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Deptford Township Middle School

Q: Is Deptford Township Middle School a good school?

Deptford Township Middle School ranks 404 th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Deptford Township Middle School is a public school in Sewell, New Jersey, serving 895 students in grades 6–8. Its results vary sharply by subject: the standout is Algebra I, while eighth-grade science is the clearest weakness.

Algebra I is a major strength compared with the state and nearby schools: 89% of students were proficient, 49 points above the state rate, and the school ranked third among nearby schools with results. Seventh-grade math also stood out, at 41% proficient—3 points above the state and second-highest among nearby schools with results. In contrast, the school’s grade-level averages were 47% in ELA and 31% in math, compared with state averages of 53% and 34%; eighth-grade science was 12%, 7 points below the state. The supplied figures show the school and the Deptford Township Public School District matching in ELA, math, and eighth-grade science, but the Algebra I end-of-course figures differ sharply: 89% for the school and 30% for the district.

Math has improved over time: its grade-level average rose from 25% in 2022–2023 to 31% in 2025–2026, while ELA’s fell from 50% to 47%, including a recent drop from 57% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger ranks the school 404th of 743 statewide, at the 46th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile rose to 52 in 2024–2025 before falling to 46. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students places it at the 92nd percentile, compared with the school’s 46th-percentile overall ranking; its measure for White Students is at the 14th percentile. For context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.7, and 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 33% average among nearby schools reporting the same measure.

895

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,717

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

890 Bankbridge Rd
Sewell, NJ 08080

(856) 415-9540

District: Deptford Township Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.6%

African American:

22.6%

Hispanic:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg42%

404^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

436^th of 607Deptford Township Public 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
2026	43.2	404 of 743	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	359 of 752	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	406 of 743	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	381 of 748	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	329 of 745	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	294 of 745	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	204 of 716	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	54.8	320 of 712	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.4	339 of 713	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.6	308 of 713	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	380 of 717	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.2	308 of 704	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	279 of 677	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	328 of 684	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.4	245 of 677	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	228 of 664	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	340 of 640	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.3	339 of 631	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.6	445 of 615	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.4	382 of 599	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.8	394 of 588	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.9	432 of 574	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	111 of 331	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	112 of 359	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	129 of 352	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	99 of 361	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	53 of 356	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	80 of 326	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	44 of 326	86.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	121 of 192	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	172 of 204	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	178 of 200	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	169 of 201	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	164 of 200	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	104 of 199	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	144 of 200	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	27 of 336	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	57.2	102 of 343	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	39.8	172 of 320	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	352 of 716	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	312 of 728	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	344 of 717	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	351 of 720	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	316 of 726	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	243 of 703	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	219 of 680	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	215 of 589	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	268 of 608	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	337 of 589	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	280 of 587	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	239 of 591	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	107 of 524	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	49 of 504	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	312 of 590	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	222 of 613	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	289 of 584	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	231 of 568	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	112 of 549	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	123 of 541	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	51 of 522	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	419 of 714	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	374 of 726	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	422 of 719	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	359 of 718	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	343 of 730	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	325 of 697	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	194 of 675	71.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	302 of 482	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	168 of 507	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	255 of 510	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	253 of 505	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	203 of 535	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	186 of 492	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	140 of 471	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	422 of 490	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	316 of 502	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	362 of 510	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	335 of 509	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	311 of 512	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	274 of 504	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	179 of 497	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+46 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+39 vs state

English Language Arts47%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-3 vs state

Science12%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		NJSLA Algebra II (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deptford Township Middle School	Public	6-8	890 Bankbridge Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 415-9540	895	76	11.7	38.3%	444 (49.6%)	202 (22.6%)	166 (18.5%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	43.2	404^th of 743 public middle schools	45.6%		49.1	359^th of 752 public middle schools	52.3%	45		12.4			42.8	52.2	45.6			35.4	41.3	17.6		88.1	88.6					$16,717	$286	$16,431
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School	Public	4-6	393 Main St	Mantua	08051	Gloucester County	Mantua Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 468-0818	558	53	10.5	21.3%	416 (74.6%)	20 (3.6%)	60 (10.8%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)								(n/a)	36.8		59.4	59.8	64.9			44.3	48.6	54.8										$13,323	$465	$12,858
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 582-3535	613	53	11.6	26.8%	430 (70.1%)	63 (10.3%)	87 (14.2%)	28 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	50.9	340^th of 743 public middle schools	54.2%		51.8	339^th of 752 public middle schools	54.9%	1		12.5			59.0	61.2	52.0			35.4	38.2	16.1		86.0	86.0					$19,109	$272	$18,837
Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	795	68	11.6	37.1%	438 (55.1%)	151 (19.0%)	121 (15.2%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	42.3	413^th of 743 public middle schools	44.4%		49	361^st of 752 public middle schools	52.0%	52		9.3			46.2	49.6	44.3			31.2	34.8	29.3		86.8	88.4					$18,840	$471	$18,369
West Deptford Middle School	Public	4-8	675 Grove Rd	West Deptford	08066	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 848-1200	859	77	11.1	36.7%	566 (65.9%)	96 (11.2%)	134 (15.6%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.9%)	53	325^th of 743 public middle schools	56.3%		60.8	268^th of 752 public middle schools	64.4%	57	16.9	15.6		45.3	51.3	56.7	56.5		43.4	48.7	30.3	18.3	100.0	96.9	97.9	92.3	92.3			$17,686	$647	$17,039
Charles W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8400	704	66	10.6	60.7%	221 (31.4%)	215 (30.5%)	169 (24.0%)	59 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.8%)	25.6	542^nd of 743 public middle schools	27.1%		35.1	473^rd of 752 public middle schools	37.1%	69		6.5			34.0	38.4	33.9			24.4	26.2	13.4		85.3	88.1					$20,333	$998	$19,335
Mary E. Volz Elementary School	Public	4-8	509 West Third Avenue	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-5353	510	46	11.0	41.2%	367 (72.0%)	37 (7.3%)	54 (10.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	42.2	415^th of 743 public middle schools	44.1%		39.2	447^th of 752 public middle schools	40.6%	32	21.3	26.7	22.1	39.2	41.8	55.0	50.7	17.1	27.1	16.1	34.3	4.0		61.9	61.9					$13,550	$599	$12,951
Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	529	50	10.5	30.1%	365 (69.0%)	58 (11.0%)	81 (15.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	56.9	296^th of 743 public middle schools	60.2%		60.4	274^th of 752 public middle schools	63.6%	22		19.0			58.9	65.0	56.5			37.3	36.1	19.7		100.0	100.0					$19,086	$752	$18,334
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Ruth Mancuso Lane	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	412	38	10.8	45.6%	122 (29.6%)	133 (32.3%)	107 (26.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	25.1	550^th of 743 public middle schools	26.0%		26	549^th of 752 public middle schools	27.0%	1		12.6			35.3	37.6	41.3			14.9	14.2	13.6		83.4	85.7					$18,318	$335	$17,983
Clearview Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Jefferson Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2740	712	56	12.6	18.0%	571 (80.2%)	34 (4.8%)	57 (8.0%)	32 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	65.3	227^th of 743 public middle schools	69.4%		56.9	295^th of 752 public middle schools	60.8%	68		20.5				64.1	63.2				44.7	34.5	89.6	79.5	85.1	90.2	90.2			$14,859	$389	$14,470

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