Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Summary:

Pinelands Regional Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 520 students. The school is part of the Pinelands Regional School District, which is ranked 504 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pinelands Regional Junior High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state average on NJSLA assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.7% of 7th graders and 38% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.9% and 52.9% respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 20.5% of 7th graders and 5.2% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to 37.5% and 19.4% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with White and Special Education students performing particularly poorly compared to their peers statewide.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Mullica Township Middle School, Lacey Township Middle School, and Southern Regional Middle School, Pinelands Regional Junior High School generally performs worse academically. However, the school does have a bright spot in its Algebra I performance, where the proficiency rates are higher than the state average, particularly for 8th grade students. Despite this, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.7% to 21.4% over the past few years, and its relatively high percentage of students (over 40%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggest that the district and school leadership need to implement comprehensive strategies to address these issues.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 590 Nugentown Road
       Little Egg Harbor, NJ  08087-0248


(609) 296-3106

District: Pinelands Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
556th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,596 Help


Students who attend Pinelands Regional Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Pinelands Regional High School

Feeder schools for Pinelands Regional Junior High School:

Elementary:    Eagleswood Elementary School
    Frog Pond Elementary School
    George J. Mitchell Elementary School
    Tuckerton Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.9 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.1%
Hispanic:
11.7%
African American:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.1% Help


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Compare Details Pinelands Regional Junior High School ranks worse than 74.8% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.48. (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 (78.1%), Hispanic (11.7%), African American (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pinelands Regional Junior High School is 8.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pinelands Regional Junior High School is $15,596.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pinelands Regional Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pinelands Regional Junior High School 556th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Pinelands Regional Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Pinelands Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pinelands Regional School District 504th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pinelands Regional Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 36.48 422nd 574 26.5%
2004 38.35 421st 588 28.4%
2005 51.98 372nd 599 37.9%
2006 54.70 374th 615 39.2%
2007 55.35 372nd 631 41.0%
2008 48.50 413th 640 35.5%
2009 43.36 457th 664 31.2%
2010 39.19 474th 677 30.0%
2011 43.09 461st 684 32.6%
2012 42.26 467th 677 31.0%
2013 49.41 426th 704 39.5%
2014 43.53 455th 717 36.5%
2015 35.67 468th 713 34.4%
2016 36.54 481st 713 32.5%
2017 39.51 442nd 712 37.9%
2018 43.21 425th 716 40.6%
2019 40.18 459th 745 38.4%
2022 29.85 510th 745 31.5%
2023 24.77 556th 748 25.7%
2024 24.48 556th 743 25.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.46 332nd 471 29.5%
2019 28.27 360th 492 26.8%
2022 29.17 389th 535 27.3%
2023 23.46 429th 505 15.0%
2024 19.99 468th 510 8.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.15 293rd 522 43.9%
2019 43.58 302nd 541 44.2%
2022 34.12 360th 549 34.4%
2023 31.06 392nd 568 31.0%
2024 28.94 435th 584 25.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.41 403rd 680 40.7%
2019 37.84 464th 703 34.0%
2022 25.29 543rd 726 25.2%
2023 27.49 520th 720 27.8%
2024 29.18 493rd 717 31.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.07 378th 675 44.0%
2019 41.86 406th 697 41.8%
2022 32.64 469th 730 35.8%
2023 24.89 530th 718 26.2%
2024 21.11 577th 719 19.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.77 205th 361 43.2%
2024 32.93 236th 352 33.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.01 175th 504 65.3%
2019 49.50 261st 524 50.2%
2022 33.52 396th 591 33.0%
2023 28.47 438th 587 25.4%
2024 26.77 457th 589 22.4%
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Rank History for White students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.84 427th 497 14.1%
2019 20.54 427th 504 15.3%
2022 13.46 467th 512 8.8%
2023 12.62 467th 509 8.3%
2024 11.84 472nd 510 7.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Pinelands Regional Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 455 2 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 465
1993 486 7 0 13 3 n/a n/a 0 509
1994 547 2 0 7 2 n/a n/a 0 558
1995 512 1 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 517
1996 512 1 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 517
1998 597 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 602
1999 611 2 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2000 644 4 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2001 663 4 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 671
2002 962 6 1 14 1 n/a n/a 0 984
2003 962 6 1 14 1 n/a n/a 0 984
2004 1059 6 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 1082
2005 1004 8 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 1031
2006 975 4 1 37 0 n/a n/a 0 1017
2007 944 12 1 28 0 n/a n/a 0 985
2008 908 9 2 35 1 n/a n/a 0 955
2009 876 7 2 51 1 0 0 0 937
2010 823 17 9 49 1 0 0 0 899
2011 798 24 10 50 0 0 1 0 883
2012 782 24 12 45 0 1 2 0 866
2013 742 26 10 56 0 1 1 0 836
2014 739 19 14 64 0 1 0 0 837
2015 701 18 15 66 0 1 1 0 802
2016 698 14 12 59 0 1 10 0 794
2017 676 14 11 63 0 1 16 0 781
2018 673 21 10 64 0 1 24 0 793
2019 711 17 7 60 0 0 16 0 811
2020 470 11 4 46 0 0 11 0 542
2021 436 18 4 54 0 0 14 0 526
2022 433 20 2 62 0 1 14 0 532
2023 398 27 2 69 1 3 20 0 520
2024 393 23 3 59 1 2 22 0 503

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 Pinelands Regional Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 465 40.0 11.6 16.3
1993 509 40.0 12.7 17.5
1994 558 41.0 13.6 19.2
1995 517 46.0 11.2 20.9
1996 517 46.0 11.2 20.9
1998 602 47.0 12.8 20.8
1999 621 56.0 11.1 19.5
2000 652 53.0 12.3 37.6
2001 671 53.2 12.6 33.4
2002 984 89.2 11.0 31.6
2003 984 89.2 11.0 31.6
2004 1082 94.0 11.5 26.8
2005 1031 97.0 10.6 n/a
2006 1017 93.0 10.9 30.6
2007 985 95.0 10.4 31.2
2008 955 65.0 14.7 29.5
2009 937 97.2 8.8 29.9
2010 899 86.0 10.4 33.9
2011 883 72.6 12.1 36.9
2012 866 86.9 9.9 40.2
2013 836 92.1 9.0 41.7
2014 837 89.3 9.3 46.7
2015 802 87.0 9.2 41.9
2016 794 81.0 9.8 39
2017 781 80.9 9.6 38.8
2018 793 83.2 9.5 40.2
2019 811 76.7 10.5 41.7
2020 542 51.8 10.4 41.5
2021 526 54.4 9.6 45.4
2022 532 53.8 9.8 41.9
2023 520 55.0 9.4 42.3
2024 503 56.2 8.9 49.1

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 Pinelands Regional Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 465 40.0 11.6 16.3
1993 509 40.0 12.7 17.5
1994 558 41.0 13.6 19.2
1995 517 46.0 11.2 20.9
1996 517 46.0 11.2 20.9
1998 602 47.0 12.8 20.8
1999 621 56.0 11.1 19.5
2000 652 53.0 12.3 37.6
2001 671 53.2 12.6 33.4
2002 984 89.2 11.0 31.6
2003 984 89.2 11.0 31.6
2004 1082 94.0 11.5 26.8
2005 1031 97.0 10.6 n/a
2006 1017 93.0 10.9 30.6
2007 985 95.0 10.4 31.2
2008 955 65.0 14.7 29.5
2009 937 97.2 8.8 29.9
2010 899 86.0 10.4 33.9
2011 883 72.6 12.1 36.9
2012 866 86.9 9.9 40.2
2013 836 92.1 9.0 41.7
2014 837 89.3 9.3 46.7
2015 802 87.0 9.2 41.9
2016 794 81.0 9.8 39
2017 781 80.9 9.6 38.8
2018 793 83.2 9.5 40.2
2019 811 76.7 10.5 41.7
2020 542 51.8 10.4 41.5
2021 526 54.4 9.6 45.4
2022 532 53.8 9.8 41.9
2023 520 55.0 9.4 42.3
2024 503 56.2 8.9 49.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pinelands Regional Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $666 (4.3%) $14,930 (95.7%) $15,596

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pinelands Regional Junior High 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 459th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 556th of 748 Middle schools
 12.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pinelands Regional Junior High School)43.931
 12.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pinelands Regional School District)43.931
 12.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Pinelands Regional Junior High School)35.122.1
 13%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Pinelands Regional School District)35.122.1
 13%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pinelands Regional Junior High School)63.543.9
 19.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pinelands Regional School District)63.543.9
 19.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Pinelands Regional Junior High School)26.23.4
 22.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Pinelands Regional School District)26.23.4
 22.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Pinelands Regional Junior High School)7641.4
 34.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Pinelands Regional School District)7641.4
 34.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Pinelands Regional Junior High School)40.641.4
 0.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Pinelands Regional School District)35.716
 19.7%
   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 Students811520
 35.9%
African American1727
 58.8%
American Indian01
Asian72
 71.4%
Hispanic6069
 15%
Pacific Islander03
White711398
 44%
Two or More Races1620
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.7%42.3%
 0.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 503 students attended Pinelands Regional Junior High School.

Students at Pinelands Regional Junior High School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Pinelands Regional Junior High School usually go on to attend Pinelands Regional High School

Pinelands Regional Junior High School ranks 556th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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