For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 905 students in Southern Regional School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Southern Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
2 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
2,750 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
232 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Southern Regional 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 87% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#354 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
23%
Graduation Rate
87%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
30 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
274 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
37%
# Black Students
52 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
2%
19%
# White Students
2,364 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
86%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
27 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
-
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
-
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
417
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
482
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
407
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
496
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
441
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
458
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
49
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,286 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,556 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,286
$27,145
Spending / Student
$24,556
$26,033
Best Southern Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southern Regional Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
75 Cedar Bridge Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 597-9481
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 597-9481
Grades: 7-8
| 905 students
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