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Buena Regional Middle School

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Buena Regional Middle School ranks 544 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Buena Regional Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Buena, New Jersey, with 332 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of New Jersey middle schools over the past five years and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buena Regional Middle School's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly below the state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.8% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 56.1%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 24.1% over the past three school years, notably higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a student population facing significant socioeconomic challenges.

Comparing Hammonton Middle School, located about 10 miles away, consistently outperforms Buena Regional Middle School on state assessments and has a higher 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. This stark contrast highlights the disparities in educational opportunities within the region, underscoring the importance of addressing the root causes of Buena Regional Middle School's underperformance. Targeted strategies to improve student engagement, academic support, and access to resources may be necessary to help the school make meaningful progress.

345

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,071

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 Weymouth Rd
Buena, NJ 08310

(856) 697-0100

District: Buena Regional School District

Students who attend Buena Regional Middle School usually attend:

High:

Buena Regional High School

Feeder schools for Buena Regional Middle School:

Elementary:	Collings Lakes Elementary School
	Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School
	John C. Milanesi Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

30.7%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2018 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg43%

544^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

549^th of 609Buena Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	544 of 752	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	584 of 743	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	605 of 748	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	607 of 745	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	505 of 652	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	608 of 745	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	606 of 716	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	546 of 712	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.0	398 of 713	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	410 of 713	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.6	424 of 717	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	455 of 704	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	425 of 677	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	444 of 684	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	440 of 677	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	395 of 664	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.2	449 of 640	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	478 of 631	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	484 of 615	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.7	391 of 599	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	433 of 588	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.1	477 of 574	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	180 of 359	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	228 of 352	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	276 of 361	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	251 of 356	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	254 of 291	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	237 of 326	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	547 of 728	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	543 of 717	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	590 of 720	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	591 of 726	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	481 of 625	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	590 of 703	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	569 of 680	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	431 of 608	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	474 of 589	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	493 of 587	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	513 of 591	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	326 of 480	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	451 of 524	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	443 of 504	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	399 of 613	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	461 of 584	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	422 of 568	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	410 of 549	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	326 of 467	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	432 of 541	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	424 of 522	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	499 of 726	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	576 of 719	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	570 of 718	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	593 of 730	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	471 of 635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	554 of 697	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	580 of 675	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	299 of 507	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	442 of 510	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	425 of 505	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	335 of 535	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	348 of 401	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	443 of 492	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	422 of 471	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	441 of 502	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	471 of 510	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	478 of 509	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	479 of 512	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	427 of 435	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	461 of 504	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	475 of 497	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)50th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I57%+12 vs state

English Language Arts34%-23 vs state

Mathematics24%-11 vs state

Science7%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buena Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Weymouth Rd	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0100	345	38	9.1	57.7%	183 (53.0%)	43 (12.5%)	106 (30.7%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	26.6	544^th of 752 public middle schools	27.7%		21.4	584^th of 743 public middle schools	21.4%	40		7.2		21.8	40.9	40.2		18.2	30.6	22.8		57.2	57.2			$12,071	$893	$11,178
Edward Johnstone Middle School	Public	6-8	165 S Brewster Rd	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 794-6967	355	24	14.7	53.5%	73 (20.6%)	33 (9.3%)	205 (57.7%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	28.7	527^th of 752 public middle schools	29.9%		34.7	466^th of 743 public middle schools	37.3%	61		14.0		38.0	51.3	60.2		16.0	12.2	0.0	69.7	29.3	47.3	18.6	18.6	$17,537	$639	$16,898
Veterans Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	424 S Main Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6918	603	54	11.1	72.0%	76 (12.6%)	83 (13.8%)	418 (69.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	12.1	687^th of 752 public middle schools	8.6%		10.8	698^th of 743 public middle schools	6.1%	11		5.9		20.6	21.6	21.6		15.6	13.5	3.6		14.0	14.0			$13,388	$1,017	$12,371
Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 S Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 691-1801	620			53.4%	189 (30.5%)	99 (16.0%)	289 (46.6%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	24.3	560^th of 752 public middle schools	25.5%		22.1	577^th of 743 public middle schools	22.3%	17		12.4		31.6	43.4	39.4		21.1	23.7	2.3		50.0	50.0			$12,703	$639	$12,064
Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	688 North Mill Road	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8887	695	57	12.1	75.4%	55 (7.9%)	85 (12.2%)	532 (76.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	10.4	703^rd of 752 public middle schools	6.5%		10.7	699^th of 743 public middle schools	5.9%	4		2.0		19.3	16.0	22.0		5.2	13.2	7.5		22.4	22.4			$13,228	$1,018	$12,210
Delsea Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	510	42	12.1	25.5%	371 (72.7%)	35 (6.9%)	74 (14.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	54.2	315^th of 752 public middle schools	58.1%		40.6	419^th of 743 public middle schools	43.6%	104		16.6			48.6	69.9			39.6	25.7		74.5	74.5			$12,279	$231	$12,048
Caroline L. Reutter School	Public	5-6	2150 Delsea Dr	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 694-0223	388	33	11.6	26.5%	304 (78.4%)	18 (4.6%)	42 (10.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)								(n/a)	25.0		47.5	58.6			42.6	46.9								$6,440	$153	$6,287
Hammonton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 North Liberty Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7007	795	65	12.2	39.5%	511 (64.3%)	26 (3.3%)	234 (29.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	48.4	365^th of 752 public middle schools	51.5%		51.1	336^th of 743 public middle schools	54.8%	29		13.5		60.7	55.2	58.2		38.2	36.4	15.0		87.0	87.0			$11,518	$447	$11,071
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2 N Sharp St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2420	929	82	11.3	79.2%	221 (23.8%)	303 (32.6%)	344 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.6%)	12.8	676^th of 752 public middle schools	10.1%		14.3	662^nd of 743 public middle schools	10.9%	14		5.2		22.3	26.8	27.8		9.0	10.4	5.1		52.0	52.0			$9,743	$398	$9,345
Williamstown Middle School	Public	5-8	561 Clayton Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 629-7444	1,694	146	11.5	40.4%	924 (54.5%)	351 (20.7%)	270 (15.9%)	50 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (5.5%)	46	392^nd of 752 public middle schools	47.9%		38.8	430^th of 743 public middle schools	42.1%	38	21.4	12.3	39.6	52.3	44.2	56.6	32.2	29.2	40.7	27.0		95.2	95.2			$5,079	$274	$4,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Buena Regional Middle School

What high school do graduates of Buena Regional Middle School attend?

Students who attend Buena Regional Middle School usually go on to attend Buena Regional High School

What district is Buena Regional Middle School in?

Buena Regional School District

Is Buena Regional Middle School a good school?

Buena Regional Middle School ranks 544^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Buena Regional Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Buena Regional Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Buena Regional Middle School?

Students at Buena Regional Middle School are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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