Crossroads South Middle School

Summary:

Crossroads South Middle School is a public middle school located in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 987. The school is part of the South Brunswick School District, which is ranked 137 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crossroads South Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, ranking 112th out of 748 schools in the state for the 2022-2023 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. Crossroads South Middle School's subgroups, such as female students, male students, Asian students, and English Language Learners, all perform very well compared to their peers statewide, with high rankings in their respective categories. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 2.8% to 6.7% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Crossroads South Middle School outperforms many of the nearby middle schools in the region, including Crossroads North Middle School (also in the South Brunswick School District), Linwood School, and New Brunswick Middle School. The school's exceptional academic performance, particularly in ELA, Mathematics, and advanced courses, as well as its diverse student population and low chronic absenteeism rate, make it a standout institution in the region and the state of New Jersey.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 195 Major Road
       Monmouth Junction, NJ  08852


(732) 329-4633

District: South Brunswick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
112th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,946 Help


Students who attend Crossroads South Middle School usually attend:

High:    South Brunswick High School

Feeder schools for Crossroads South Middle School:

Elementary:    Brunswick Acres Elementary School
    Cambridge Elementary School
    Greenbrook Elementary School
    Indian Fields Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  987

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
61.4%
White:
19.1%
Hispanic:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.3% Help


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Compare Details Crossroads South Middle School ranks better than 85% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.41. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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: Asian (61.4%), White (19.1%), Hispanic (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 11.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Crossroads South Middle School is 11.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Crossroads South Middle School is $11,946.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Crossroads South Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Crossroads South Middle School 112th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Crossroads South Middle School in the ranking list.)

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South Brunswick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Brunswick School District 137th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Crossroads South Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 78.65 134th 574 76.7%
2004 80.53 115th 588 80.4%
2005 75.53 174th 599 71.0%
2006 78.48 137th 615 77.7%
2007 77.32 141st 631 77.7%
2008 81.40 94th 640 85.3%
2009 80.89 104th 664 84.3%
2010 79.18 133rd 677 80.4%
2011 76.96 156th 684 77.2%
2012 79.33 142nd 677 79.0%
2013 78.07 155th 704 78.0%
2014 76.96 171st 717 76.2%
2015 73.51 149th 713 79.1%
2016 73.94 154th 713 78.4%
2017 76.68 155th 712 78.2%
2018 74.23 174th 716 75.7%
2019 76.10 167th 745 77.6%
2021 72.00 162nd 652 75.2%
2022 79.89 126th 745 83.1%
2023 81.41 112th 748 85.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 67.70 45th 270 83.3%
2023 71.77 40th 288 86.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.40 262nd 471 44.4%
2019 35.77 303rd 492 38.4%
2021 52.32 153rd 401 61.8%
2022 52.24 178th 535 66.7%
2023 58.74 151st 505 70.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.62 286th 522 45.2%
2019 45.79 282nd 541 47.9%
2021 50.84 175th 467 62.5%
2022 50.31 218th 549 60.3%
2023 55.30 185th 568 67.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.88 207th 680 69.6%
2019 77.36 150th 703 78.7%
2021 69.75 158th 625 74.7%
2022 79.94 124th 726 82.9%
2023 85.30 88th 720 87.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.70 139th 675 79.4%
2019 77.37 152nd 697 78.2%
2021 73.64 137th 635 78.4%
2022 82.81 104th 730 85.8%
2023 82.65 103rd 718 85.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.15 114th 200 43.0%
2019 60.75 83rd 199 58.3%
2021 45.11 84th 147 42.9%
2022 64.72 77th 200 61.5%
2023 64.91 73rd 201 63.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.33 83rd 326 74.5%
2019 61.32 99th 326 69.6%
2021 44.87 138th 291 52.6%
2022 65.88 76th 356 78.7%
2023 65.42 81st 361 77.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.99 399th 504 20.8%
2019 36.92 342nd 524 34.7%
2021 40.53 261st 480 45.6%
2022 45.42 282nd 591 52.3%
2023 58.13 192nd 587 67.3%
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Rank History for White students at Crossroads South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.95 323rd 497 35.0%
2019 47.77 270th 504 46.4%
2021 18.58 393rd 435 9.7%
2022 40.18 301st 512 41.2%
2023 53.72 224th 509 56.0%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Crossroads South Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 428 29 26 8 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1989 434 38 25 9 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1990 397 50 34 16 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1991 375 62 38 16 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1992 457 59 49 17 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1993 454 55 95 27 0 n/a n/a 0 631
1994 450 64 113 25 0 n/a n/a 0 652
1995 504 102 144 33 1 n/a n/a 0 784
1996 504 102 144 33 1 n/a n/a 0 784
1998 590 89 157 51 0 n/a n/a 0 887
1999 638 105 156 54 0 n/a n/a 0 953
2000 700 113 156 57 0 n/a n/a 0 1026
2001 730 116 190 53 0 n/a n/a 0 1089
2002 634 118 301 61 0 n/a n/a 0 1114
2003 634 118 301 61 0 n/a n/a 0 1114
2004 675 113 329 64 0 n/a n/a 0 1181
2005 657 123 322 67 0 n/a n/a 0 1169
2006 680 118 348 55 0 n/a n/a 0 1201
2007 609 116 394 54 0 n/a n/a 0 1173
2008 591 105 467 51 0 n/a n/a 0 1214
2009 537 103 468 51 0 0 14 0 1173
2010 519 107 461 51 0 0 15 0 1153
2011 467 114 466 66 0 0 12 0 1125
2012 422 104 499 73 0 0 10 0 1108
2013 355 105 530 87 0 0 10 0 1087
2014 325 80 540 99 0 0 11 0 1055
2015 316 83 547 80 0 1 18 0 1045
2016 336 76 593 103 0 0 35 0 1143
2017 316 77 622 87 0 0 39 0 1141
2018 274 84 638 112 0 0 37 0 1145
2019 258 86 644 92 1 0 26 0 1107
2020 250 68 654 98 0 0 26 0 1096
2021 232 65 633 111 1 2 27 0 1071
2022 202 69 626 92 3 0 24 0 1016
2023 189 73 606 94 4 0 21 0 987

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 Crossroads South Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 491 45.0 10.9 n/a
1989 506 48.0 10.5 n/a
1990 497 46.0 10.8 2
1991 491 46.0 10.6 2.2
1992 582 48.0 12.1 2.2
1993 631 50.0 12.6 3.3
1994 652 46.6 14.0 6.7
1995 784 56.0 14.0 5.5
1996 784 56.0 14.0 5.5
1998 887 71.0 12.5 4.5
1999 953 73.5 13.0 4.9
2000 1026 84.0 12.2 7.9
2001 1089 84.3 12.9 7.3
2002 1114 92.3 12.1 4.7
2003 1114 92.3 12.1 4.7
2004 1181 85.3 13.8 6
2005 1169 95.8 12.2 n/a
2006 1201 101.8 11.8 6.4
2007 1173 96.0 12.2 5.2
2008 1214 80.0 15.2 5.8
2009 1173 97.8 9.2 6.9
2010 1153 88.0 13.1 8.1
2011 1125 79.4 14.1 10.4
2012 1108 86.3 12.8 11.2
2013 1087 85.3 12.7 14.4
2014 1055 87.8 12.0 15
2015 1045 86.0 12.1 14.4
2016 1143 86.0 13.2 14.6
2017 1141 85.9 13.2 14.4
2018 1145 82.5 13.8 15.4
2019 1107 86.5 12.7 14.7
2020 1096 81.3 13.4 15.9
2021 1071 77.0 13.9 16.1
2022 1016 95.0 10.6 12.5
2023 987 86.4 11.4 11.3

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 Crossroads South Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 491 45.0 10.9 n/a
1989 506 48.0 10.5 n/a
1990 497 46.0 10.8 2
1991 491 46.0 10.6 2.2
1992 582 48.0 12.1 2.2
1993 631 50.0 12.6 3.3
1994 652 46.6 14.0 6.7
1995 784 56.0 14.0 5.5
1996 784 56.0 14.0 5.5
1998 887 71.0 12.5 4.5
1999 953 73.5 13.0 4.9
2000 1026 84.0 12.2 7.9
2001 1089 84.3 12.9 7.3
2002 1114 92.3 12.1 4.7
2003 1114 92.3 12.1 4.7
2004 1181 85.3 13.8 6
2005 1169 95.8 12.2 n/a
2006 1201 101.8 11.8 6.4
2007 1173 96.0 12.2 5.2
2008 1214 80.0 15.2 5.8
2009 1173 97.8 9.2 6.9
2010 1153 88.0 13.1 8.1
2011 1125 79.4 14.1 10.4
2012 1108 86.3 12.8 11.2
2013 1087 85.3 12.7 14.4
2014 1055 87.8 12.0 15
2015 1045 86.0 12.1 14.4
2016 1143 86.0 13.2 14.6
2017 1141 85.9 13.2 14.4
2018 1145 82.5 13.8 15.4
2019 1107 86.5 12.7 14.7
2020 1096 81.3 13.4 15.9
2021 1071 77.0 13.9 16.1
2022 1016 95.0 10.6 12.5
2023 987 86.4 11.4 11.3

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 Crossroads South Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $160 (1.3%) $11,786 (98.7%) $11,946

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

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 167th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 112th of 748 Middle schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Crossroads South Middle School)78.281.7
 3.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Brunswick School District)73.877.5
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Crossroads South Middle School)59.661.4
 1.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Brunswick School District)58.462
 3.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Crossroads South Middle School)84.880.9
 3.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Brunswick School District)83.379
 4.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Crossroads South Middle School)46.250.8
 4.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Brunswick School District)47.650.1
 2.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Crossroads South Middle School)98.398.4
 0.1%
   7th Grade Algebra I (South Brunswick School District)9899.4
 1.4%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Crossroads South Middle School)77.975.2
 2.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Brunswick School District)78.172.3
 5.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Crossroads South Middle School)29.917.1
 12.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Brunswick School District)34.112.4
 21.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Crossroads South Middle School)90.875.9
 14.9%
   8th Grade Algebra I (South Brunswick School District)9174.7
 16.3%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Crossroads South Middle School)97.788.2
 9.5%
   8th Grade Geometry (South Brunswick School District)97.988.3
 9.6%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Crossroads South Middle School)94.883.4
 11.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (South Brunswick School District)68.558.6
 9.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Crossroads South Middle School)97.888.2
 9.6%
   End of Course Geometry (South Brunswick School District)5040.7
 9.3%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1107987
 10.8%
African American8673
 15.1%
American Indian14
 300%
Asian644606
 5.9%
Hispanic9294
 2.2%
Pacific Islander00
White258189
 26.7%
Two or More Races2621
 19.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.7%11.3%
 3.4%


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Crossroads South Middle School ranks 112th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 987 students attended Crossroads South Middle School.

Students at Crossroads South Middle School are 61% Asian, 19% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Crossroads South Middle School usually go on to attend South Brunswick High School


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