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Community Middle School

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Community Middle School ranks 536 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Community Middle School is a public middle school located in Bound Brook, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 287 students. The school is part of the Bound Brook School District, which is ranked 555 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Community Middle School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 33.3% in 7th grade ELA, 41.7% in 8th grade ELA, 30.9% in 7th grade Math, and 15.8% in 8th grade Math, compared to the state averages of 57%, 57.1%, 38.8%, and 20.7%, respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better than the overall school, but still lagging behind the state averages for these subgroups. Additionally, Community Middle School has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 11.0% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Green Brook Middle School, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, and Quibbletown Middle School, Community Middle School consistently performs significantly worse in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. These nearby schools have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch eligibility. However, one bright spot for Community Middle School is its performance in Algebra I, where the school's proficiency rates have been higher than the district and state averages in recent years.

291

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,871

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 East Second Street
Bound Brook, NJ 08805

(732) 852-1131

District: Bound Brook School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

African American:

8.6%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2025)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg41%

536^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2018

From bottom 15% (2018) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

555^th of 609Bound Brook School District 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	27.2	536 of 752	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	536 of 743	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	515 of 748	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	486 of 745	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	606 of 745	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	610 of 716	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	163 of 359	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	145 of 352	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	254 of 361	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.9	107 of 356	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	256 of 326	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	265 of 326	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	191 of 343	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	189 of 320	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	148 of 288	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	122 of 270	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	141 of 227	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	160 of 202	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	521 of 728	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	506 of 717	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	438 of 720	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	518 of 726	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	594 of 703	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	592 of 680	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	363 of 608	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	364 of 589	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	293 of 587	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	352 of 591	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	432 of 524	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	442 of 504	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	385 of 613	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	327 of 584	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	290 of 568	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	250 of 549	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	390 of 541	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	414 of 522	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	502 of 726	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	504 of 719	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	538 of 718	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	444 of 730	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	559 of 697	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	568 of 675	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	186 of 507	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.4	427 of 510	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	459 of 505	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	353 of 535	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	451 of 492	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	459 of 471	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	56.6	202 of 512	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	384 of 504	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	268 of 497	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+35 vs school

White (2022)61st percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I42%-3 vs state

English Language Arts37%-20 vs state

Mathematics25%-6 vs state

Science6%-13 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 (2025)	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 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 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
Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 East Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 852-1131	291	30	9.7	85.2%	20 (6.9%)	25 (8.6%)	232 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	27.2	536^th of 752 public middle schools	28.7%		27.1	536^th of 743 public middle schools	27.9%			6.3				33.3	41.7				30.9	15.8		42.3	42.3			$9,871	$670	$9,201
Smalley Elementary School	Public	4-6	163 Cherry Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7940	424	56	7.5	81.6%	48 (11.3%)	32 (7.5%)	324 (76.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)	13.7		25.7	23.8	35.5			20.1	16.8	24.5								$8,764	$807	$7,957
Von E. Mauger Middle School	Public	6-8	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	502	46	10.9	43.8%	181 (36.1%)	47 (9.4%)	220 (43.8%)	35 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	38.4	454^th of 752 public middle schools	39.6%		40.2	422^nd of 743 public middle schools	43.2%	32		7.4			47.2	44.9	50.0			27.5	32.3	24.0		100.0	100.0			$9,479	$44	$9,435
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School	Public	7-8	128 Merriwood Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8661	1,220	106	11.5	15.6%	471 (38.6%)	44 (3.6%)	243 (19.9%)	404 (33.1%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	45 (3.7%)	75.4	156^th of 752 public middle schools	79.3%		74.5	163^rd of 743 public middle schools	78.1%	7		33.1				76.9	80.2				35.2	30.7	98.7	93.0	96.1	98.8	98.8	$11,299		$11,299
Theodore Schor Middle School	Public	6-8	243 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-4457	563	47	12.0	47.4%	59 (10.5%)	139 (24.7%)	161 (28.6%)	186 (33.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	53.1	324^th of 752 public middle schools	56.9%		55	307^th of 743 public middle schools	58.7%	17		17.1			52.8	65.5	62.0			37.0	44.8	7.8	100.0	79.8	83.0	100.0	100.0	$7,342	$166	$7,176
Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	466	42	11.0	33.9%	65 (13.9%)	105 (22.5%)	93 (20.0%)	183 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	66.3	227^th of 752 public middle schools	69.8%		66.7	219^th of 743 public middle schools	70.5%	8		19.6			66.6	72.4	71.3			45.5	53.2	15.1	100.0	75.5	82.0	100.0	100.0	$8,022		$8,022
Alexander Batcho Intermediate School	Public	5-8	100 North 13th Avenue	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8521	510	48	10.6	66.5%	147 (28.8%)	44 (8.6%)	298 (58.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	20.8	597^th of 752 public middle schools	20.6%		12.4	682^nd of 743 public middle schools	8.2%	85	9.8	7.9		23.8	33.3	41.4	44.4		12.2	14.4	17.2	0.0	84.6	24.0	44.8			$6,739	$115	$6,624
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Dunellen Avenue	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	333	26	12.8	47.7%	74 (22.2%)	46 (13.8%)	192 (57.7%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	25.9	550^th of 752 public middle schools	26.9%		26.8	539^th of 743 public middle schools	27.5%	11		13.1			35.8	35.0	44.8			12.1	25.8	7.6		77.8	77.8			$4,501		$4,501
Somerville Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Cliff Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4107	339	39	8.6	42.2%	119 (35.1%)	29 (8.6%)	142 (41.9%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	47.1	374^th of 752 public middle schools	50.3%		34.7	467^th of 743 public middle schools	37.1%	93		22.1			51.4	53.4	50.0			29.9	40.1	18.6		78.9	78.9			$12,292	$261	$12,031
Quibbletown Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Academy Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-0444	467	44	10.6	53.5%	47 (10.1%)	112 (24.0%)	133 (28.5%)	161 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	50.9	345^th of 752 public middle schools	54.1%		48.2	361^st of 743 public middle schools	51.4%	16		15.0			46.8	65.3	66.7			36.4	33.3	14.1	100.0	88.4	90.2			$7,880	$152	$7,728

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