Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

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Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School is a public middle school located in Wharton, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 265. The school is part of the Wharton Borough School District, which is ranked 425 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (71.32%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 15.53% to 41.81% Hispanic students, its academic performance on NJSLA tests is generally lower than the state averages. Only 33.8% of 6th graders, 33% of 7th graders, and 51.7% of 8th graders are proficient or better in English Language Arts, and the proficiency rates in mathematics are even lower, ranging from 9.6% for 8th grade to 32.6% for 7th grade. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.3% in 2020-2021 to 14.4% in 2021-2022, and a relatively high percentage of students (44.53%) receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Valleyview Middle School in Denville, which has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School generally performs worse on academic measures. The school's performance on NJSLA tests also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students and English Language Learners performing relatively better than Hispanic and Special Education students. Over the past several years, the school's statewide ranking has declined, from 303 out of 713 New Jersey middle schools in 2014-2015 to 439 out of 748 in 2022-2023, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other middle schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 137 East Central Avenue
       Wharton, NJ  07885-2431


(973) 361-1253

District: Wharton Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
439th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,173 Help


Students who attend Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School usually attend:

High:    Morris Hills High School

Feeder schools for Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School:

Elementary:    Marie V. Duffy Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.1 Help
Number of students:  265

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.3%
White:
18.5%
Asian:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.5% Help


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Compare Details Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School ranks worse than 58.7% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.69. (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: Hispanic (71.3%), White (18.5%), Asian (4.5%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School is 9.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School is $11,173.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School 439th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Wharton Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wharton Borough School District 425th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 37.40 419th 574 27.0%
2004 47.26 392nd 588 33.3%
2005 45.65 401st 599 33.1%
2006 60.48 328th 615 46.7%
2007 55.40 371st 631 41.2%
2008 57.94 348th 640 45.6%
2009 53.48 400th 664 39.8%
2010 49.86 423rd 677 37.5%
2011 54.17 387th 684 43.4%
2012 61.24 325th 677 52.0%
2013 60.36 332nd 704 52.8%
2014 54.98 385th 717 46.3%
2015 54.36 316th 713 55.7%
2016 56.23 303rd 713 57.5%
2017 48.19 362nd 712 49.2%
2018 40.93 439th 716 38.7%
2019 41.96 443rd 745 40.5%
2021 44.08 322nd 652 50.6%
2022 44.80 386th 745 48.2%
2023 37.69 439th 748 41.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 51.75 96th 270 64.4%
2023 46.21 130th 288 54.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.64 288th 471 38.9%
2019 39.78 270th 492 45.1%
2021 53.36 146th 401 63.6%
2022 37.14 299th 535 44.1%
2023 33.06 327th 505 35.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.34 248th 522 52.5%
2019 45.51 284th 541 47.5%
2021 61.99 98th 467 79.0%
2022 66.02 87th 549 84.2%
2023 43.05 294th 568 48.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.52 411th 680 39.6%
2019 43.90 419th 703 40.4%
2021 37.11 368th 625 41.1%
2022 39.68 423rd 726 41.7%
2023 36.50 433rd 720 39.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.40 392nd 675 41.9%
2019 35.35 459th 697 34.1%
2021 53.76 247th 635 61.1%
2022 47.67 346th 730 52.6%
2023 37.70 424th 718 40.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.47 244th 504 51.6%
2019 43.26 296th 524 43.5%
2021 45.74 225th 480 53.1%
2022 52.42 220th 591 62.8%
2023 43.25 304th 587 48.2%
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Rank History for White students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.98 246th 497 50.5%
2019 49.33 257th 504 49.0%
2021 79.06 53rd 435 87.8%
2022 36.59 322nd 512 37.1%
2023 34.06 344th 509 32.4%
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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 Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 133 2 7 25 0 n/a n/a 0 167
1989 121 5 6 29 0 n/a n/a 0 161
1990 137 10 6 39 0 n/a n/a 0 192
1991 129 12 5 44 0 n/a n/a 0 190
1992 109 10 6 37 0 n/a n/a 0 162
1993 105 7 4 35 0 n/a n/a 0 151
1994 109 7 4 39 1 n/a n/a 0 160
1995 133 8 10 31 0 n/a n/a 0 182
1996 133 8 10 31 0 n/a n/a 0 182
1998 118 13 7 52 0 n/a n/a 0 190
1999 166 8 7 71 0 n/a n/a 0 252
2000 163 9 2 51 0 n/a n/a 0 225
2001 162 12 9 70 0 n/a n/a 0 253
2002 105 12 12 138 0 n/a n/a 0 267
2003 105 12 12 138 0 n/a n/a 0 267
2004 106 14 11 119 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2005 106 7 12 117 0 n/a n/a 0 242
2006 111 18 13 109 0 n/a n/a 0 251
2007 110 17 14 118 0 n/a n/a 0 259
2008 114 16 20 130 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2009 103 11 21 122 0 0 0 0 257
2010 88 11 18 131 0 0 0 0 248
2011 81 15 14 119 2 0 0 0 231
2012 94 15 16 140 1 0 0 0 266
2013 102 15 18 133 2 0 0 0 270
2014 96 13 17 153 1 0 0 0 280
2015 92 16 12 171 1 0 0 0 292
2016 77 19 10 190 0 0 0 0 296
2017 71 16 8 192 0 1 0 0 288
2018 59 11 8 187 0 0 0 0 265
2019 61 8 14 187 0 0 1 0 271
2020 50 11 12 218 0 0 3 0 294
2021 48 8 15 191 0 2 3 0 267
2022 44 12 17 188 0 4 0 0 265
2023 49 11 12 189 0 4 0 0 265

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 Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 167 11.0 15.1 n/a
1989 161 11.0 14.6 n/a
1990 192 10.0 19.2 4.7
1991 190 10.0 19.0 7.9
1992 162 9.0 18.0 9.3
1993 151 10.5 14.4 8.6
1994 160 10.0 16.0 11.9
1995 182 11.0 16.5 10.4
1996 182 11.0 16.5 10.4
1998 190 12.0 15.8 7.4
1999 252 12.6 20.0 15.1
2000 225 18.5 12.2 26.7
2001 253 18.6 13.6 32.4
2002 267 30.7 8.7 25.8
2003 267 30.7 8.7 25.8
2004 250 28.2 8.9 30.8
2005 242 28.0 8.6 n/a
2006 251 29.0 8.7 31.5
2007 259 27.0 9.6 35.1
2008 280 24.0 11.7 34.3
2009 257 26.1 8.2 35.8
2010 248 25.0 9.9 44.8
2011 231 25.5 9.0 45.5
2012 266 28.1 9.4 50.8
2013 270 26.3 10.2 45.9
2014 280 27.0 10.3 44.6
2015 292 30.0 9.7 48.3
2016 296 29.0 10.2 46.3
2017 288 29.5 9.7 56.9
2018 265 29.5 8.9 52.5
2019 271 27.3 9.9 50.6
2020 294 27.3 10.7 50.7
2021 267 30.3 8.7 53.6
2022 265 25.6 10.3 46.8
2023 265 29.0 9.1 44.5

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 Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 167 11.0 15.1 n/a
1989 161 11.0 14.6 n/a
1990 192 10.0 19.2 4.7
1991 190 10.0 19.0 7.9
1992 162 9.0 18.0 9.3
1993 151 10.5 14.4 8.6
1994 160 10.0 16.0 11.9
1995 182 11.0 16.5 10.4
1996 182 11.0 16.5 10.4
1998 190 12.0 15.8 7.4
1999 252 12.6 20.0 15.1
2000 225 18.5 12.2 26.7
2001 253 18.6 13.6 32.4
2002 267 30.7 8.7 25.8
2003 267 30.7 8.7 25.8
2004 250 28.2 8.9 30.8
2005 242 28.0 8.6 n/a
2006 251 29.0 8.7 31.5
2007 259 27.0 9.6 35.1
2008 280 24.0 11.7 34.3
2009 257 26.1 8.2 35.8
2010 248 25.0 9.9 44.8
2011 231 25.5 9.0 45.5
2012 266 28.1 9.4 50.8
2013 270 26.3 10.2 45.9
2014 280 27.0 10.3 44.6
2015 292 30.0 9.7 48.3
2016 296 29.0 10.2 46.3
2017 288 29.5 9.7 56.9
2018 265 29.5 8.9 52.5
2019 271 27.3 9.9 50.6
2020 294 27.3 10.7 50.7
2021 267 30.3 8.7 53.6
2022 265 25.6 10.3 46.8
2023 265 29.0 9.1 44.5

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 Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $335 (3.0%) $10,838 (97.0%) $11,173

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Alfred C. MacKinnon 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 443rd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 439th of 748 Middle schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)51.133.8
 17.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wharton Borough School District)51.133.8
 17.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)28.628.2
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wharton Borough School District)28.628.2
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)46.333
 13.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wharton Borough School District)46.333
 13.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)24.332.6
 8.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wharton Borough School District)24.332.6
 8.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)61.351.7
 9.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wharton Borough School District)61.351.7
 9.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)46.99.6
 37.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wharton Borough School District)46.99.6
 37.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)10090.4
 9.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Wharton Borough School District)10090.4
 9.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School)10090.4
 9.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Wharton Borough School District)10090.4
 9.6%
   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 Students271265
 2.2%
African American811
 37.5%
American Indian00
Asian1412
 14.3%
Hispanic187189
 1.1%
Pacific Islander04
White6149
 19.7%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.6%44.5%
 6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School

Students at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 265 students attended Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School.

Students who attend Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School usually go on to attend Morris Hills High School

Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School ranks 439th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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