Top Rankings
Pemberton Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 585 students in Pemberton Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Pemberton Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 51% 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
9 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
4,329 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
368 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Pemberton 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#559 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
23%

Graduation Rate
95%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.72
# American Indian Students
8 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
51 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
961 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
38%
# Black Students
863 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
20%
18%
# White Students
2,022 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
47%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
14 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
410 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
534
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
313
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
328
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
313
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
290
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
338
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
304
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
284
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
304
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
281
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
265
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
287
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
241
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
247
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,748 is higher 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 $28,378 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$129 MM
$36,642 MM

Spending
$123 MM
$35,142 MM

Revenue / Student
$29,748
$26,931

Spending / Student
$28,378
$25,828

Best Pemberton Township School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Helen A. Fort Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
101 Fort Dix Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
(609) 893-8141
Pemberton, NJ 08068
(609) 893-8141
Grades: 7-8
| 585 students
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