Middle Schools in Delanco Township School District

Delanco Township School District has only one middle school, Walnut Street School, serving grades 6-8. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 598 out of 745 New Jersey middle schools in 2021-2022 to 655 out of 748 in 2022-2023 and 592 out of 743 in 2023-2024. Walnut Street School's standardized test scores are significantly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 30.6% in English Language Arts and 5.7% to 15.6% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 52.9% to 53.2% and 19.4% to 36.2%, respectively.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in 2022-2023 is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 34.88% in 2022-2023. The student-teacher ratio at Walnut Street School is 16.1, slightly higher than the state average, and the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $6,370, lower than the state average.

Overall, the data suggests that Delanco Township School District's sole middle school, Walnut Street School, is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The school's declining statewide ranking and poor performance on standardized tests, combined with its demographic and resource challenges, indicate that the district may need to consider strategies to address these issues and improve student outcomes.