Summary:
William Davies Middle School is a public middle school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 930 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township School District, which is ranked 526 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.
William Davies Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with low academic performance on NJSLA tests that are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.3% of 6th graders, 37.2% of 7th graders, and 30.9% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.2%, 53.9%, and 52.9%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is even worse, with only 18.8% of 6th graders, 27% of 7th graders, and 11.4% of 8th graders being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 36.2%, 37.5%, and 19.4%. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, 26% in the 2021-2022 school year, and 30.2% in the 2020-2021 school year, which are significantly higher than the state average.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Jordan Road Elementary School, Emma C Attales, and Pleasantville Middle School, also have relatively low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting that the challenges faced by William Davies Middle School are not unique to the school but may be more systemic within the region. However, some nearby schools, such as Belhaven Middle School and Northfield Community Middle School, have significantly higher academic performance and lower rates of chronic absenteeism, indicating that there are successful models within the region that could potentially be replicated.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Hamilton Township School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
537th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,975
Students who attend William Davies Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for William Davies Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.7
Number of students: 883
Racial breakdown:
White:
34.1%
Hispanic:
26.4%
African American:
26.2%
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Two or more races:
8.7%
Asian:
4.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.8%
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