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Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School

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Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School ranks 509 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School is a public middle school located in Jamesburg, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with 229 students. The school is part of the Jamesburg Public School District, which is ranked 497 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 374 and 509 out of 745-752 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 30% to 52.3% in English Language Arts and 3.6% to 28.4% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 56.1% to 57.1% and 20.7% to 39.8%, respectively. When compared to nearby schools, such as Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, Crossroads North Middle School, and Crossroads South Middle School, Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School generally performs worse.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low performance for Hispanic and White students. Additionally, Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School has experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.0% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, and has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.31% in 2021-2022 to 60.7% in 2023-2024. These factors suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach.

217

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,563

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13 Augusta St
Jamesburg, NJ 08831-1457

(732) 521-0303

District: Jamesburg Public School District

Feeder schools for Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School:

Elementary:

John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

White:

29.0%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg43%

509^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

497^th of 609Jamesburg 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	30.6	509 of 752	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	483 of 743	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	427 of 748	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	374 of 745	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.2	473 of 652	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	469 of 745	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	512 of 716	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	462 of 712	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.5	420 of 713	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	353 of 713	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.6	469 of 717	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.3	427 of 704	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	431 of 677	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.9	412 of 684	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.3	450 of 677	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	453 of 664	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.3	471 of 640	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	516 of 631	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.9	463 of 615	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.6	420 of 599	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.3	362 of 588	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	34.6	427 of 574	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	139 of 343	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	154 of 288	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	94 of 270	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	161 of 197	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	125 of 227	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	528 of 728	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	452 of 717	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	347 of 720	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	303 of 726	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	376 of 625	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	433 of 703	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	470 of 680	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	465 of 608	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	421 of 589	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	385 of 587	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	279 of 591	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.2	400 of 480	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	260 of 524	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.2	409 of 504	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	464 of 613	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	392 of 584	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	285 of 568	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	159 of 549	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	27.2	346 of 467	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	193 of 541	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.5	397 of 522	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	487 of 726	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	500 of 719	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	479 of 718	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	416 of 730	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	509 of 635	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	456 of 697	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	499 of 675	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	453 of 507	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	506 of 510	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	433 of 535	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	353 of 492	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	243 of 471	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	378 of 502	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	365 of 510	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	251 of 509	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	261 of 512	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	291 of 435	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	413 of 504	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	386 of 497	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts37%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-15 vs state

Science17%~ state avg

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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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	Public	6-8	13 Augusta St	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0303	217	20	10.9	65.9%	63 (29.0%)	11 (5.1%)	131 (60.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	30.6	509^th of 752 public middle schools	32.3%		32.8	483^rd of 743 public middle schools	35.0%	26		17.3		30.0	52.3	31.1		23.9	28.4	3.6		100.0	100.0			$10,563	$394	$10,169
Monroe Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Perrineville Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-6042	1,681	135	12.4	10.2%	483 (28.7%)	61 (3.6%)	131 (7.8%)	976 (58.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.7%)	84	91^st of 752 public middle schools	87.9%		83.3	92^nd of 743 public middle schools	87.6%	1		39.7		70.0	76.9	72.0		69.7	67.9	38.7	100.0	99.4	99.6	98.9	98.9	$13,214	$09	$13,205
Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	269	25	10.7	30.9%	170 (63.2%)	8 (3.0%)	69 (25.7%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	32.6	487^th of 752 public middle schools	35.2%		33	480^th of 743 public middle schools	35.4%	7		9.4		51.3	45.3	37.7		40.8	35.5	0.0		40.9	40.9			$11,377	$51	$11,326
Jonas Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	155 W Greystone Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4519	886	78	11.4	25.1%	537 (60.6%)	69 (7.8%)	146 (16.5%)	106 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	67.8	215^th of 752 public middle schools	71.4%		64.1	242^nd of 743 public middle schools	67.4%	27		20.5		61.3	69.2	60.4		50.7	55.1	33.5		94.5	94.5			$13,625	$64	$13,561
Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	200 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6892	1,221	119	10.2	25.1%	494 (40.5%)	68 (5.6%)	190 (15.6%)	414 (33.9%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	41 (3.4%)								(n/a)	40.8		66.4	68.3			67.5	58.9								$13,382	$119	$13,263
Crossroads North Middle School	Public	6-8	635 Georges Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-4191	935	82	11.3	18.9%	140 (15.0%)	66 (7.1%)	104 (11.1%)	599 (64.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	80.3	128^th of 752 public middle schools	83.0%		82.4	100^th of 743 public middle schools	86.5%	28		41.1		69.1	79.7	81.4		65.8	55.1	17.6	100.0	83.0	89.3	95.8	95.8	$12,082	$63	$12,019
Crossroads South Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Major Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 329-4633	812	78	10.4	17.0%	122 (15.0%)	59 (7.3%)	89 (11.0%)	527 (64.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	87.1	68^th of 752 public middle schools	91.0%		83.3	93^rd of 743 public middle schools	87.5%	25		45.4		86.2	84.3	83.7		69.7	58.5	30.6	100.0	89.3	92.9	100.0	100.0	$11,946	$160	$11,786
North Brunswick Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Renaissance Blvd	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3000	754	83	9.1	59.9%	95 (12.6%)	142 (18.8%)	373 (49.5%)	112 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.7%)	31	504^th of 752 public middle schools	33.0%		37.7	435^th of 743 public middle schools	41.5%	69		11.1			37.0	58.2			20.1	3.9	78.6	67.4	69.8	84.7	84.7
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,207	87	13.8	15.0%	829 (68.7%)	28 (2.3%)	150 (12.4%)	153 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.7%)	81.9	110^th of 752 public middle schools	85.4%		83.6	90^th of 743 public middle schools	87.9%	20		30.0			77.0	80.7			58.3	38.3	100.0	93.2	95.0	98.8	98.8	$8,020	$14	$8,006
Pine Brook School	Public	6	155 Pease Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2800	494	39	12.5	16.8%	380 (76.9%)	8 (1.6%)	40 (8.1%)	58 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)				80.3				65.7								$8,031	$08	$8,023

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