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Chatham Middle School

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Chatham Middle School ranks 153 rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Chatham Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Chatham, New Jersey, part of the School District of the Chathams, which is ranked 62 out of 609 school districts in the state. With 842 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 10:1, Chatham Middle School consistently excels academically, with a large percentage of students scoring proficient or better on state assessments compared to state averages.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 84.3% of 6th graders, 72.7% of 7th graders, and 68.4% of 8th graders at Chatham Middle School scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1% respectively. In Mathematics, 73.1% of 6th graders, 71.5% of 7th graders, and 9.7% of 8th graders scored proficient or better, again outperforming the state. Chatham Middle School's subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and special education students, all perform very well compared to their peers statewide, with the school ranking in the top 100 schools in New Jersey for several of these subgroups.

Chatham Middle School also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.0% to 16.6% over the past few years, lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high socioeconomic status of the student population. While Chatham Middle School's overall performance is exceptional, the data suggests the school may need to address potential equity concerns to ensure all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, are achieving at the same high levels.

833

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,721

Per pupil spending ?

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928-2120

(973) 457-2506

District: School District of the Chathams

Students who attend Chatham Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chatham High School

Feeder schools for Chatham Middle School:

Elementary:	Lafayette Avenue School
	Milton Avenue School
	Southern Boulevard School
	Washington Avenue School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Asian:

17.2%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg43%

153^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 609School District of the Chathams among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	153 of 752	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	142 of 743	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	126 of 748	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	119 of 745	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	93.6	28 of 652	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	62 of 745	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	86 of 716	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	128 of 712	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.7	149 of 713	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	179 of 713	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	87.3	32 of 717	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	25 of 704	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.6	45 of 677	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	18 of 684	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.1	11 of 677	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.4	21 of 664	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	12 of 640	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	24 of 631	96.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	14 of 615	97.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	16 of 599	97.3%	★★★★★
2004	89.8	12 of 588	98.0%	★★★★★
2003	86.4	42 of 574	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	41 of 204	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	45 of 200	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	52 of 201	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	36 of 200	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	18 of 199	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	22 of 200	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	89 of 728	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	76 of 717	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	63 of 720	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	61 of 726	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	33 of 625	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	68 of 703	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	72 of 680	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	92 of 608	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	70 of 589	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	87 of 587	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	81 of 591	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	32 of 480	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	67 of 524	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	92 of 504	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	578 of 613	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	115 of 726	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	110 of 719	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	69 of 718	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	47 of 730	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	17 of 635	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	65 of 697	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	73 of 675	89.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	41 of 507	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	27 of 510	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	16 of 505	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	23 of 535	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	5 of 401	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	28 of 492	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	24 of 471	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	101 of 502	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	111 of 510	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	72 of 509	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	55 of 512	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	44 of 435	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	59 of 504	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	63 of 497	87.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%+30 vs state

Geometry55%-6 vs state

Science41%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	480 Main Street	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2506	833	81	10.2	2.8%	559 (67.1%)	13 (1.6%)	64 (7.7%)	143 (17.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	75.6	153^rd of 752 public middle schools	79.7%		77.3	142^nd of 743 public middle schools	80.9%	11		41.3				84.3	72.7	68.4				73.1	71.5	9.7				52.7	56.4	$8,721		$8,721
Madison Junior School	Public	6-8	160 Main Street	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3149	555	50	11.1	7.6%	371 (66.8%)	17 (3.1%)	83 (15.0%)	63 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	86.5	72^nd of 752 public middle schools	90.4%		82	106^th of 743 public middle schools	85.7%	34		44.7				86.8	85.6	65.9				81.4	74.9	26.6	100.0	92.2	93.9	100.0	100.0	$12,630	$121	$12,509
Ridgedale Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Ridgedale Avenue	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3855	321	31	10.4	2.2%	209 (65.1%)	26 (8.1%)	32 (10.0%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	78.4	139^th of 752 public middle schools	81.5%		86.7	67^th of 743 public middle schools	91.0%	72		28.1				72.5	82.7	68.0				57.5	68.2	14.6		97.9	98.0			$10,605		$10,605
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School	Public	6-8	272 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1190	871	89	9.7	15.5%	497 (57.1%)	36 (4.1%)	178 (20.4%)	106 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	90	46^th of 752 public middle schools	93.9%		91.9	30^th of 743 public middle schools	96.0%	16		42.1				81.7	83.2	81.4				75.8	70.4	37.4		98.3	98.4			$6,058	$44	$6,014
New Providence Middle School	Public	7-8	35 Pioneer Drive	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-9161	396	37	10.7	2.0%	219 (55.3%)	4 (1.0%)	55 (13.9%)	104 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	92.6	22^nd of 752 public middle schools	97.1%		91	36^th of 743 public middle schools	95.2%	14		54.1					88.2	86.2					74.1	53.8		94.8	95.4	100.0	100.0	$9,397	$396	$9,001
Heritage Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Foxcroft Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	994	82	12.0	2.3%	389 (39.1%)	48 (4.8%)	63 (6.3%)	451 (45.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	92	27^th of 752 public middle schools	96.4%		91.8	31^st of 743 public middle schools	95.8%	4		46.5					88.1	85.7					77.8	48.5	100.0	98.8	98.9	100.0	100.0	$10,996	$02	$10,994
Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,106	105	10.5	2.4%	365 (33.0%)	31 (2.8%)	64 (5.8%)	550 (49.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.5%)	93.7	18^th of 752 public middle schools	97.6%		93.1	20^th of 743 public middle schools	97.3%	2		62.0				88.2	86.4	85.9				86.5	84.3	40.9		96.9	96.9			$14,838	$34	$14,804
Washington School	Public	5	71 Spring Street	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 218-7500	363	34	10.5	2.2%	119 (32.8%)	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.4%)	192 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)								(n/a)	75.9				87.8						87.4									$13,097	$428	$12,669
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	483	45	10.7	2.9%	335 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.5%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	83.9	92^nd of 752 public middle schools	87.8%		86.5	70^th of 743 public middle schools	90.6%	22	57.9	42.6	71.4	82.8	80.3	89.7	85.7	81.3	84.5	83.8	81.6	79.4	77.3		100.0	51.6	62.5	100.0	100.0	$8,613	$168	$8,445
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Public	6-8	75 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	474	39	12.1	17.9%	254 (53.6%)	71 (15.0%)	87 (18.4%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.6%)	67.3	221^st of 752 public middle schools	70.6%		63.7	245^th of 743 public middle schools	67.0%	24		25.3				72.1	68.7	65.3				56.5	49.7	8.8	100.0	68.7	74.3	100.0	100.0	$12,020	$171	$11,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatham Middle School

How many students attend Chatham Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 833 students attended Chatham Middle School.

What district is Chatham Middle School in?

School District of the Chathams

What high school do graduates of Chatham Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chatham Middle School usually go on to attend Chatham High School

Is Chatham Middle School a good school?

Chatham Middle School ranks 153^rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chatham Middle School?

Students at Chatham Middle School are 67% White, 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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