Summary:
The Lumberton Middle School is the sole middle school serving the Lumberton Township Board of Education district in New Jersey. With a student population of 357, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 29.13% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Academically, Lumberton Middle School's performance is mixed. While the school excels in Algebra I with 100% proficiency rates, its overall proficiency rates in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) are generally below the state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th-grade math proficiency rate was 23.9% compared to the state average of 39.8%. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade is also lower than the state average, at 17% compared to 19% statewide.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 and per-student spending of $12,723 in the 2018-2019 school year, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 405 and 485 out of 743-752 New Jersey middle schools over the past few years, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year is also a concern that may be impacting student learning and achievement.
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