Top Rankings
Somers Point School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 384 students in Somers Point 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 Somers Point School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority 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
741 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Somers Point 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.
Overall District Rank
#563 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.70
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
17 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
256 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
35%
37%
# Black Students
112 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
15%
19%
# White Students
290 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
39%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
59 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
84
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
72
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
60
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
65
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
65
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
64
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
86
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
65
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
80
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
70
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:
30
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,254 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,341 is higher than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,254
$27,145
Spending / Student
$29,341
$26,033
Best Somers Point School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jordan Road Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
129 Jordan Road
Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 927-7161
Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 927-7161
Grades: 4-8
| 384 students
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