For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 849 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 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,714 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
229 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Southern Regional 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 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
0.27
0.72
# American Indian Students
1 Student
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
30 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
296 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
38%
# Black Students
55 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
2%
18%
# White Students
2,305 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
85%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
-
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
-
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
429
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
420
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
491
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
410
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
485
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
479
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,634 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,881 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$36,642 MM

Spending
$68 MM
$35,142 MM

Revenue / Student
$26,634
$26,931

Spending / Student
$24,881
$25,828

Best Southern Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southern Regional Middle 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
| 849 students
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