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Deptford Township Middle School

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Deptford Township Middle School ranks 359 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 52% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Deptford Township Middle School is a public middle school serving 938 students in grades 6-8 in Sewell, New Jersey. The school is part of the Deptford Township Public School District, which is ranked 456 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Deptford Township Middle School's performance on NJSLA/PARCC assessments is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.8% to 61.9% across different grade levels and subjects. The school performs particularly poorly in mathematics, with proficiency rates as low as 21.9% for 8th grade math. However, the school excels in Algebra I, with proficiency rates around 90% for 8th grade students. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 16.6% over the past few years.

In comparison to nearby middle schools, such as Pleasant Valley School, West Deptford Middle School, and Chestnut Ridge Middle School, Deptford Township Middle School's performance is generally lower, with these schools tending to have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve a more affluent student population. Additionally, Deptford Township Middle School's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, from a high of 204 out of 716 New Jersey middle schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 406 out of 743 in 2023-2024.

895

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,192

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 47th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Jersey median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg43%

359^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

456^th of 609Deptford 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)70th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I89%+43 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

Science18%~ state avg

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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 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
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%)	49.1	359^th of 752 public middle schools	52.3%		41.8	406^th of 743 public middle schools	45.4%	47		17.8			53.9	54.8	61.9			28.0	34.3	21.9		89.0	89.0			$9,192	$96	$9,096
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)	33.4		47.2	56.6	79.3			50.0	46.1	50.0								$9,445	$159	$9,286
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%)	51.8	339^th of 752 public middle schools	54.9%		50.8	337^th of 743 public middle schools	54.6%	2		13.7			56.4	64.1	73.2			35.2	32.5	9.6		81.8	81.8			$11,674	$299	$11,375
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%)	49	361^st of 752 public middle schools	52.0%		48.5	359^th of 743 public middle schools	51.7%	2		14.1			51.3	62.8	57.4			33.7	32.1	24.6		79.6	83.0	100.0	100.0	$13,211	$341	$12,870
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%)	60.8	268^th of 752 public middle schools	64.4%		66.2	221^st of 743 public middle schools	70.3%	47	20.2	17.2		47.0	60.6	70.7	77.5		40.3	32.1	40.0	25.0	100.0	86.5	90.7	95.0	95.0	$11,057	$02	$11,055
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%)	35.1	473^rd of 752 public middle schools	37.1%		36.2	453^rd of 743 public middle schools	39.0%	20		13.4			41.0	41.8	53.1			26.8	25.1	15.8		85.7	86.7			$14,794	$579	$14,215
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%)	39.2	447^th of 752 public middle schools	40.6%		42.6	400^th of 743 public middle schools	46.2%	47	22.6	8.8	26.8	44.5	53.3	61.9	54.4	25.6	31.8	20.0	34.2	8.6						$14,093	$517	$13,576
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%)	60.4	274^th of 752 public middle schools	63.6%		55.1	306^th of 743 public middle schools	58.8%	32		20.2			66.7	67.1	65.7			33.8	38.4	25.5		91.9	91.9			$13,287	$729	$12,558
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Public	6-8	Carpenter Street and Mancuso L	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%)	26	549^th of 752 public middle schools	27.0%		31.8	492^nd of 743 public middle schools	33.8%	57		15.8			26.9	32.5	50.8			16.5	16.7	11.8		81.0	85.2
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%)	56.9	295^th of 752 public middle schools	60.8%		67.3	215^th of 743 public middle schools	71.1%	80		17.5				56.2	65.6				36.4	33.0	94.7	79.5	88.4	94.0	94.0	$7,465	$61	$7,404

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