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Penns Grove Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
351 Maple Avenue
Penns Grove, NJ 08069
Phone
(856) 299-0576
District
PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SALEM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
517
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.1% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Penns Grove Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
2%
38%
1%
46%
2%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
42%
12%
51%
6%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
32%
16%
50%
1%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 133 25.7%
Grade 7 155 30.0%
Grade 8 151 29.2%
Total 517 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.1% 18.1% 41.1%
Black 40.0% 38.4% 15.3%
Hispanic 42.3% 42.6% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.1% 66.8% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 68.1% 61.7% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 5.1% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,449 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 722.6 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 17.1% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,020 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.0% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.0% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.1% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.4% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 17.3% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,137 $24,289,797 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,459 $3,182,079 7.0%
Staff $576 $1,256,256 2.8%
General Administration $542 $1,182,102 2.6%
School Administration $1,106 $2,412,186 5.3%
Operation $1,750 $3,816,750 8.5%
Transportation $663 $1,446,003 3.2%
Other $566 $1,234,446 2.7%
Total Support $6,662 $14,529,822 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,890 $6,303,090 14.0%
Total Expenditures $20,690 $45,124,890 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%