Summary
Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School is a public middle school in Vineland, New Jersey, serving 734 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Vineland Public School District, which is ranked 548 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.3% of 6th graders, 16% of 7th graders, and 22% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is even lower, with only 5.2% of 6th graders, 13.2% of 7th graders, and 7.5% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 30.3% over the past few years.
Interestingly, the nearby Delsea Regional Middle School, as well as other Vineland Public School District middle schools like Edward Johnstone Middle School and Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School, generally perform better than Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School on academic assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, Edward Johnstone Middle School had 60.2% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 22% at Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, these factors do not seem to translate into improved academic performance.
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