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Albert E Grice Middle School

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Albert E Grice Middle School ranks 537 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Albert E Grice Middle School is a public middle school located in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 959 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albert E Grice Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 441-572 out of 652-752 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 36.1% of 6th graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 56.1%. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools within the Hamilton Township Public School District. However, the school's students perform exceptionally well on Algebra I and Geometry assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90% for these courses.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. African American and Hispanic students generally perform better than their White and economically disadvantaged peers, ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey middle schools for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's performance for male students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities is consistently in the bottom half of the state. Additionally, Emily C. Reynolds Middle School and Richard C Crockett Middle School, the two other middle schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District, generally perform better than Albert E Grice Middle School on academic measures, while Pond Road Middle School in the neighboring Robbinsville Public School District significantly outperforms Albert E Grice Middle School and the other Hamilton Township schools.

991

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,847

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Whitehorse Hamilton Sq
Hamilton, NJ 08610-1426

(609) 631-4152

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Students who attend Albert E Grice Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hamilton West-Watson

Feeder schools for Albert E Grice Middle School:

Elementary:	George E. Wilson Elementary School
	Kisthardt Elementary School
	McGalliard Elementary School
	Robinson Elementary School
	More...
	Sunnybrae Elementary School
	Yardville Heights Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

White:

24.6%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg43%

537^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District

473^rd of 609Hamilton Township 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	26.9	537 of 752	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	572 of 743	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	524 of 748	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	549 of 745	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	441 of 652	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	543 of 745	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	523 of 716	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	520 of 712	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.3	462 of 713	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	510 of 713	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.6	531 of 717	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	528 of 704	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	499 of 677	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	511 of 684	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	498 of 677	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.8	471 of 664	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.9	461 of 640	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.9	422 of 631	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.6	415 of 615	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.0	422 of 599	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	435 of 588	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.9	429 of 574	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	172 of 359	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	204 of 352	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	166 of 361	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	231 of 356	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	105 of 291	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	150 of 326	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	162 of 326	50.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	199 of 343	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	233 of 320	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	202 of 288	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	174 of 270	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	147 of 197	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	213 of 227	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	177 of 202	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	479 of 728	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	527 of 717	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	449 of 720	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	514 of 726	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	426 of 625	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	496 of 703	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	461 of 680	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	420 of 608	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	479 of 589	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	396 of 587	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	475 of 591	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	356 of 480	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	383 of 524	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	354 of 504	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	442 of 613	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	415 of 584	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	347 of 568	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	367 of 549	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	247 of 467	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	391 of 541	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	368 of 522	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	559 of 726	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	587 of 719	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	528 of 718	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	559 of 730	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	405 of 635	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	541 of 697	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	523 of 675	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	360 of 507	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	392 of 510	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	345 of 505	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	333 of 535	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	281 of 401	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	287 of 492	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	286 of 471	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	404 of 502	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	415 of 510	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	390 of 509	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	411 of 512	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	383 of 435	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	444 of 504	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	454 of 497	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)52nd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+53 vs state

Geometry94%+33 vs state

English Language Arts42%-15 vs state

Mathematics18%-16 vs state

Science7%-12 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 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	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
Albert E Grice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Whitehorse Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4152	991	78	12.7	64.0%	244 (24.6%)	159 (16.0%)	529 (53.4%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	26.9	537^th of 752 public middle schools	28.6%		22.4	572^nd of 743 public middle schools	23.0%	35		6.7			36.1	45.9	42.8			20.8	21.6	12.0		100.0	97.5	93.8	93.8			$8,847	$56	$8,791
Emily C. Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 Yardville Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4162	966	71	13.7	42.2%	475 (49.2%)	135 (14.0%)	296 (30.6%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	33.5	480^th of 752 public middle schools	36.2%		34.3	471^st of 743 public middle schools	36.6%	9		11.0			41.4	36.9	45.5			32.2	24.9	17.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$9,675	$08	$9,667
Richard C Crockett Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 Kuser Road	Hamilton	08691	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4149	834	74	11.2	64.7%	208 (24.9%)	162 (19.4%)	394 (47.2%)	32 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	25.8	551^st of 752 public middle schools	26.7%		28.7	519^th of 743 public middle schools	30.1%	32		4.6			33.4	35.9	38.4			28.2	28.0	14.0	93.3	66.7	76.2	91.7	91.7			$9,929	$20	$9,909
Grace A Dunn Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	703	50	14.2	77.1%	8 (1.1%)	86 (12.2%)	605 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.5	747^th of 752 public middle schools	0.7%		7.8	728^th of 743 public middle schools	2.0%	19		0.4				8.9	11.2				6.2	0.5		14.3	14.3					$10,513	$799	$9,714
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-6	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	668	41	16.2	78.0%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.3%)	548 (82.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)	4.6		9.9	10.6	5.7			4.1	7.6	5.5										$11,121	$984	$10,137
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
Mercer Elementary School	Public	2-8	1020 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 570-1120	141	22	6.4	43.3%	21 (14.9%)	62 (44.0%)	41 (29.1%)	13 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)																				$47,248		$47,248
Clara Parker Intermediate School	Public	4-6	820 South Warren Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4880	583	40	14.5	88.2%	6 (1.0%)	88 (15.1%)	479 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)								(n/a)	3.5		9.0	10.2	20.6			6.8	8.9	6.2										$9,719	$467	$9,252
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
Pond Road Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Pond Road	Robbinsville	08691	Mercer County	Robbinsville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 632-0940	1,022	82	12.4	10.1%	395 (38.6%)	35 (3.4%)	67 (6.6%)	485 (47.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.4%)	82.2	106^th of 752 public middle schools	85.9%		79.2	128^th of 743 public middle schools	82.8%	22	50.4	34.4		71.6	66.6	73.8	63.3		74.9	72.0	77.9	65.9	100.0	100.0	100.0			100.0	100.0	$4,739		$4,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Albert E Grice Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Albert E Grice Middle School?

Students at Albert E Grice Middle School are 53% Hispanic, 25% White, 16% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Albert E Grice Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Albert E Grice Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Albert E Grice Middle School attend?

Students who attend Albert E Grice Middle School usually go on to attend Hamilton West-Watson

What district is Albert E Grice Middle School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

Is Albert E Grice Middle School a good school?

Albert E Grice Middle School ranks 537^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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