Summary:
Butler, New Jersey, has one middle school, Richard Butler School, serving grades 5–8 with 291 students. Its 2025–2026 results show an uneven academic picture: several grade 8 and Algebra I scores were well above state results, while grade 6 mathematics and grade 5 science fell below them. The most important takeaway is that the school’s strongest results are concentrated in particular grades and subjects, rather than showing the same strength across the board.
Because Richard Butler is the only middle school listed, there is no other Butler school to identify as a relative leader or to compare it with. Its standout results were Algebra I proficiency of 100% in both reported categories—60 points above the state for end-of-course results and 26 points above for grade 8—plus grade 8 mathematics at 49% versus 23% statewide, and grade 8 science at 36% versus 19%. The clearest shortfalls were grade 6 mathematics, at 32% compared with 40% statewide, and grade 5 science, at 21% compared with 27%. These results highlight substantial differences by grade and subject.
Changes from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 were mixed. The average ELA result across grades 5–8 declined from 68% to 60%, while the state average fell from 56% to 53%; the school’s lead narrowed from 13 to 7 points. Mathematics improved on average, from 40% to 42%, and its lead over the state grew from 4 to 5 points, but grade 8 mathematics jumped 30 points while grade 6 and grade 7 fell 9 and 15 points. SchoolDigger ranked Richard Butler 208 of 743 schools (72nd percentile) in 2025–2026, up from 242 of 752 (68th percentile) in 2024–2025. For context, 34% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; the student–teacher ratio was 9.5. Chronic absenteeism that year was 8%, below the district’s 14% and the state’s 14%. With only one school listed, these figures cannot establish how it compares with peer schools.
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