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Hackettstown Middle School

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Hackettstown Middle School ranks 305 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 59% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Hackettstown Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Hackettstown, New Jersey, part of the Hackettstown Public School District. With 483 students, the school generally performs better than the state average on NJSLA assessments, particularly in English Language Arts, where 63.3% of 8th graders were proficient or better compared to the state's 57.1%. However, the school lags behind in math, with only 31.9% of 8th graders proficient or better compared to the state's 20.7%.

Hackettstown Middle School performs well for its White and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey middle schools. However, its Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform below average, ranking in the bottom half of the state. The school has also seen an increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, from 13.6% in 2022-2023 to 16.6% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has grown from 29.89% in 2021-2022 to 42.03% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing economically disadvantaged population.

Compared to nearby schools, Hackettstown Middle School performs better than Hopatcong Middle School, which ranks in the bottom 25% of New Jersey middle schools. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Black River Middle School and Long Valley Middle School, which rank in the top 15% and top 25% respectively. One bright spot for Hackettstown Middle School is its exceptional Algebra I performance, with 100% of its 8th graders proficient or better, far exceeding the state average of 72.7%.

507

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,392

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Washington Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840-2230

(908) 852-8554

District: Hackettstown Public School District

Students who attend Hackettstown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hackettstown High School

Feeder schools for Hackettstown Middle School:

Elementary:	Hatchery Hill Elementary School
	Willow Grove Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Hispanic:

38.3%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg43%

305^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

274^th of 609Hackettstown 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	55.6	305 of 752	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	259 of 743	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	242 of 748	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	232 of 745	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	248 of 652	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	234 of 745	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	184 of 716	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	66.3	234 of 712	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.9	183 of 713	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	96 of 713	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.6	223 of 717	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.4	151 of 704	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	173 of 677	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	204 of 684	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	160 of 677	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	247 of 664	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.3	229 of 640	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	232 of 631	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.8	287 of 615	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	282 of 599	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	240 of 588	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.3	265 of 574	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	69 of 343	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	40.8	166 of 320	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	107 of 288	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	38 of 270	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	44.4	81 of 197	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	269 of 728	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	274 of 717	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	241 of 720	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	249 of 726	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	215 of 625	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	214 of 703	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	198 of 680	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	306 of 608	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	296 of 589	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	235 of 587	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	171 of 591	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.3	212 of 480	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	152 of 524	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	152 of 504	69.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	196 of 613	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	191 of 584	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	178 of 568	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	123 of 549	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	153 of 467	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	102 of 541	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	79 of 522	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	325 of 726	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	214 of 719	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	240 of 718	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	213 of 730	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	262 of 635	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	263 of 697	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	179 of 675	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	192 of 507	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	67 of 510	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	90 of 505	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	38.6	285 of 535	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	225 of 401	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.2	90 of 492	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	178 of 471	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	235 of 502	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	148 of 510	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	176 of 509	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	208 of 512	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	183 of 435	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	190 of 504	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	153 of 497	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)80th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science22%-3 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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 3rd 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 3rd 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
Hackettstown Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Washington Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-8554	507	44	11.5	46.0%	261 (51.5%)	17 (3.4%)	194 (38.3%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	55.6	305^th of 752 public middle schools	59.4%		61.8	259^th of 743 public middle schools	65.1%	46	24.4	19.2			46.2	49.6	60.0	63.3			31.9	30.2	44.5	31.9		100.0	100.0					$11,392	$146	$11,246
Mount Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Wolfe Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 691-4006	1,137	114	10.0	23.9%	599 (52.7%)	84 (7.4%)	242 (21.3%)	162 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.3%)	59.5	283^rd of 752 public middle schools	62.4%		61.3	266^th of 743 public middle schools	64.2%	17		22.8				57.9	64.7	60.3				50.9	48.0	6.1	100.0	68.2	71.7			100.0	100.0	$9,624	$367	$9,257
Great Meadows Regional Middle School	Public	4-8	273 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4349	361	29	12.4	21.9%	268 (74.2%)	7 (1.9%)	62 (17.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	54.9	312^th of 752 public middle schools	58.5%		60.5	271^st of 743 public middle schools	63.5%	41	37.4	8.3		61.9	58.1	72.8	55.6	47.3		48.4	36.0	46.5	52.1	22.0		82.6	82.6					$10,038	$150	$9,888
Long Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Mill Rd	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 876-3434	625	73	8.6	7.7%	472 (75.5%)	18 (2.9%)	82 (13.1%)	31 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	80.5	124^th of 752 public middle schools	83.5%		81.6	111^th of 743 public middle schools	85.1%	13		24.1				70.7	83.4	81.3				58.5	62.8	32.5	100.0	86.1	88.2	100.0	100.0			$11,408		$11,408
Allamuchy Township School	Public	3-8	20 Johnsonburg Road	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-1894	253	22	11.3	11.9%	158 (62.5%)	18 (7.1%)	44 (17.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	59.8	278^th of 752 public middle schools	63.0%		61.4	264^th of 743 public middle schools	64.5%	14	18.5	25.6	31.7	40.4	29.6	47.7	62.5	83.8	61.0	34.1	25.9	36.4	43.8	10.0		86.9	86.9					$12,269	$382	$11,887
Byram Intermediate School	Public	5-8	12 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	346	34	10.1	8.7%	266 (76.9%)	16 (4.6%)	54 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	74	163^rd of 752 public middle schools	78.3%		75.8	155^th of 743 public middle schools	79.1%	8	28.0	29.3			56.1	74.1	70.1	61.3			26.8	44.8	59.5	34.8		100.0	100.0					$14,338	$137	$14,201
Black River Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Rt. 513 - North Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-6363	352	36	9.8	5.7%	255 (72.4%)	7 (2.0%)	52 (14.8%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	84.3	90^th of 752 public middle schools	88.0%		84.2	87^th of 743 public middle schools	88.3%	3		47.9				73.4	72.0	80.5				62.4	55.7	46.8	100.0	91.7	94.9	100.0	100.0			$11,856	$160	$11,696
Hopatcong Middle School	Public	4-7	1 David Road	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8804	435	36	12.1	40.0%	219 (50.3%)	28 (6.4%)	165 (37.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.2	578^th of 752 public middle schools	23.1%		22.1	578^th of 743 public middle schools	22.2%		32.1			38.3	46.2	39.5	34.7			29.9	39.5	20.2	20.4									$11,825		$11,825
Woodglen School	Public	5-8	70 Bunnvale Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4111	272	35	7.7	13.6%	232 (85.3%)	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	226^th of 752 public middle schools	69.9%		68	205^th of 743 public middle schools	72.4%	21	36.7	32.9			45.0	61.0	57.6	70.7			38.3	44.9	42.9	22.8		96.0	96.5					$10,892		$10,892
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	47 Eyland Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-2973	531	53	9.9	21.3%	317 (59.7%)	26 (4.9%)	133 (25.0%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	55.8	304^th of 752 public middle schools	59.6%		60.9	269^th of 743 public middle schools	63.8%	35		18.9					62.1	66.0					40.7	12.6		75.9	76.2					$16,096		$16,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Hackettstown Middle School

How many students attend Hackettstown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Hackettstown Middle School.

What district is Hackettstown Middle School in?

Hackettstown Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Hackettstown Middle School?

Students at Hackettstown Middle School are 51% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Hackettstown Middle School a good school?

Hackettstown Middle School ranks 305^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Hackettstown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hackettstown Middle School usually go on to attend Hackettstown High School

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