Henry C. Beck Middle School

Summary:

Henry C. Beck Middle School is a public middle school located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, serving 845 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cherry Hill School District, which is ranked 212 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Henry C. Beck Middle School consistently performs above the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests, with particularly impressive results in Algebra I (91.4% proficiency vs. 35.1% state) and Geometry (100% proficiency vs. 51.2% state). The school also stands out for its racial diversity, with a student population that is 58.22% White, 9.47% African American, 12.31% Hispanic, and 14.2% Asian. This diversity is higher than nearby schools like John A. Carusi Middle School and Rosa International Middle School, which have a higher percentage of White students.

Henry C. Beck Middle School's performance in specific student subgroups is also noteworthy, ranking 39th out of 361 New Jersey middle schools for African American students and 155th out of 201 for Asian students. The school also performs well for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top half of New Jersey middle schools for these subgroups. While the school has experienced some fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, it has maintained a strong academic performance overall, consistently ranking in the top half of New Jersey middle schools and earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger in multiple years.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 950 Cropwell Rd.
       Cherry Hill, NJ  08003-1499


(856) 424-4505

District: Cherry Hill School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
205th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,678 Help


Students who attend Henry C. Beck Middle School usually attend:

High:    Cherry Hill High School East

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  845

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.2%
Asian:
14.2%
Hispanic:
12.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.4% Help


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Compare Details Henry C. Beck Middle School ranks better than 72.6% of middle schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Cherry Hill School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.14. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Henry C. Beck Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Cherry Hill School District. Student population at Henry C. Beck Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (58.2%), Asian (14.2%), Hispanic (12.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Henry C. Beck Middle School is 12.2. 1 middle schools in the Cherry Hill School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Henry C. Beck Middle School is $8,678, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Cherry Hill School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Henry C. Beck Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Henry C. Beck Middle School 205th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Henry C. Beck Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Cherry Hill School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Hill School District 212th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Henry C. Beck Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 74.44 168th 574 70.7%
2004 81.62 103rd 588 82.5%
2005 82.19 82nd 599 86.3%
2006 78.26 141st 615 77.1%
2007 76.70 149th 631 76.4%
2008 80.42 104th 640 83.8%
2009 79.93 119th 664 82.1%
2010 79.73 124th 677 81.7%
2011 78.64 134th 684 80.4%
2012 79.97 132nd 677 80.5%
2013 76.10 183rd 704 74.0%
2014 76.64 176th 717 75.5%
2015 77.22 125th 713 82.5%
2016 65.21 224th 713 68.6%
2017 76.25 160th 712 77.5%
2018 75.32 165th 716 77.0%
2019 76.04 168th 745 77.4%
2021 67.48 183rd 652 71.9%
2022 55.58 296th 745 60.3%
2023 68.14 205th 748 72.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.86 42nd 227 81.5%
2023 49.25 115th 288 60.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.36 52nd 471 89.0%
2019 77.40 65th 492 86.8%
2021 58.54 123rd 401 69.3%
2022 50.04 194th 535 63.7%
2023 58.93 149th 505 70.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.87 101st 522 80.7%
2019 56.02 194th 541 64.1%
2021 52.61 164th 467 64.9%
2022 57.38 153rd 549 72.1%
2023 58.59 155th 568 72.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.95 156th 680 77.1%
2019 77.62 148th 703 78.9%
2021 70.38 153rd 625 75.5%
2022 62.75 241st 726 66.8%
2023 65.56 225th 720 68.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.43 147th 675 78.2%
2019 76.04 163rd 697 76.6%
2021 64.37 189th 635 70.2%
2022 55.59 279th 730 61.8%
2023 68.54 194th 718 73.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.15 115th 200 42.5%
2019 49.69 112th 199 43.7%
2021 27.98 110th 147 25.2%
2022 24.81 160th 200 20.0%
2023 28.25 155th 201 22.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.29 223rd 326 31.6%
2019 70.90 69th 326 78.8%
2021 47.09 128th 291 56.0%
2022 58.22 105th 356 70.5%
2023 81.59 39th 361 89.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.79 146th 504 71.0%
2019 63.77 150th 524 71.4%
2021 56.00 168th 480 65.0%
2022 47.81 268th 591 54.7%
2023 45.70 281st 587 52.1%
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Rank History for White students at Henry C. Beck Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.61 92nd 497 81.5%
2019 70.74 123rd 504 75.6%
2021 53.30 179th 435 58.9%
2022 47.18 258th 512 49.6%
2023 59.76 186th 509 63.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Henry C. Beck Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 743 28 120 9 0 n/a n/a 0 900
1989 740 16 103 10 3 n/a n/a 0 872
1990 752 17 102 7 0 n/a n/a 0 878
1991 682 19 125 8 0 n/a n/a 0 834
1992 661 21 119 6 0 n/a n/a 0 807
1993 644 23 113 4 0 n/a n/a 0 784
1994 619 36 114 6 0 n/a n/a 0 775
1995 636 27 131 10 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1996 636 27 131 10 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1998 685 33 140 12 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1999 807 68 141 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1032
2000 828 70 155 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1069
2001 728 60 146 10 0 n/a n/a 0 944
2002 790 51 132 17 0 n/a n/a 0 990
2003 790 51 132 17 0 n/a n/a 0 990
2004 765 53 124 20 1 n/a n/a 0 963
2005 777 61 130 24 1 n/a n/a 0 993
2006 707 64 131 27 1 n/a n/a 0 930
2007 649 73 159 28 1 n/a n/a 0 910
2008 638 72 130 31 0 n/a n/a 0 871
2009 641 75 133 37 0 0 9 0 895
2010 648 68 118 37 0 1 12 0 884
2011 650 70 122 38 0 1 10 0 891
2012 649 78 117 54 0 2 18 0 918
2013 661 92 126 49 0 1 27 0 956
2014 656 85 137 55 0 1 29 0 963
2015 664 83 136 58 0 0 27 0 968
2016 646 69 108 68 0 1 28 0 920
2017 654 64 105 59 0 0 32 0 914
2018 609 58 120 67 0 0 33 0 887
2019 579 51 113 82 0 3 39 0 867
2020 523 71 118 87 0 3 48 0 850
2021 515 76 118 91 2 2 49 0 853
2022 523 88 116 108 3 2 49 2 891
2023 492 80 120 104 4 2 41 2 845

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Henry C. Beck Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 900 64.0 14.0 n/a
1989 872 66.0 13.2 n/a
1990 878 64.0 13.7 0.2
1991 834 57.0 14.6 0.4
1992 807 51.0 15.8 1.5
1993 784 54.2 14.5 0.9
1994 775 52.6 14.7 1.4
1995 804 46.0 17.5 2.7
1996 804 46.0 17.5 2.7
1998 870 48.8 17.8 3
1999 1032 53.2 19.4 3.5
2000 1069 58.6 18.2 4
2001 944 58.9 16.0 3.3
2002 990 70.5 14.0 5.4
2003 990 70.5 14.0 5.4
2004 963 73.5 13.1 5.7
2005 993 74.5 13.3 n/a
2006 930 73.5 12.7 7.2
2007 910 71.0 12.8 7.1
2008 871 57.0 15.3 8.6
2009 895 58.9 12.6 10.2
2010 884 66.0 13.3 10
2011 891 64.0 13.9 10.4
2012 918 75.5 12.1 13.6
2013 956 74.8 12.7 12.9
2014 963 73.8 13.0 15.6
2015 968 73.0 13.2 14.5
2016 920 72.0 12.7 14.2
2017 914 73.0 12.5 13
2018 887 73.0 12.1 14.1
2019 867 72.0 12.0 14.2
2020 850 76.0 11.1 13.5
2021 853 74.0 11.5 16.3
2022 891 72.0 12.3 13.8
2023 845 69.0 12.2 16.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Henry C. Beck Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 900 64.0 14.0 n/a
1989 872 66.0 13.2 n/a
1990 878 64.0 13.7 0.2
1991 834 57.0 14.6 0.4
1992 807 51.0 15.8 1.5
1993 784 54.2 14.5 0.9
1994 775 52.6 14.7 1.4
1995 804 46.0 17.5 2.7
1996 804 46.0 17.5 2.7
1998 870 48.8 17.8 3
1999 1032 53.2 19.4 3.5
2000 1069 58.6 18.2 4
2001 944 58.9 16.0 3.3
2002 990 70.5 14.0 5.4
2003 990 70.5 14.0 5.4
2004 963 73.5 13.1 5.7
2005 993 74.5 13.3 n/a
2006 930 73.5 12.7 7.2
2007 910 71.0 12.8 7.1
2008 871 57.0 15.3 8.6
2009 895 58.9 12.6 10.2
2010 884 66.0 13.3 10
2011 891 64.0 13.9 10.4
2012 918 75.5 12.1 13.6
2013 956 74.8 12.7 12.9
2014 963 73.8 13.0 15.6
2015 968 73.0 13.2 14.5
2016 920 72.0 12.7 14.2
2017 914 73.0 12.5 13
2018 887 73.0 12.1 14.1
2019 867 72.0 12.0 14.2
2020 850 76.0 11.1 13.5
2021 853 74.0 11.5 16.3
2022 891 72.0 12.3 13.8
2023 845 69.0 12.2 16.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Henry C. Beck Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,678

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Henry C. Beck Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 168th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 205th of 748 Middle schools
 4.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Henry C. Beck Middle School)72.752.2
 20.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)6655.3
 10.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Henry C. Beck Middle School)6044.7
 15.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)51.745
 6.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Henry C. Beck Middle School)75.865.5
 10.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)71.962.6
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Henry C. Beck Middle School)6042.3
 17.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)54.339.7
 14.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Henry C. Beck Middle School)10096.9
 3.1%
   7th Grade Algebra I (Cherry Hill School District)10092.9
 7.1%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Henry C. Beck Middle School)76.762.9
 13.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Hill School District)71.763.6
 8.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Henry C. Beck Middle School)30.326.4
 3.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cherry Hill School District)22.521.6
 0.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Henry C. Beck Middle School)89.189.8
 0.7%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Cherry Hill School District)79.373.5
 5.8%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Henry C. Beck Middle School)100100
   8th Grade Geometry (Cherry Hill School District)95.294.1
 1.1%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Henry C. Beck Middle School)90.491.4
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Cherry Hill School District)49.850.4
 0.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Henry C. Beck Middle School)100100
   End of Course Geometry (Cherry Hill School District)45.334.6
 10.7%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students867845
 2.5%
African American5180
 56.9%
American Indian04
Asian113120
 6.2%
Hispanic82104
 26.8%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White579492
 15%
Two or More Races3941
 5.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.2%16.4%
 2.3%


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Students who attend Henry C. Beck Middle School usually go on to attend Cherry Hill High School East

Students at Henry C. Beck Middle School are 58% White, 14% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 845 students attended Henry C. Beck Middle School.

Henry C. Beck Middle School ranks 205th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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