Summary:
Pennsville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Pennsville, New Jersey, which is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 332 out of 652 middle schools in 2020-2021 to 554 out of 748 in 2022-2023, with a 1-star rating.
Pennsville Middle School faces several challenges, including low academic performance, with test scores consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, only 17% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 49%, and only 5.8% of 8th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 17.8%. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of white students (75.45%) compared to the state average, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (39.09%), indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Pennsville Middle School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.5% in 2017-2018 to 17.9% in 2021-2022, which is well above the state average.
When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Clearview Regional Middle School, which is located about 18 miles away, Pennsville Middle School generally performs worse on key metrics, including test scores and student subgroup performance. Clearview Regional Middle School, for example, has significantly higher test scores, with 66.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA and 23.2% in math, compared to Pennsville's 40% and 5.8%, respectively. This highlights the opportunity for the Pennsville School District to learn from and emulate successful practices in order to drive better outcomes for its students.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Pennsville School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
554th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,249
Students who attend Pennsville Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Pennsville Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.6
Number of students: 440
Racial breakdown:
White:
75.5%
Hispanic:
13.0%
African American:
6.4%
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Two or more races:
3.6%
Asian:
1.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.1%
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