Thorne Middle School

Summary:

Thorne Middle School is a public middle school located in Port Monmouth, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 620 students. The school is part of the Middletown Township Public School District, which is ranked 209 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Thorne Middle School has a significantly higher percentage of white students (75.81%) compared to the surrounding schools, its academic performance on NJSLA tests is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but white students and students with special needs performing poorly. Additionally, Thorne Middle School has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.6% in 2017-2018 to 10.8% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average.

These challenges suggest that Thorne Middle School faces issues with racial segregation, declining academic performance, subgroup disparities, and rising chronic absenteeism. Addressing these concerns will require a comprehensive approach that focuses on equity, targeted interventions, and addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's performance. Nearby schools like Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School, Red Bank Middle School, and Thompson Middle School may provide useful comparisons and insights for the Thorne Middle School community.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 70 Murphy Road
       Port Monmouth, NJ  07758-1099


(732) 787-1220

District: Middletown Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
344th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,095 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  9.6 Help
Number of students:  620

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.8%
Hispanic:
14.2%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  20.6% Help


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Compare Details Thorne Middle School ranks better than 54% of middle schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Middletown Township Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.8. (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 Racial makeup is: White (75.8%), Hispanic (14.2%), two or more races (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 20.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Middletown Township Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thorne Middle School is 9.6. 1 middle schools in the Middletown Township Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thorne Middle School is $12,095, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Middletown Township Public School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Thorne Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thorne Middle School 344th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Thorne Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Middletown Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Middletown Township Public School District 209th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thorne Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Thorne Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 68.30 225th 574 60.8%
2004 65.71 263rd 588 55.3%
2005 70.26 227th 599 62.1%
2006 71.05 231st 615 62.4%
2007 64.82 279th 631 55.8%
2008 60.73 325th 640 49.2%
2009 57.89 359th 664 45.9%
2010 57.12 372nd 677 45.1%
2011 57.10 366th 684 46.5%
2012 52.11 396th 677 41.5%
2013 54.24 387th 704 45.0%
2014 53.88 391st 717 45.5%
2015 43.78 408th 713 42.8%
2016 40.60 446th 713 37.4%
2017 45.73 388th 712 45.5%
2018 53.20 333rd 716 53.5%
2019 65.96 242nd 745 67.5%
2021 54.87 253rd 652 61.2%
2022 49.75 344th 745 53.8%
2023 49.80 344th 748 54.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thorne Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.14 246th 471 47.8%
2019 50.57 198th 492 59.8%
2021 45.80 191st 401 52.4%
2022 35.92 308th 535 42.4%
2023 33.26 325th 505 35.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thorne Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.62 260th 522 50.2%
2019 55.60 196th 541 63.8%
2021 59.74 108th 467 76.9%
2022 48.00 234th 549 57.4%
2023 43.23 292nd 568 48.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Thorne Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.84 304th 680 55.3%
2019 66.11 235th 703 66.6%
2021 61.70 194th 625 69.0%
2022 54.33 299th 726 58.8%
2023 54.74 295th 720 59.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Thorne Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.80 354th 675 47.6%
2019 64.38 244th 697 65.0%
2021 48.41 279th 635 56.1%
2022 45.05 370th 730 49.3%
2023 44.08 366th 718 49.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thorne Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.51 143rd 504 71.6%
2019 78.00 74th 524 85.9%
2021 76.25 63rd 480 86.9%
2022 49.38 255th 591 56.9%
2023 65.58 147th 587 75.0%
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Rank History for White students at Thorne Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.60 351st 497 29.4%
2019 50.77 246th 504 51.2%
2021 32.92 308th 435 29.2%
2022 32.64 353rd 512 31.1%
2023 31.16 359th 509 29.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Thorne Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 727 2 14 27 0 n/a n/a 0 770
1989 749 5 24 19 0 n/a n/a 0 797
1990 775 5 11 19 0 n/a n/a 0 810
1991 782 11 16 27 0 n/a n/a 0 836
1992 779 16 22 28 0 n/a n/a 0 845
1993 741 16 21 38 0 n/a n/a 0 816
1994 737 13 22 35 0 n/a n/a 0 807
1995 777 16 28 28 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1996 777 16 28 28 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1998 801 17 9 26 3 n/a n/a 0 856
1999 855 14 9 25 2 n/a n/a 0 905
2000 907 15 10 35 2 n/a n/a 0 969
2001 921 14 18 42 2 n/a n/a 0 997
2002 862 15 30 40 4 n/a n/a 0 951
2003 862 15 30 40 4 n/a n/a 0 951
2004 857 20 23 46 2 n/a n/a 0 948
2005 844 19 3 51 17 n/a n/a 0 934
2006 789 16 17 49 1 n/a n/a 0 872
2007 735 27 19 43 1 n/a n/a 0 825
2008 721 36 16 42 0 n/a n/a 0 815
2009 680 29 11 56 3 5 0 0 784
2010 695 23 9 58 5 4 0 0 794
2011 670 17 7 56 6 1 0 0 757
2012 715 18 10 51 3 0 0 0 797
2013 662 22 11 50 1 1 0 0 747
2014 621 24 12 45 1 2 1 0 706
2015 650 19 13 39 2 2 6 0 731
2016 656 20 14 47 2 2 7 0 748
2017 631 14 20 62 1 1 13 0 742
2018 602 13 14 72 0 1 9 0 711
2019 562 17 14 72 0 0 12 0 677
2020 564 16 14 75 0 0 16 0 685
2021 513 11 17 77 0 0 14 0 632
2022 482 14 11 92 0 0 26 0 625
2023 470 22 12 88 0 1 27 0 620

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 Thorne Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 70.0 11.0 n/a
1989 797 72.0 11.0 n/a
1990 810 68.0 11.9 4.3
1991 836 69.0 12.1 4.2
1992 845 72.0 11.7 7
1993 816 71.9 11.3 9.1
1994 807 70.2 11.5 8.8
1995 849 64.2 13.2 9.8
1996 849 64.2 13.2 9.8
1998 856 74.8 11.4 11.1
1999 905 65.2 13.9 9
2000 969 69.5 13.9 13.9
2001 997 69.7 14.3 11
2002 951 68.5 13.9 10.7
2003 951 68.5 13.9 10.7
2004 948 68.5 13.8 12.3
2005 934 68.5 13.6 n/a
2006 872 70.0 12.5 14.4
2007 825 70.0 11.8 14.5
2008 815 55.0 14.8 16
2009 784 71.2 8.6 16.2
2010 794 58.0 13.6 19.1
2011 757 56.4 13.4 18.1
2012 797 63.9 12.4 18.2
2013 747 63.5 11.7 21.2
2014 706 63.9 11.0 22.9
2015 731 65.0 11.2 22.6
2016 748 65.0 11.5 23.1
2017 742 69.4 10.6 22.2
2018 711 65.0 10.9 19.1
2019 677 66.3 10.2 20.1
2020 685 68.1 10.0 20.9
2021 632 64.6 9.7 21.5
2022 625 64.5 9.6 21.1
2023 620 64.5 9.6 20.6

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 Thorne Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 70.0 11.0 n/a
1989 797 72.0 11.0 n/a
1990 810 68.0 11.9 4.3
1991 836 69.0 12.1 4.2
1992 845 72.0 11.7 7
1993 816 71.9 11.3 9.1
1994 807 70.2 11.5 8.8
1995 849 64.2 13.2 9.8
1996 849 64.2 13.2 9.8
1998 856 74.8 11.4 11.1
1999 905 65.2 13.9 9
2000 969 69.5 13.9 13.9
2001 997 69.7 14.3 11
2002 951 68.5 13.9 10.7
2003 951 68.5 13.9 10.7
2004 948 68.5 13.8 12.3
2005 934 68.5 13.6 n/a
2006 872 70.0 12.5 14.4
2007 825 70.0 11.8 14.5
2008 815 55.0 14.8 16
2009 784 71.2 8.6 16.2
2010 794 58.0 13.6 19.1
2011 757 56.4 13.4 18.1
2012 797 63.9 12.4 18.2
2013 747 63.5 11.7 21.2
2014 706 63.9 11.0 22.9
2015 731 65.0 11.2 22.6
2016 748 65.0 11.5 23.1
2017 742 69.4 10.6 22.2
2018 711 65.0 10.9 19.1
2019 677 66.3 10.2 20.1
2020 685 68.1 10.0 20.9
2021 632 64.6 9.7 21.5
2022 625 64.5 9.6 21.1
2023 620 64.5 9.6 20.6

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 Thorne Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $33 (0.3%) $12,062 (99.7%) $12,095

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Thorne Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 242nd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 344th of 748 Middle schools
 13.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Thorne Middle School)56.434.2
 22.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Middletown Township Public School District)6450.6
 13.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Thorne Middle School)46.730.5
 16.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Middletown Township Public School District)53.547.7
 5.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Thorne Middle School)73.861.9
 11.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Middletown Township Public School District)76.967.5
 9.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Thorne Middle School)42.436.8
 5.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Middletown Township Public School District)52.549.1
 3.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Thorne Middle School)75.849.2
 26.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Middletown Township Public School District)75.560.4
 15.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Thorne Middle School)43.917.8
 26.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Middletown Township Public School District)49.531.5
 18%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Thorne Middle School)10096.6
 3.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Middletown Township Public School District)9997.7
 1.3%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Thorne Middle School)10096.6
 3.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Middletown Township Public School District)47.952.4
 4.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students677620
 8.4%
African American1722
 29.4%
American Indian00
Asian1412
 14.3%
Hispanic7288
 22.2%
Pacific Islander01
White562470
 16.4%
Two or More Races1227
 125%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.1%20.6%
 0.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 620 students attended Thorne Middle School.

Thorne Middle School ranks 344th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Thorne Middle School are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.


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