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Richard C Crockett Middle School

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Richard C Crockett Middle School ranks 551 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Richard C Crockett Middle School is a public middle school in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving 843 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Richard C Crockett Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 33.4% to 38.4%, compared to the state average of 56.1% to 57.1%. The school's performance is particularly weak in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 14% to 28.2%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 39.8%. However, the school does perform relatively well in Algebra I and Geometry, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state and district averages.

The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 58.01% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. While the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, it has a high chronic absenteeism rate. Interestingly, the school's performance on state assessments varies significantly among different student subgroups, with female students and Asian students generally outperforming their male and African American/Hispanic counterparts. This pattern is not unique to Richard C Crockett Middle School, but the magnitude of the gap is concerning. Nearby schools in other districts, such as Thomas R Grover Middle School and Stonebridge Middle School, significantly outperform Richard C Crockett Middle School on academic measures.

834

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,929

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2631 Kuser Road
Hamilton, NJ 08691

(609) 631-4149

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Feeder schools for Richard C Crockett Middle School:

Elementary:	Greenwood Elementary School
	Klockner Elementary School
	Lalor Elementary School
	Langtree Elementary School
	More...
	Mercerville Elementary School
	University Heights Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.2%

White:

24.9%

African American:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg44%

551^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	25.8	551 of 752	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	519 of 743	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	528 of 748	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	519 of 745	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	426 of 652	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	540 of 745	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	472 of 716	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	470 of 712	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.5	388 of 713	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	445 of 713	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.0	459 of 717	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	466 of 704	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	500 of 677	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.6	506 of 684	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	494 of 677	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.9	489 of 664	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	477 of 640	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.5	446 of 631	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.9	462 of 615	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.8	439 of 599	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.3	446 of 588	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	43.5	402 of 574	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	201 of 359	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	171 of 352	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	201 of 361	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	175 of 356	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	96 of 291	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	235 of 326	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	145 of 326	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	141 of 204	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	288 of 343	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	216 of 320	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	183 of 288	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	158 of 270	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	165 of 197	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	126 of 227	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	125 of 202	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	477 of 728	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	466 of 717	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	473 of 720	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	480 of 726	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	394 of 625	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	524 of 703	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	432 of 680	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	430 of 608	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	411 of 589	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	424 of 587	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	397 of 591	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	288 of 480	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	407 of 524	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	358 of 504	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	485 of 613	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	385 of 584	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	390 of 568	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	352 of 549	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	265 of 467	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	415 of 541	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	311 of 522	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	566 of 726	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	534 of 719	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	526 of 718	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	520 of 730	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	418 of 635	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	525 of 697	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	453 of 675	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	357 of 507	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	405 of 510	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	370 of 505	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	470 of 535	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	291 of 401	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	307 of 492	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	358 of 471	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	384 of 502	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	389 of 510	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	357 of 509	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	403 of 512	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	342 of 435	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	343 of 504	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	301 of 497	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry92%+31 vs state

Algebra I72%+25 vs state

English Language Arts36%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-11 vs state

Science5%-14 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
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
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
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
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
Stonebridge Middle School	Public	5-8	1252 Yardville-Allentown Road	Allentown	08501	Monmouth County	Upper Freehold Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 259-7292	433	40	10.8	10.6%	337 (77.8%)	14 (3.2%)	45 (10.4%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	77	144^th of 752 public middle schools	80.9%		76.7	146^th of 743 public middle schools	80.3%	2	31.6	27.2		50.5	82.3	75.9	67.2		55.0	53.6	44.1	42.3	100.0	100.0	100.0					$10,883	$185	$10,698
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
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
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
Thomas R Grover Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Southfield Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5250	1,183	102	11.5	8.6%	154 (13.0%)	61 (5.2%)	50 (4.2%)	871 (73.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	83.2	97^th of 752 public middle schools	87.1%		84.8	84^th of 743 public middle schools	88.7%	13		51.7			76.3	79.4	84.3			74.3	66.6	8.5	99.4	70.9	82.9			97.8	97.8	$12,108	$110	$11,998
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard C Crockett Middle School

What district is Richard C Crockett Middle School in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

Is Richard C Crockett Middle School a good school?

Richard C Crockett Middle School ranks 551^st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Richard C Crockett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Richard C Crockett Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Richard C Crockett Middle School?

Students at Richard C Crockett Middle School are 47% Hispanic, 25% White, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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