Top Rankings
Branchburg Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 410 students in Branchburg Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Branchburg Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,283 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
155 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Branchburg Township School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#96 out of 650 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
167 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
13%
9%
# Hispanic Students
142 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
37%
# Black Students
34 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
3%
19%
# White Students
875 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
68%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
60 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
17
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
141
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
128
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
146
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
139
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
150
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
133
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
153
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
125
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
132
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
19
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $42,972 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,525 is higher than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$55 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$42,972
$27,145
Spending / Student
$40,525
$26,033
Best Branchburg Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Branchburg Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
220 Baird Road
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 526-1415
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 526-1415
Grades: 6-8
| 410 students
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