West Deptford Middle School

Summary:

West Deptford Middle School is a public middle school serving 849 students in grades 4-8 in West Deptford, New Jersey, which is part of the West Deptford Township School District. The school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past several years, moving from 401 out of 717 NJ middle schools in 2013-2014 to 221 out of 743 in 2023-2024.

Academically, West Deptford Middle School performs well, with 70.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 52.9%. However, the school's math performance lags behind the state, with only 31.6% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19.4%. The school's science performance is also below the state average, with 20.4% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to 18.8% statewide. Compared to nearby schools like Gloucester City Middle School and Paulsboro Junior High School, West Deptford Middle School generally outperforms them, particularly in English Language Arts and mathematics.

West Deptford Middle School has a diverse student population, with 26.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. The school's special education and low socioeconomic status student populations perform well, ranking in the top quartile of NJ middle schools in these categories. However, the school has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 14.7% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is slightly higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools. Addressing chronic absenteeism could be an area of focus for the school to improve overall student engagement and academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 4-8

 675 Grove Rd
       West Deptford, NJ  08066-1925


(856) 848-1200

District: West Deptford Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
221st of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,057 Help


Students who attend West Deptford Middle School usually attend:

High:    West Deptford High School

Feeder schools for West Deptford Middle School:

Elementary:    Green-Fields Elementary School
    Oakview Elementary School
    Red Bank Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  832

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.3%
Hispanic:
14.1%
African American:
11.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Deptford Middle School ranks better than 70.3% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.18. (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 (67.3%), Hispanic (14.1%), African American (11.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Deptford Middle School is 11. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Deptford Middle School is $11,057.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Deptford Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Deptford Middle School 221st of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See West Deptford Middle School in the ranking list.)

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West Deptford Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Deptford Township School District 290th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Deptford Middle School

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Rank History for all students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 53.94 354th 574 38.3%
2004 67.37 251st 588 57.3%
2005 72.98 200th 599 66.6%
2006 74.34 189th 615 69.3%
2007 62.88 304th 631 51.8%
2008 69.06 233rd 640 63.6%
2009 66.91 278th 664 58.1%
2010 58.94 354th 677 47.7%
2011 57.45 362nd 684 47.1%
2012 52.26 395th 677 41.7%
2013 53.04 401st 704 43.0%
2014 51.34 401st 717 44.1%
2015 48.72 361st 713 49.4%
2016 46.70 385th 713 46.0%
2017 55.96 314th 712 55.9%
2018 59.00 291st 716 59.4%
2019 61.22 283rd 745 62.0%
2021 55.19 249th 652 61.8%
2022 50.87 331st 745 55.6%
2023 59.11 276th 748 63.1%
2024 66.18 221st 743 70.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.48 192nd 471 59.2%
2019 58.48 156th 492 68.3%
2021 53.11 149th 401 62.8%
2022 50.83 190th 535 64.5%
2023 53.69 178th 505 64.8%
2024 68.67 95th 510 81.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.50 288th 522 44.8%
2019 53.45 211th 541 61.0%
2021 52.09 168th 467 64.0%
2022 45.74 256th 549 53.4%
2023 54.71 190th 568 66.5%
2024 73.35 72nd 584 87.7%
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Rank History for Female students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.62 289th 680 57.5%
2019 61.32 279th 703 60.3%
2021 53.37 243rd 625 61.1%
2022 54.11 300th 726 58.7%
2023 62.45 247th 720 65.7%
2024 62.48 256th 717 64.3%
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Rank History for Male students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.50 274th 675 59.4%
2019 59.23 280th 697 59.8%
2021 55.34 238th 635 62.5%
2022 50.57 310th 730 57.5%
2023 55.95 278th 718 61.3%
2024 69.02 188th 719 73.9%
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Rank History for African American students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.20 163rd 326 50.0%
2019 52.30 131st 326 59.8%
2021 41.27 157th 291 46.0%
2022 49.92 147th 356 58.7%
2023 73.51 62nd 361 82.8%
2024 86.10 20th 352 94.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.71 319th 504 36.7%
2019 56.91 199th 524 62.0%
2021 53.93 181st 480 62.3%
2022 48.46 258th 591 56.3%
2023 50.97 241st 587 58.9%
2024 60.15 185th 589 68.6%
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Rank History for White students at West Deptford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.93 227th 497 54.3%
2019 53.75 226th 504 55.2%
2021 42.40 241st 435 44.6%
2022 36.98 318th 512 37.9%
2023 49.79 248th 509 51.3%
2024 57.26 198th 510 61.2%
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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 West Deptford Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 749 38 10 8 1 n/a n/a 0 806
1989 747 35 12 6 0 n/a n/a 0 800
1990 779 25 9 11 1 n/a n/a 0 825
1991 812 34 12 13 4 n/a n/a 0 875
1992 836 44 9 9 3 n/a n/a 0 901
1993 885 41 9 9 2 n/a n/a 0 946
1994 853 54 9 9 2 n/a n/a 0 927
1995 888 48 11 19 0 n/a n/a 0 966
1996 888 48 11 19 0 n/a n/a 0 966
1998 900 47 10 21 0 n/a n/a 0 978
1999 893 56 11 18 1 n/a n/a 0 979
2000 894 62 9 12 1 n/a n/a 0 978
2001 935 58 13 9 2 n/a n/a 0 1017
2002 927 71 12 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1022
2003 927 71 12 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1022
2004 930 67 12 18 1 n/a n/a 0 1028
2005 912 75 14 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1017
2006 916 67 19 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1016
2007 888 76 22 19 0 n/a n/a 0 1005
2008 850 90 28 30 0 n/a n/a 0 998
2009 855 89 25 29 0 0 2 0 1000
2010 852 100 22 32 0 0 1 0 1007
2011 837 85 16 47 0 1 43 0 1029
2012 855 67 22 64 0 0 42 0 1050
2013 787 64 21 70 0 0 49 0 991
2014 786 69 16 76 0 0 43 0 990
2015 742 87 16 88 0 0 47 0 980
2016 709 86 17 92 0 1 47 0 952
2017 703 76 21 98 0 2 41 0 941
2018 658 77 16 102 0 1 46 0 900
2019 647 80 23 104 2 0 44 0 900
2020 608 85 26 104 1 0 44 0 868
2021 607 81 25 109 1 0 43 0 866
2022 609 82 23 109 0 1 44 1 869
2023 587 86 24 108 0 1 43 0 849
2024 560 93 23 117 0 1 38 0 832

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 West Deptford Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 806 64.0 12.5 n/a
1989 800 66.0 12.1 n/a
1990 825 67.0 12.3 3.9
1991 875 68.0 12.8 6.5
1992 901 68.0 13.2 11.4
1993 946 67.6 14.0 10.9
1994 927 68.6 13.5 9.4
1995 966 69.9 13.8 12.5
1996 966 69.9 13.8 12.5
1998 978 70.9 13.8 10.5
1999 979 68.9 14.2 8.9
2000 978 67.6 14.5 19.6
2001 1017 67.9 15.0 17.3
2002 1022 70.6 14.5 17
2003 1022 70.6 14.5 17
2004 1028 70.0 14.7 19.9
2005 1017 69.0 14.7 n/a
2006 1016 66.0 15.4 18.8
2007 1005 64.0 15.7 16.4
2008 998 57.0 17.5 18.4
2009 1000 68.7 11.0 17.8
2010 1007 62.0 16.2 22.1
2011 1029 56.0 18.3 23.6
2012 1050 62.7 16.7 24.2
2013 991 71.0 13.9 27.3
2014 990 72.0 13.7 27.6
2015 980 72.0 13.6 31.5
2016 952 74.0 12.8 30.7
2017 941 71.5 13.1 28.8
2018 900 71.0 12.6 29.9
2019 900 70.1 12.8 26.7
2020 868 68.0 12.7 28.7
2021 866 73.0 11.8 26.1
2022 869 73.5 11.8 18.6
2023 849 75.0 11.3 26.3
2024 832 75.0 11.0 32.1

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 West Deptford Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 806 64.0 12.5 n/a
1989 800 66.0 12.1 n/a
1990 825 67.0 12.3 3.9
1991 875 68.0 12.8 6.5
1992 901 68.0 13.2 11.4
1993 946 67.6 14.0 10.9
1994 927 68.6 13.5 9.4
1995 966 69.9 13.8 12.5
1996 966 69.9 13.8 12.5
1998 978 70.9 13.8 10.5
1999 979 68.9 14.2 8.9
2000 978 67.6 14.5 19.6
2001 1017 67.9 15.0 17.3
2002 1022 70.6 14.5 17
2003 1022 70.6 14.5 17
2004 1028 70.0 14.7 19.9
2005 1017 69.0 14.7 n/a
2006 1016 66.0 15.4 18.8
2007 1005 64.0 15.7 16.4
2008 998 57.0 17.5 18.4
2009 1000 68.7 11.0 17.8
2010 1007 62.0 16.2 22.1
2011 1029 56.0 18.3 23.6
2012 1050 62.7 16.7 24.2
2013 991 71.0 13.9 27.3
2014 990 72.0 13.7 27.6
2015 980 72.0 13.6 31.5
2016 952 74.0 12.8 30.7
2017 941 71.5 13.1 28.8
2018 900 71.0 12.6 29.9
2019 900 70.1 12.8 26.7
2020 868 68.0 12.7 28.7
2021 866 73.0 11.8 26.1
2022 869 73.5 11.8 18.6
2023 849 75.0 11.3 26.3
2024 832 75.0 11.0 32.1

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Deptford Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $02 (0.0%) $11,055 (100.0%) $11,057

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Deptford Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 283rd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 276th of 748 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Middle School)49.629.7
 19.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Township School District)49.629.7
 19.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Middle School)42.640
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Township School District)42.640
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Middle School)58.657.2
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Township School District)58.657.2
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Middle School)37.336.8
 0.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Township School District)37.336.8
 0.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Middle School)69.664.4
 5.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Township School District)69.664.4
 5.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Middle School)44.737.9
 6.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Township School District)44.737.9
 6.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (West Deptford Middle School)10088.2
 11.8%
   7th Grade Algebra I (West Deptford Township School District)10088.2
 11.8%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Middle School)70.449.8
 20.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Deptford Township School District)70.449.8
 20.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Middle School)39.927.7
 12.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Deptford Township School District)39.927.7
 12.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (West Deptford Middle School)94.491.7
 2.7%
   8th Grade Algebra I (West Deptford Township School District)94.491.7
 2.7%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (West Deptford Middle School)90.988.3
 2.6%
   8th Grade Geometry (West Deptford Township School District)90.988.3
 2.6%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (West Deptford Middle School)95.790.3
 5.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (West Deptford Township School District)39.434.5
 4.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (West Deptford Middle School)90.988.3
 2.6%
   End of Course Geometry (West Deptford Township School District)20.362.2
 41.9%
   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 Students900849
 5.7%
African American8086
 7.5%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian2324
 4.3%
Hispanic104108
 3.8%
Pacific Islander01
White647587
 9.3%
Two or More Races4443
 2.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.7%26.3%
 0.4%


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Students who attend West Deptford Middle School usually go on to attend West Deptford High School

West Deptford Middle School ranks 221st of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at West Deptford Middle School are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 832 students attended West Deptford Middle School.


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