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Gloucester City Middle School

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Gloucester City Middle School ranks 524 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Gloucester City Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 4-8 in Gloucester City, New Jersey, with 804 students. The school is part of the Gloucester City Public School District, which is ranked 465 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gloucester City Middle School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade ELA proficiency rate was 54.7% compared to the state average of 57.1%, and its mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 9% to 23% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 46.7%. The school's performance on NJSLA-S Science assessments is also significantly below the state average, with only 3.8% of 8th graders proficient in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 19%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for Asian and Hispanic students.

Gloucester City Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 23.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools like West Deptford Middle School, Haddonfield Middle School, and Collingswood Middle School, Gloucester City Middle School's performance is significantly lower, with higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings.

816

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,820

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Market Street
Gloucester City, NJ 08030

(856) 456-7000

District: Gloucester City Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

25.2%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

New Jersey avg44%

524^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

465^th of 609Gloucester City 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	29.1	524 of 752	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	504 of 743	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	546 of 748	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	506 of 745	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	486 of 652	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	490 of 745	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	273 of 359	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.4	144 of 352	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	271 of 361	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	217 of 356	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	187 of 291	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	188 of 326	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	163 of 200	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	145 of 147	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	532 of 728	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	505 of 717	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	499 of 720	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	478 of 726	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	475 of 625	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	459 of 703	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	407 of 608	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	449 of 589	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	488 of 587	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	388 of 591	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	404 of 480	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	202 of 524	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	381 of 613	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	378 of 584	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	334 of 568	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	362 of 549	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	295 of 467	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	253 of 541	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	481 of 726	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	478 of 719	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	583 of 718	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	487 of 730	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	456 of 635	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	464 of 697	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	266 of 507	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	358 of 510	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	440 of 505	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	417 of 535	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	282 of 401	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	297 of 492	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	425 of 502	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	433 of 510	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	458 of 509	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	446 of 512	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	418 of 435	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	435 of 504	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2022)18th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I77%+31 vs state

English Language Arts42%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

Science9%-15 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
Gloucester City Middle School	Public	4-8	500 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	816	61	13.4	63.6%	416 (51.0%)	141 (17.3%)	206 (25.2%)	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	29.1	524^th of 752 public middle schools	30.3%		30.5	504^th of 743 public middle schools	32.2%	20	14.8	3.8	31.7	36.0	42.5	42.2	54.7	18.7	15.9	22.3	23.0	9.0		76.9	76.9			$8,820	$271	$8,549
Morgan Village Middle School	Public	6-8	990 Morgan Boulevard	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	203	25	8.1	69.0%	2 (1.0%)	131 (64.5%)	67 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8	734^th of 752 public middle schools	2.4%		6.2	741^st of 743 public middle schools	0.3%	7		0.0			5.1	15.9	1.9			2.6	2.3	5.8		29.4	29.4
Raymond W. Kershaw School	Public	6-8	125 South Black Horse Pike	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 931-1634	137	17	8.0	43.8%	101 (73.7%)	10 (7.3%)	18 (13.1%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	46.9	378^th of 752 public middle schools	49.7%		44.6	384^th of 743 public middle schools	48.3%	6		15.8			59.2	57.2	60.5			30.6	31.4	13.0		66.7	66.7			$14,642	$304	$14,338
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School	Public	5-8	256 Anderson Avenue	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6273	441	39	11.3	58.0%	235 (53.3%)	28 (6.3%)	108 (24.5%)	49 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	49.4	357^th of 752 public middle schools	52.5%		53.3	322^nd of 743 public middle schools	56.7%	35	17.5	8.2		45.7	43.0	55.8	74.5		34.0	37.7	34.1	23.5		96.6	96.6			$11,365	$415	$10,950
Collingswood Middle School	Public	6-8	414 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5702	446	40	11.0	33.4%	269 (60.3%)	48 (10.8%)	87 (19.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	74.1	161^st of 752 public middle schools	78.6%		67.7	208^th of 743 public middle schools	72.0%	47		31.8			71.4	73.0	80.0			54.4	46.9	13.2		92.8	93.5			$9,965	$266	$9,699
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
William G. Rohrer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 MacArthur Boulevard	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7770	414	35	11.7	15.9%	327 (79.0%)	20 (4.8%)	40 (9.7%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	75.1	157^th of 752 public middle schools	79.1%		68.9	200^th of 743 public middle schools	73.1%	43		30.3			65.4	63.1	76.9			54.7	53.2	36.5		93.3	93.3			$13,973	$425	$13,548
Woodland Middle School	Public	5-8	1 School Lane	Barrington	08007	Camden County	Barrington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-8402	220	27	8.3	38.6%	159 (72.3%)	15 (6.8%)	27 (12.3%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	71.3	186^th of 752 public middle schools	75.3%		61.5	263^rd of 743 public middle schools	64.6%	77	37.2	30.2		57.7	49.0	73.9	64.2		44.3	43.2	58.5	45.7		94.4	94.4			$4,685		$4,685
Haddonfield Middle School	Public	6-8	Five Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	631	35	18.0	1.6%	530 (84.0%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (3.8%)	27 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.8%)	90.9	36^th of 752 public middle schools	95.2%		88.8	52^nd of 743 public middle schools	93.0%	16		38.6			86.7	91.2	91.7			63.4	74.6	41.2		96.4	96.6	95.0	95.0	$6,717		$6,717
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gloucester City Middle School

How many students attend Gloucester City Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended Gloucester City Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Gloucester City Middle School?

Students at Gloucester City Middle School are 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Gloucester City Middle School in?

Gloucester City Public School District

Is Gloucester City Middle School a good school?

Gloucester City Middle School ranks 524^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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