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Upper Deerfield Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 270 students in Upper Deerfield Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Upper Deerfield Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 61% 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
949 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
86 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Upper Deerfield Township 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
#550 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.70
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
14 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
327 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
34%
37%
# Black Students
191 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
20%
19%
# White Students
367 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
39%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
151
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
86
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
89
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
101
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
83
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
81
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
79
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
81
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
83
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
96
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:
19
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,095 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,579 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,095
$27,145
Spending / Student
$20,579
$26,033
Best Upper Deerfield Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Woodruff Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1385 Highway 77
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 455-2267
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 455-2267
Grades: 6-8
| 270 students
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