Summary:
Myles J. McManus Middle School is a public middle school located in Linden, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 686 students. The school is part of the Linden Public School District, which is ranked 505 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Myles J. McManus Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently low rankings and proficiency rates on state assessments. The school's diverse student population, with 18.51% White, 28.86% African American, 44.9% Hispanic, and 3.79% Asian students, has remained relatively consistent over the past few years. However, the school's performance on the NJSLA state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.5% to 13.1% over the past several years, which is higher than the state average. A significant portion of the student population, around 57.73% in the 2022-2023 school year, qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student body.
When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Joseph E. Soehl Middle School, another Linden Public School District middle school, Myles J. McManus Middle School generally performs worse academically. The school's African American and Hispanic students generally perform better than the overall school average, but still lag behind the state and district averages. In contrast, the school's White and English Language Learner students perform significantly worse than their peers in the state and district. Myles J. McManus Middle School's spending per student ($9,022 in 2018-2019) is slightly lower than the state average, but higher than some of the nearby schools, such as Orange Avenue School ($7,540) and Roselle Park Middle School ($7,441).
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Linden Public School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
615th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,022
Students who attend Myles J. McManus MIddle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Myles J. McManus MIddle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.8
Number of students: 686
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
44.9%
African American:
28.9%
White:
18.5%
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Asian:
3.8%
Two or more races:
3.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.7%
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