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Gilmore J Fisher Middle School

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Gilmore J Fisher Middle School ranks 531 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Gilmore J Fisher Middle School is a public middle school located in Ewing, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 773 students. The school is part of the Ewing Township School District, which is ranked 517 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilmore J Fisher Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 409 and 563 out of 652-752 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 35.2% to 47% in English Language Arts and 11.9% to 22.5% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 56.1% to 57.1% and 20.7% to 39.8%, respectively. The school's performance on NJSLA-S (Science) tests is also low, with only 10.6% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19%.

Gilmore J Fisher Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for African American students (174 out of 359) being significantly higher than its ranking for Hispanic students (402 out of 608) and White students (349 out of 502). The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.06% to 57.18% over the past three years, and has experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12.6% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024. In comparison, nearby schools such as Timberlane Middle School and Lawrence Middle School consistently rank in the top half of New Jersey middle schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates on NJSLA tests.

789

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,033

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1325 Lower Ferry Road
Ewing, NJ 08618-1409

(609) 538-9800

District: Ewing Township School District

Students who attend Gilmore J Fisher Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ewing High School

Feeder schools for Gilmore J Fisher Middle School:

Elementary:	Francis Lore Elementary School
	Parkway Elementary School
	William L Antheil Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.3%

Hispanic:

28.6%

White:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

New Jersey avg43%

531^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

517^th of 609Ewing 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	27.7	531 of 752	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	563 of 743	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	552 of 748	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	537 of 745	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	409 of 652	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	529 of 745	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	469 of 716	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	500 of 712	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.5	415 of 713	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	507 of 713	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.7	467 of 717	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	513 of 704	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	491 of 677	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	500 of 684	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.3	458 of 677	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	474 of 664	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.6	454 of 640	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.1	442 of 631	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.8	412 of 615	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.2	410 of 599	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	414 of 588	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.4	404 of 574	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	174 of 359	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	202 of 352	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	188 of 361	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	189 of 356	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	91 of 291	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	141 of 326	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	106 of 326	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	166 of 200	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	168 of 199	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	208 of 343	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	283 of 320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	253 of 288	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	231 of 270	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	186 of 197	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	71 of 227	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	54 of 202	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	533 of 728	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	585 of 717	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	534 of 720	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	456 of 726	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	316 of 625	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	500 of 703	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	412 of 680	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	402 of 608	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	452 of 589	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	458 of 587	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	451 of 591	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	287 of 480	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	333 of 524	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	316 of 504	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	443 of 613	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	462 of 584	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	398 of 568	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	377 of 549	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	212 of 467	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	349 of 541	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	301 of 522	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	488 of 726	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	511 of 719	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	520 of 718	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	587 of 730	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	438 of 635	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	500 of 697	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	473 of 675	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	342 of 507	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	382 of 510	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	389 of 505	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	479 of 535	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	276 of 401	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	315 of 492	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	273 of 471	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	349 of 502	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	412 of 510	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	374 of 509	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	376 of 512	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	285 of 435	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	369 of 504	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	298 of 497	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)52nd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+47 vs state

English Language Arts42%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-17 vs state

Science11%-8 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	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
Gilmore J Fisher Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Lower Ferry Road	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	789	87	9.1	60.1%	135 (17.1%)	365 (46.3%)	226 (28.6%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	27.7	531^st of 752 public middle schools	29.4%		23.3	563^rd of 743 public middle schools	24.2%	32		10.6			47.0	42.4	35.2			16.0	22.5	11.9		92.7	92.7			$18,033	$257	$17,776
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4800	546	36	15.1	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	317 (58.1%)	209 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)	1.1		15.2	2.2	9.6			7.1	1.6	1.8
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1 Whittlesey Road	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4660	329	30	11.1	78.4%	3 (0.9%)	205 (62.3%)	113 (34.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								(n/a)	3.3		2.8	4.5	4.9			2.7	6.4	0.0
Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	474	39	12.1	82.7%	5 (1.1%)	292 (61.6%)	167 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	8.1	733^rd of 752 public middle schools	2.5%		7.6	732^nd of 743 public middle schools	1.5%	1		1.2				9.2	9.8				11.2	1.5		12.1	12.1
Lawrence Intermediate School	Public	4-6	66 Eggerts Crossing Road	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5530	775	75	10.4	38.2%	304 (39.2%)	97 (12.5%)	204 (26.3%)	121 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)								(n/a)	30.9		55.3	43.3	55.1			43.5	35.1	44.5								$12,404	$164	$12,240
Lawrence Middle School	Public	7-8	2455 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5520	584	53	11.1	37.7%	237 (40.6%)	93 (15.9%)	129 (22.1%)	94 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	61	265^th of 752 public middle schools	64.8%		65.8	225^th of 743 public middle schools	69.7%	40		26.0				60.8	65.8				43.5	13.0		89.5	89.5			$12,790	$225	$12,565
Battle Monument Intermediate School	Public	4-6	145 Pennington Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 503-9941	499	32	15.5	87.8%	1 (0.2%)	151 (30.3%)	340 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)	2.3		5.7	3.0	4.7			6.2	1.1	2.3
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	650	50	13.1	75.8%	5 (0.8%)	206 (31.7%)	426 (65.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	7.8	736^th of 752 public middle schools	2.1%		7.6	733^rd of 743 public middle schools	1.3%	3		0.6				9.9	11.9				5.0	1.7		16.7	16.7
Timberlane Middle School	Public	6-8	51 S Timberlane Drive	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4004	803	83	9.7	6.6%	544 (67.7%)	30 (3.7%)	55 (6.8%)	133 (16.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	76.5	147^th of 752 public middle schools	80.5%		75.5	157^th of 743 public middle schools	78.9%	10		28.8			76.8	80.9	66.9			58.9	54.5	25.9	98.3	73.1	84.3	100.0	100.0	$12,291		$12,291
Grant Intermediate School	Public	4-6	159 N Clinton Avenue	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4730	610	49	12.5	87.2%	8 (1.3%)	139 (22.8%)	455 (74.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)	0.9		7.3	7.9	6.5			3.5	5.6	3.2								$12,611	$924	$11,687

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