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Middletown Township Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 2,814 students in Middletown Township Public School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public high schools in New Jersey.
Public High Schools in Middletown Township Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 61% (versus the New Jersey public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Public High School in Middletown Township Public School District have a Graduation Rate of 83%, which is less than the New Jersey average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Middletown High School South, with 88% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Jersey or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public high school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
16 Schools
540 Schools
# Students
8,955 Students
461,561 Students
# Teachers
793 Teachers
36,682 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Middletown Township Public School District, which is ranked within the top 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 84% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#196 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
23%
Graduation Rate
84%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
738 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
185 Students
45,473 Students
% Asian Students
2%
10%
# Hispanic Students
942 Students
149,541 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
33%
# Black Students
146 Students
78,001 Students
% Black Students
2%
17%
# White Students
7,331 Students
175,895 Students
% White Students
82%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
14 Students
986 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
331 Students
10,411 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
194
424
# Students in K Grade:
619
2,973
# Students in 1st Grade:
644
3,274
# Students in 2nd Grade:
608
3,306
# Students in 3rd Grade:
597
3,440
# Students in 4th Grade:
650
3,424
# Students in 5th Grade:
622
3,539
# Students in 6th Grade:
626
4,193
# Students in 7th Grade:
701
6,952
# Students in 8th Grade:
671
7,522
# Students in 9th Grade:
669
104,594
# Students in 10th Grade:
676
104,719
# Students in 11th Grade:
684
99,186
# Students in 12th Grade:
686
97,576
# Ungraded Students:
308
16,439
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,092 in this school district is less 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 $22,781 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$216 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$204 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,092
$27,145
Spending / Student
$22,781
$26,033
Best Middletown Township Public School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middletown High School South
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
900 Nut Swamp Road
Middletown, NJ 07748
(732) 706-6111
Middletown, NJ 07748
(732) 706-6111
Grades: 9-12
| 1,474 students
Rank: #22.
Middletown High School North
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
63 Tindall Road
Middletown, NJ 07748
(732) 706-6061
Middletown, NJ 07748
(732) 706-6061
Grades: 9-12
| 1,340 students
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