Summary:
The Linwood City School District has one standout middle school, Belhaven Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 and has consistently ranked in the top 15% of New Jersey middle schools over the past 3 school years. This public school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasts significantly higher proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels.
Belhaven Middle School's 7th-grade students achieved an 85.4% proficiency rate in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 57%. In Algebra I, 8th-graders had a proficiency rate of 87.3%, over 15 percentage points higher than the state average of 72.7%. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and small student-teacher ratio of 10.7 suggest a positive learning environment that may contribute to its academic success.
While science proficiency rates are more mixed, with 5th-graders performing better than the state average but 8th-graders lagging behind, Belhaven Middle School's overall performance is exceptional. With a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 8.15%, the school serves a more affluent student population, which could provide additional resources and support for student learning. The school's strong academic outcomes and positive learning environment make it a standout institution within the Linwood City School District.
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