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Central Regional Middle School

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Central Regional Middle School ranks 459 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 39% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Central Regional Middle School is a public middle school located in Bayville, New Jersey, serving 707 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Central Regional School District, which is ranked 475 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Central Regional Middle School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. However, the school stands out with 100% proficiency rates in NJSLA Algebra I for 8th grade, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Conversely, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA Science for 8th grade are very low, ranging from 7.2% to 10.9%, well below the state average. Nearby schools, such as Southern Regional Middle School and Lake Riviera Middle School, generally outperform Central Regional Middle School in academic proficiency rates, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 28.1% over the past few years, significantly above the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.51% to 36.73% over the past few years. To improve overall student outcomes, the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs of its diverse student population and implementing targeted interventions to improve academic proficiency, attendance, and equity.

680

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,102

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 Forest Hills Parkway
Bayville, NJ 08721

(732) 269-1100

District: Central Regional School District

Students who attend Central Regional Middle School usually attend:

High:

Central Regional High School

Feeder schools for Central Regional Middle School:

Elementary:	Bayville Elementary School
	Clara B. Worth Elementary School
	H & M Potter School
	Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School
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	Island Heights Elementary School
	Ocean Gate Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

Hispanic:

25.9%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2014 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg41%

459^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

475^th of 609Central Regional 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	36.6	459 of 752	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	472 of 743	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	419 of 748	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	338 of 745	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	530 of 745	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	496 of 716	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	410 of 712	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.3	350 of 713	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.5	383 of 713	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.3	373 of 717	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.2	358 of 704	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.0	348 of 677	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.8	393 of 684	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.8	335 of 677	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	307 of 664	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.5	289 of 640	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.6	380 of 631	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.0	337 of 615	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.4	416 of 599	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.6	420 of 588	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	44.6	397 of 574	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	103 of 359	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	24.1	280 of 352	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	145 of 361	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	242 of 356	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	168 of 326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	226 of 326	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	269 of 343	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	431 of 728	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	410 of 717	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	374 of 720	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	364 of 726	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	505 of 703	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	490 of 680	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	296 of 608	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	366 of 589	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	360 of 587	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	345 of 591	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	442 of 524	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	438 of 504	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	318 of 613	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	345 of 584	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	320 of 568	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	246 of 549	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	416 of 541	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	395 of 522	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	465 of 726	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	490 of 719	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	437 of 718	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	305 of 730	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	532 of 697	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	478 of 675	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	359 of 507	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	361 of 510	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	259 of 505	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	279 of 535	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	348 of 492	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	352 of 471	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	431 of 502	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	428 of 510	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	377 of 509	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	286 of 512	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	451 of 504	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	445 of 497	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)71st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts44%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-3 vs state

Science7%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Central Regional Middle School

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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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
Central Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	680	64	10.6	38.8%	435 (64.0%)	31 (4.6%)	176 (25.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	36.6	459^th of 752 public middle schools	39.0%		34.2	472^nd of 743 public middle schools	36.5%	13		7.2			48.0	40.4			35.8	20.3		100.0	100.0			$10,102	$281	$9,821
Toms River Intermediate School South	Public	6-8	1675 Pinewald Road	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-3900	1,044	83	12.6	49.8%	587 (56.2%)	64 (6.1%)	307 (29.4%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.8%)	30.2	516^th of 752 public middle schools	31.4%		30.8	501^st of 743 public middle schools	32.6%	15		13.1		42.8	46.3	38.9		24.6	24.6	8.8	100.0	74.4	80.3	92.8	92.8	$7,586	$246	$7,340
Lacey Township Middle School	Public	6-8	660 Denton Avenue	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 242-2100	819	61	13.4	33.1%	679 (82.9%)	11 (1.3%)	101 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	46.1	390^th of 752 public middle schools	48.1%		40.3	421^st of 743 public middle schools	43.3%	31		13.8		49.0	58.8	57.5		38.3	33.4	11.3	95.3	78.4	82.1	94.5	94.5	$13,254	$518	$12,736
Berkeley Township Elementary School	Public	5-6	10 Emory Avenue	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-2909	594	52	11.4	38.4%	398 (67.0%)	34 (5.7%)	123 (20.7%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)								(n/a)	25.5		46.5	53.2			40.4	32.3								$13,210	$491	$12,719
Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5800	970	83	11.6	55.5%	397 (40.9%)	86 (8.9%)	386 (39.8%)	64 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	32.7	485^th of 752 public middle schools	35.5%		35.8	457^th of 743 public middle schools	38.5%	28		11.6		40.3	49.0	47.5		26.4	26.1	9.7		80.9	83.1			$7,203	$194	$7,009
Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,271	86	14.7	34.8%	898 (70.7%)	31 (2.4%)	262 (20.6%)	35 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	53.5	321^st of 752 public middle schools	57.3%		53.6	319^th of 743 public middle schools	57.1%	2		18.0		56.2	66.7	65.4		27.2	38.3	18.7		89.6	90.6	92.9	92.9	$5,993		$5,993
Russell O. Brackman Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Barnegat Blvd North	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 698-5880	509	57	8.9	46.2%	308 (60.5%)	51 (10.0%)	115 (22.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	33.2	481^st of 752 public middle schools	36.0%		34.4	470^th of 743 public middle schools	36.7%	11		10.5			35.7	42.1			28.2	22.2		86.3	88.6			$4,828		$4,828
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School	Public	5-6	104 Burr Street	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-7500	499	40	12.6	47.3%	317 (63.5%)	39 (7.8%)	107 (21.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	31.0		48.2	45.4			40.4	33.5								$5,211		$5,211
Manchester Township Middle School	Public	6-8	2759 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-1717	586	61	9.6	52.6%	278 (47.4%)	43 (7.3%)	200 (34.1%)	29 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.5%)	43	418^th of 752 public middle schools	44.4%		36.2	452^nd of 743 public middle schools	39.2%	34		14.1		41.0	45.9	46.5		35.9	37.0	29.1		100.0	100.0			$14,119	$376	$13,743
Lake Riviera Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Beaverson Boulevard	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	893	76	11.8	42.4%	526 (58.9%)	37 (4.1%)	279 (31.2%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	48.5	363^rd of 752 public middle schools	51.7%		49.1	352^nd of 743 public middle schools	52.6%	11		12.8		52.6	61.3	51.2		36.9	42.8	16.2		94.6	94.6			$8,086	$171	$7,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Regional Middle School

What district is Central Regional Middle School in?

Central Regional School District

Is Central Regional Middle School a good school?

Central Regional Middle School ranks 459^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Regional Middle School?

Students at Central Regional Middle School are 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Central Regional Middle School attend?

Students who attend Central Regional Middle School usually go on to attend Central Regional High School

How many students attend Central Regional Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Central Regional Middle School.

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