Spotswood Public School District

105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 337 students in Spotswood Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Spotswood Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% 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
4 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,632 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
138 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

District Rank

Spotswood Public 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 85-89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#353 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Spotswood Public   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
39%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Spotswood Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
43%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Spotswood Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
22%
23%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Spotswood Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85-89%
85%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Spotswood Public   School District and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.52
0.72
# American Indian Students
5 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
86 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
5%
9%
# Hispanic Students
329 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
37%
# Black Students
82 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
5%
19%
# White Students
1,075 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
66%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
2%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
38
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
94
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
78
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
88
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
97
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
69
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
77
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
114
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
104
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
119
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
174
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
208
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
169
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
192
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
11
18,508

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $22,443 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,716 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Spotswood Public   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$34 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart displays total spending of Spotswood Public   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$22,443
$27,145
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Spotswood Public   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$20,716
$26,033
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Spotswood Public   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Spotswood Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Spotswood Memorial Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
115 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
(732) 723-2200
Grades: 6-8
| 337 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,632 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 34%
  • : 85-89% (Top 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 39% (Top 50%)
  • : 43% (Btm 50%)
  • : 22% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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