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Timberlane Middle School

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Timberlane Middle School ranks 124 th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 83% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Timberlane Middle School in Pennington, New Jersey, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 803 students in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Its results are strong overall, especially in English Language Arts and science, but one finding deserves particular attention: eighth-grade math proficiency was 20%, the only listed core subject-and-grade result below the state rate.

Timberlane stands out in English Language Arts: proficiency was 77% in grade 6, 85% in grade 7, and 78% in grade 8—about 25 to 30 percentage points above state rates, and higher than the best nearby result in each grade. Science is another strength: 39% of eighth graders were proficient, compared with 19% statewide and 22% at nearby Lawrence Middle School. Math varies more by grade: Timberlane was 17 points above the state in grade 6 and 7 points above in grade 7, but 2 points below in grade 8. Even so, its grade 8 result was slightly higher than Lawrence Middle’s 18%.

English Language Arts has improved across grades since 2022–2023, with gains of 9 to 13 percentage points; the three-grade school average rose 12 points while the state average was essentially unchanged. Math progress is uneven: grade 6 rose 16 points, grade 7 was nearly flat, and grade 8 fell 11 points. SchoolDigger ranks Timberlane at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars, ahead of nearby Lawrence Middle at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars. Its 9.7 students per teacher is below the nearby-school average of 12.2. Free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 7% in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby-school average of 70%; these figures are context, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Timberlane serves African American students rose from the 48th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 94th in 2025–2026; its measure for Asian students is at the 62nd percentile, below the school’s overall standing.

803

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,474

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

51 S Timberlane Drive
Pennington, NJ 08534-1614

(609) 737-4004

District: Hopewell Valley Regional School District

Students who attend Timberlane Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hopewell Valley Central High School

Feeder schools for Timberlane Middle School:

Elementary:	Bear Tavern Elementary School
	Hopewell Elementary School
	Stony Brook Elementary School
	Toll Gate Grammar School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.7%

Asian:

16.6%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg43%

124^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 607Hopewell Valley Regional 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
2026	79.4	124 of 743	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	147 of 752	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	157 of 743	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	157 of 748	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	124 of 745	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	66 of 652	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	174 of 745	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	178 of 716	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	239 of 712	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.5	405 of 713	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.7	343 of 713	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.6	113 of 717	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.7	107 of 704	84.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.3	106 of 677	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	84.4	72 of 684	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	64 of 677	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.9	43 of 664	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.3	53 of 640	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	80.3	99 of 631	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	85.2	51 of 615	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	81.3	98 of 599	83.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.2	92 of 588	84.4%	★★★★☆
2003	84.2	69 of 574	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	19 of 331	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	41.4	185 of 359	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	73 of 192	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	100 of 204	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	92 of 200	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	99 of 201	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	90 of 200	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	80 of 147	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	73 of 199	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	87 of 200	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	82 of 716	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	93 of 728	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	168 of 717	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	132 of 720	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	157 of 726	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	85 of 625	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	153 of 703	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	215 of 680	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	27 of 589	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	73.4	112 of 608	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	191 of 589	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	123 of 587	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	96 of 591	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	82 of 480	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	327 of 524	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	161 of 504	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	150 of 590	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	45.1	321 of 613	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.8	66 of 568	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	160 of 522	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	125 of 714	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	151 of 726	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	153 of 719	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	154 of 718	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	111 of 730	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	49 of 635	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	75.0	172 of 697	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	113 of 675	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	20 of 105	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	25 of 482	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	79.5	51 of 507	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	58 of 510	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	87 of 505	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	34 of 535	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	8 of 401	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	54.4	180 of 492	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	179 of 471	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	109 of 490	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	166 of 502	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	189 of 510	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	175 of 509	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	167 of 512	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.8	67 of 435	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	182 of 504	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	189 of 497	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)94th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Geometry94%+38 vs state

English Language Arts80%+27 vs state

Algebra I79%+30 vs state

Mathematics46%+11 vs state

Science39%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 7th Grade	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
Timberlane Middle School	Public	6-8	51 S Timberlane Drive	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4004	803	83	9.7	6.6%	544 (67.7%)	30 (3.7%)	55 (6.8%)	133 (16.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	79.4	124^th of 743 public middle schools	83.3%		76.5	147^th of 752 public middle schools	80.5%	23		38.8			76.7	85.3	78.3			57.4	45.2	20.4		94.4	69.9	79.4		93.7	94.1			$18,474	$335	$18,139
Gilmore J Fisher Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Lower Ferry Road	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	789	87	9.1	60.1%	135 (17.1%)	365 (46.3%)	226 (28.6%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	22.6	576^th of 743 public middle schools	22.5%		27.7	531^st of 752 public middle schools	29.4%	45		6.1			36.3	41.8	34.3			14.2	17.9	9.6			94.5	94.5						$15,507	$234	$15,273
Lawrence Intermediate School	Public	4-6	66 Eggerts Crossing Road	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5530	775	75	10.4	38.2%	304 (39.2%)	97 (12.5%)	204 (26.3%)	121 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)								(n/a)	31.6		45.0	54.4	56.2			41.7	46.8	41.4												$20,633	$242	$20,391
South Hunterdon Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	170 Rocktown-Lambertville Road	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(609) 397-0819	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	36.8	458^th of 743 public middle schools	38.4%					(n/a)	29.8	11.5		51.1	41.9	39.6	38.5		40.4	35.4	37.6	15.8			83.3	83.3
Lawrence Middle School	Public	7-8	2455 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5520	584	53	11.1	37.7%	237 (40.6%)	93 (15.9%)	129 (22.1%)	94 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	69.1	202^nd of 743 public middle schools	72.8%		61	265^th of 752 public middle schools	64.8%	63		21.8				74.9	63.5				55.1	18.3			98.7	98.7						$18,272	$72	$18,200
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4800	546	36	15.1	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	317 (58.1%)	209 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)	3.9		10.3	13.7	8.3			15.2	7.1	7.0												$19,536	$1,675	$17,861
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1 Whittlesey Road	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4660	329	30	11.1	78.4%	3 (0.9%)	205 (62.3%)	113 (34.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								(n/a)	0.9		8.6	11.5	12.5			3.8	4.4	1.2												$24,280	$1,889	$22,391
Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	474	39	12.1	82.7%	5 (1.1%)	292 (61.6%)	167 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	8.4	714^th of 743 public middle schools	3.9%		8.1	733^rd of 752 public middle schools	2.5%	19		1.6				10.7	18.9				5.4	7.2			21.0	21.0						$26,723	$1,443	$25,280
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%)	7.6	725^th of 743 public middle schools	2.4%		7.8	736^th of 752 public middle schools	2.1%	11		0.0				17.9	18.3				6.3	1.7			17.4	17.4						$22,805	$1,535	$21,270
Battle Monument Intermediate School	Public	4-6	145 Pennington Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 503-9941	499	32	15.5	87.8%	1 (0.2%)	151 (30.3%)	340 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)	2.0		5.6	10.8	12.3			1.2	4.6	2.3												$18,183	$1,679	$16,504

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