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William Davies Middle School

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William Davies Middle School ranks 508 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

William Davies Middle School is a public middle school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 883 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township School District, which is ranked 501 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Davies Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 37.9% to 47.8%, while the state average was around 57%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 17.6% to 23.7%, significantly lower than the state average of around 40%. The school's performance in NJSLA-S (Science) is also notably low, with only 9% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19%. However, the school's performance in Algebra I is relatively stronger, with proficiency rates around 80%, which is higher than the state average.

The school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 25.8% 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 54.81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Nearby schools, such as Jordan Road Elementary School, Emma C Attales, and Pleasantville Middle School, also perform below the state average in academic assessments, with some exceptions, such as Belhaven Middle School and Northfield Community Middle School, which have stronger academic performance.

943

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,975

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1876 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive
Mays Landing, NJ 08330

(609) 476-6241

District: Hamilton Township School District

Students who attend William Davies Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oakcrest High School

Feeder schools for William Davies Middle School:

Elementary:	George L. Hess Educational Complex
	Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.6%

Hispanic:

29.2%

African American:

25.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% New Jersey)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg43%

508^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

501^st of 609Hamilton 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	30.6	508 of 752	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	537 of 743	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	577 of 748	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	613 of 745	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	457 of 652	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	519 of 745	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	455 of 716	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	468 of 712	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	390 of 713	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.5	419 of 713	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	427 of 717	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	446 of 704	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.6	402 of 677	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	440 of 684	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	420 of 677	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	427 of 664	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	442 of 640	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	420 of 631	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.8	400 of 615	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.6	325 of 599	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	434 of 588	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	50.8	366 of 574	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	181 of 359	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	207 of 352	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	284 of 361	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	301 of 356	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	201 of 291	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	224 of 326	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	218 of 326	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	162 of 200	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	187 of 200	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	105 of 147	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	147 of 200	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	125 of 343	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	164 of 320	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	222 of 288	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	227 of 270	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	106 of 227	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	103 of 202	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	459 of 728	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	515 of 717	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	544 of 720	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	611 of 726	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	414 of 625	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	495 of 703	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	439 of 680	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	406 of 608	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	435 of 589	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	459 of 587	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	515 of 591	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	360 of 480	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	417 of 524	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	350 of 504	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	544 of 613	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	454 of 584	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	433 of 568	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	439 of 549	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	388 of 541	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	352 of 522	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	522 of 726	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	522 of 719	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	555 of 718	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	606 of 730	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	450 of 635	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	520 of 697	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	441 of 675	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	316 of 507	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	274 of 510	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	340 of 505	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	355 of 535	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	221 of 401	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	296 of 492	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	251 of 471	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	420 of 502	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	435 of 510	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	465 of 509	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	477 of 512	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	387 of 435	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	387 of 504	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	310 of 497	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)19th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I82%+36 vs state

English Language Arts43%-14 vs state

Mathematics21%-13 vs state

Science9%-10 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

I had the horrible misfortune of working at Davies Middle School for five grueling months. Too many of the students are rude, disrespectful, and cruel. I noticed that most of the staff had given up on discipline -- that probably pleased the administrators. They could claim that suspensions were down without having to actually make any improvements. If I sound bitter, it's because some students played a practical joke on me that cost me my job and my reputation. They were never held accountable for their actions. I will never forgive those students or the administrators involved. DO NOT WORK IN THIS DISTRICT. DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS TO THIS SCHOOL. 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
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
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
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
Egg Harbor City Community School	Public	4-8	730 Havana Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	266	31	8.7	79.3%	52 (19.5%)	66 (24.8%)	127 (47.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	17	636^th of 752 public middle schools	15.4%		9.6	709^th of 743 public middle schools	4.6%	73	13.4	1.8	19.1	15.4	11.6	23.1	32.2	10.6	9.6	11.9	20.0	17.5						$12,120	$2,771	$9,349
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
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
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
Mullica Township Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	262	21	12.5	47.7%	176 (67.2%)	13 (5.0%)	68 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	43.5	414^th of 752 public middle schools	44.9%		43.5	391^st of 743 public middle schools	47.4%	23	21.7	17.7		45.8	52.9	51.8	51.9		25.7	28.3	30.4	16.1		82.6	82.6			$7,419	$598	$6,821
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William Davies Middle School

What high school do graduates of William Davies Middle School attend?

Students who attend William Davies Middle School usually go on to attend Oakcrest High School

What is the racial makeup of William Davies Middle School?

Students at William Davies Middle School are 34% White, 29% Hispanic, 25% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend William Davies Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended William Davies Middle School.

What district is William Davies Middle School in?

Hamilton Township School District

Is William Davies Middle School a good school?

William Davies Middle School ranks 508^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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