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #285 of 419 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #235 of 436 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #40 of 122 | 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
303
+25 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 303 | 24.4 | 12.4:1 | 28% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 24.5 | 11.7:1 | 25% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 18% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 24% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 23.9 | 11.2:1 | 27% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 17% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodstown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (266 to 303); teachers up 2% (23.9 to 24.4).
About Woodstown Middle School
Woodstown Middle School is a small middle school in New Jersey, with an address in WOODSTOWN. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 303 students. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average about 578 students.
In Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,494 students.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Woodstown Middle School combined. It is also 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 73% White share among all Salem County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Woodstown Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
A ratio of 12.4:1 comes from the school's 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 28% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Salem County is 45%.
allk12 grades Woodstown Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Woodstown Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.3% and a predicted 51.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Salem County show that median household income is about $79,960, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 33 public schools operate in Salem County, serving about 11,156 students.
The closest public school to Woodstown Middle School is Woodstown High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Woodstown Middle School, there are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, Woodstown Middle School is ahead of the 43.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
In the federal locale system, Woodstown Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Woodstown Middle School had 278 students in 2020-21 and 303 in 2024-25, a 9% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.9:1 to 12.4:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Woodstown Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Salem County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,275
Census ACS
Median income
$79,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
- Woodstown High SchoolHigh · 550 students
- Mary S. Shoemaker SchoolElementary · 528 students
- William Roper Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 113 students
Other schools in WOODSTOWN
- Salem County Career and Technical High SchoolHigh · 754 students
- Woodstown High SchoolHigh · 550 students
- Mary S. Shoemaker SchoolElementary · 528 students
- NJ Regional Day - ManningtonCombined · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Woodstown High School0.0 mi · 550
- Mary S. Shoemaker School0.2 mi · 528
- William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center0.5 mi · 113
- Salem County Career and Technical High School2.8 mi · 754
- NJ Regional Day - Mannington2.8 mi · 53
- South Harrison Elementary School4.0 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Woodstown Middle SchoolHow many students attend Woodstown Middle School?
Woodstown Middle School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Woodstown Middle School serve?
Woodstown Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Woodstown Middle School have?
Woodstown Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Woodstown Middle School?
Woodstown Middle School reports a student body of 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodstown Middle School?
Woodstown Middle School is overseen by Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District in Salem County.
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