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Fernwood Avenue Middle School

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Fernwood Avenue Middle School ranks 512 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Fernwood Avenue Middle School is a public middle school located in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, serving 798 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Egg Harbor Township School District, which is ranked 483 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Fernwood Avenue Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on NJSLA tests generally below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 36.2% to 49.8%, compared to the state average of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 6.4% to 23.7%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 39.8%. However, the school's performance on NJSLA Algebra I and Geometry tests is relatively stronger, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state and district averages.

Fernwood Avenue Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's female, male, and white student subgroups performing particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools. In contrast, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education student subgroups have shown stronger performance, with rankings in the top half of New Jersey middle schools in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, such as Alder Avenue Middle School and Galloway Township Middle School, Fernwood Avenue Middle School's performance is generally lower, but it does outperform some other nearby schools, such as Pleasantville Middle School.

811

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,722

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4034 Fernwood Avenue
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-5703

(609) 383-3355

District: Egg Harbor Township School District

Students who attend Fernwood Avenue Middle School usually attend:

High:

Egg Harbor Township High School

Feeder schools for Fernwood Avenue Middle School:

Elementary:	Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School
	Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School
	Swift-Slaybaugh Complex

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.5%

Hispanic:

27.1%

Asian:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg44%

512^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Egg Harbor Township School District

483^rd of 609Egg Harbor Township 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	30.4	512 of 752	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	437 of 743	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	450 of 748	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	413 of 745	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	348 of 652	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	387 of 745	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	335 of 716	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	274 of 712	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.5	270 of 713	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	231 of 713	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.5	386 of 717	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	408 of 704	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	427 of 677	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	431 of 684	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	428 of 677	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.3	418 of 664	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	302 of 359	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	255 of 352	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	219 of 361	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	140 of 356	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	79 of 291	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	175 of 326	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	177 of 326	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	190 of 204	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	173 of 200	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	163 of 201	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	147 of 200	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	129 of 147	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	165 of 199	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	130 of 200	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	130 of 270	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	78 of 227	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	62 of 202	69.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	522 of 728	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	422 of 717	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	436 of 720	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	408 of 726	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	327 of 625	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	368 of 703	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	310 of 680	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	450 of 608	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	342 of 589	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	332 of 587	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	363 of 591	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	245 of 480	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	348 of 524	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	312 of 504	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	496 of 613	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	304 of 584	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	287 of 568	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	181 of 549	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	190 of 467	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	223 of 541	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	194 of 522	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	511 of 726	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	419 of 719	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	425 of 718	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	404 of 730	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	334 of 635	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	369 of 697	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	348 of 675	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	430 of 507	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	338 of 510	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	292 of 505	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	349 of 535	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	269 of 401	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	326 of 492	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	370 of 471	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	439 of 502	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	411 of 510	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	439 of 509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	413 of 512	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	386 of 435	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	293 of 504	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	280 of 497	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I91%+44 vs state

English Language Arts43%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-16 vs state

Science12%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 18, 2012

It is very disheartening to see Fernwood is below proficient to the state and district middle schools, but I should not be surprised. My son's 6th grade teacher had a "I could care less" attitude about student achievement and did not encourage him whether he did well or didn't. Close Quote

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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
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75		11.7			36.2	42.1	49.8			22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41		10.1			40.2	46.3	60.0			18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064
Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%		69.3	198^th of 743 public middle schools	73.4%	32	39.4	29.9		52.0	72.6	82.3	62.0		50.5	54.3	60.4	17.9		87.8	87.8			$10,083	$307	$9,776
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%		11.4	693^rd of 743 public middle schools	6.7%	8		1.6			16.3	15.7	26.8			7.0	8.2	6.0		56.2	56.2			$14,470	$581	$13,889
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	347	31	11.1	10.4%	284 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	80.8	122^nd of 752 public middle schools	83.8%		82.2	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%	17	48.0	18.5		76.0	76.0	85.4	83.7		70.7	63.0	76.9	29.7		87.3	87.3			$9,797	$260	$9,537
William Davies Middle School	Public	6-8	1876 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6241	943	86	11.0	60.3%	317 (33.6%)	240 (25.5%)	275 (29.2%)	38 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.4%)	30.6	508^th of 752 public middle schools	32.4%		27.1	537^th of 743 public middle schools	27.7%	29		9.0			42.0	37.9	47.8			22.2	23.7	17.6		81.4	81.7			$8,975	$298	$8,677
Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	51.9	337^th of 752 public middle schools	55.2%		48.9	354^th of 743 public middle schools	52.4%	17	25.3	12.6		49.5	60.7	56.7	55.4		34.1	40.5	36.6	29.6		72.7	72.7			$8,518	$339	$8,179
Jordan Road Elementary School	Public	4-8	129 Jordan Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-7161	339	32	10.5	64.9%	136 (40.1%)	58 (17.1%)	107 (31.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	21.9	581^st of 752 public middle schools	22.7%		22.2	576^th of 743 public middle schools	22.5%	5	11.5	4.8	40.7	21.3	38.6	30.8	38.1	29.7	11.5	21.1	25.6	8.7		47.1	47.1			$17,522	$1,073	$16,449
Galloway Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	705	62	11.3	56.2%	264 (37.4%)	155 (22.0%)	188 (26.7%)	86 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	30.4	513^th of 752 public middle schools	31.8%		29.3	514^th of 743 public middle schools	30.8%	1		15.5				34.3	34.7				30.5	10.6		79.7	79.7			$7,079	$557	$6,522
Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	Ventnor Educational Community	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	176	33	5.3	52.8%	80 (45.5%)	13 (7.4%)	65 (36.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	63.1	251^st of 752 public middle schools	66.6%		54.6	311^th of 743 public middle schools	58.1%	60	33.4	13.3		59.6	56.1	76.7	75.0		56.2	58.6	47.8	6.7		93.3	93.3			$6,486		$6,486

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