Summary:
The Mullica Township School District in New Jersey has only one middle school, Mullica Township Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 349 out of 748 New Jersey middle schools in 2022-2023 to 414 out of 752 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger star rating decreasing from 3 to 2 stars.
Academically, Mullica Township Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally below the state averages, with the exception of Algebra I, where the school's proficiency rate is significantly higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in Science are also below the state averages for both 5th and 8th grades. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 14.9%, which is higher than the state's target of 10% or less.
Despite the school's declining performance, it appears to have adequate resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 and per-student spending of $7,419 for the 2018-2019 school year. However, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (43.08%) suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic performance. Addressing these challenges and improving the school's overall effectiveness will likely be a priority for the Mullica Township School District.
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