For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 303 students in Dunellen Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Dunellen Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more 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
1,288 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
107 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Dunellen Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#469 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
23%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
60 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
5%
9%
# Hispanic Students
710 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
55%
37%
# Black Students
154 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
12%
19%
# White Students
325 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
25%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
22
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
77
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
90
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
77
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
82
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
96
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
101
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
101
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
100
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
113
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
100
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
92
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
82
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
63
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,535 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,696 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,535
$27,145
Spending / Student
$17,696
$26,033
Best Dunellen Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
400 Dunellen Avenue
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 400-5900
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 400-5900
Grades: 6-8
| 303 students
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