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Gloucester Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 2,437 students in Gloucester Township 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 Schools in Gloucester Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
11 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
6,516 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
539 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Gloucester Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#459 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.71
0.72
# American Indian Students
26 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
352 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
6%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,174 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
38%
# Black Students
1,810 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
28%
18%
# White Students
2,734 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
42%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
11 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
407 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
405
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
642
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
663
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
679
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
620
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
667
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
672
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
697
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
765
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
706
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,664 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,346 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$141 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$133 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,664
$26,931
Spending / Student
$20,346
$25,828
Best Gloucester Township School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ann A. Mullen Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1400 Sicklerville Road
Sicklerville, NJ 08081
(856) 875-8777
Sicklerville, NJ 08081
(856) 875-8777
Grades: 6-8
| 945 students
Rank: #22.
Glen Landing Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
85 Little Gloucester Road
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 227-3534
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 227-3534
Grades: 6-8
| 796 students
Rank: #33.
Charles W. Lewis Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
875 Erial Road
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 227-8400
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 227-8400
Grades: 6-8
| 696 students
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