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Lindenwold Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lindenwold Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Lindenwold Public School District in New Jersey. With 883 students, it is the largest middle school in the analysis, but has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Jersey middle schools, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

Lindenwold Middle School significantly underperforms the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the NJSLA assessments, with only 15.8% of 5th graders proficient in ELA compared to 52.7% statewide, and just 7.5% proficient in Math compared to 44.2% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.4% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.58% to 87.71%, indicating a high-poverty student population.

In comparison, the nearby middle schools, such as Ann A. Mullen, Woodland, Rosa International, and Henry C. Beck, significantly outperform Lindenwold Middle School on test scores, chronic absenteeism, and other key metrics. These schools serve more affluent communities and have stronger academic outcomes, suggesting significant opportunity gaps for the students in Lindenwold.

896

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,274

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 White Horse Avenue
Lindenwold, NJ 08021

(856) 346-3330

District: Lindenwold Public School District

Students who attend Lindenwold Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lindenwold High School

Feeder schools for Lindenwold Middle School:

Elementary:	Lindenwold School Five
	Lindenwold School Four

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

African American:

29.1%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (11% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg11%

New Jersey avg43%

712^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

589^th of 609Lindenwold 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	9.8	712 of 752	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	721 of 743	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	703 of 748	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	657 of 745	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	572 of 652	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	723 of 745	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	681 of 716	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	628 of 712	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	606 of 713	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	551 of 713	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.2	588 of 717	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	558 of 704	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	540 of 677	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	521 of 684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	537 of 677	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	542 of 664	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	552 of 640	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	537 of 631	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	539 of 615	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	475 of 599	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	512 of 588	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.2	502 of 574	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	255 of 359	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	286 of 352	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	289 of 361	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	255 of 356	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	203 of 291	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	296 of 326	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	264 of 326	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	322 of 343	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	293 of 320	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	266 of 288	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	200 of 270	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	158 of 197	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	217 of 227	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	170 of 202	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	673 of 728	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	695 of 717	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	667 of 720	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	630 of 726	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	536 of 625	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	685 of 703	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	641 of 680	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	573 of 608	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	567 of 589	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	550 of 587	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	523 of 591	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	439 of 480	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	506 of 524	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	471 of 504	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	572 of 613	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	520 of 584	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	484 of 568	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	431 of 549	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	372 of 467	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	479 of 541	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	447 of 522	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	693 of 726	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	681 of 719	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	673 of 718	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	645 of 730	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	560 of 635	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	675 of 697	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	638 of 675	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	477 of 507	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	484 of 510	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	452 of 505	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	424 of 535	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	242 of 401	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	441 of 492	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	388 of 471	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	490 of 502	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	499 of 510	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	483 of 509	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	481 of 512	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	359 of 435	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	488 of 504	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	489 of 497	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-38 vs state

Algebra I15%-31 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

Science4%-20 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)		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
Lindenwold Middle School	Public	5-8	40 White Horse Avenue	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 346-3330	896	84	10.6	86.3%	45 (5.0%)	261 (29.1%)	559 (62.4%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.0%)	9.8	712^th of 752 public middle schools	5.3%		8.8	721^st of 743 public middle schools	3.0%	9	5.3	2.5		15.8	22.6	18.5	13.7		7.5	9.3	6.0	6.7		15.0	15.0			$8,274	$734	$7,540
Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School	Public	4-8	111 Warwick Road	Stratford	08084	Camden County	Stratford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1094	527	49	10.8	33.0%	285 (54.1%)	88 (16.7%)	112 (21.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	36.6	460^th of 752 public middle schools	38.8%		39.5	424^th of 743 public middle schools	42.9%	36	23.6	11.0	65.2	41.5	57.8	57.3	45.3	59.8	35.9	24.0	23.1	7.9		85.7	89.5			$12,787	$488	$12,299
Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Turnerville Road	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 210-0200	323	33	9.9	76.8%	109 (33.7%)	98 (30.3%)	79 (24.5%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	15.9	652^nd of 752 public middle schools	13.3%		21.9	580^th of 743 public middle schools	21.9%	72		4.5			16.5	42.2	32.8			4.3	14.3	6.4		58.8	58.8			$10,061	$368	$9,693
Charles W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8400	704	66	10.6	60.7%	221 (31.4%)	215 (30.5%)	169 (24.0%)	59 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.8%)	35.1	473^rd of 752 public middle schools	37.1%		36.2	453^rd of 743 public middle schools	39.0%	20		13.4			41.0	41.8	53.1			26.8	25.1	15.8		85.7	86.7			$14,794	$579	$14,215
Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Grove Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-9480	261	28	9.4	58.6%	134 (51.3%)	40 (15.3%)	64 (24.5%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	51	344^th of 752 public middle schools	54.3%		43.6	389^th of 743 public middle schools	47.6%	45	27.8	15.7		46.3	58.6	77.0	56.5		37.1	21.4	44.3	13.5		83.3	83.3			$17,757	$592	$17,165
Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	795	68	11.6	37.1%	438 (55.1%)	151 (19.0%)	121 (15.2%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	49	361^st of 752 public middle schools	52.0%		48.5	359^th of 743 public middle schools	51.7%	2		14.1			51.3	62.8	57.4			33.7	32.1	24.6		79.6	83.0	100.0	100.0	$13,211	$341	$12,870
Voorhees Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Holly Oak Dr	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 795-2025	979	86	11.3	17.2%	490 (50.1%)	116 (11.8%)	100 (10.2%)	210 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.2%)	80.4	126^th of 752 public middle schools	83.2%		79.6	126^th of 743 public middle schools	83.0%			25.0			74.4	76.6	71.3			60.3	63.6	38.7		98.6	98.6			$12,761	$134	$12,627
Ann A. Mullen Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Sicklerville Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 875-8777	937	77	12.1	45.7%	317 (33.8%)	345 (36.8%)	163 (17.4%)	50 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.5%)	28.8	525^th of 752 public middle schools	30.2%		30.2	507^th of 743 public middle schools	31.8%	18		7.7			44.2	38.7	36.1			27.7	26.4	15.0		75.5	78.4			$12,831	$329	$12,502
Woodland Middle School	Public	5-8	1 School Lane	Barrington	08007	Camden County	Barrington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-8402	220	27	8.3	38.6%	159 (72.3%)	15 (6.8%)	27 (12.3%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	71.3	186^th of 752 public middle schools	75.3%		61.5	263^rd of 743 public middle schools	64.6%	77	37.2	30.2		57.7	49.0	73.9	64.2		44.3	43.2	58.5	45.7		94.4	94.4			$4,685		$4,685
Rosa International Middle School	Public	6-8	485 Browning Lane	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 616-8787	745	62	12.0	19.7%	394 (52.9%)	56 (7.5%)	87 (11.7%)	163 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.6%)	65.9	233^rd of 752 public middle schools	69.0%		74.7	162^nd of 743 public middle schools	78.2%	71		40.6			57.4	61.4	79.5			53.7	40.7	28.0	84.9	58.2	72.6	89.9	89.9	$8,651		$8,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindenwold Middle School

What high school do graduates of Lindenwold Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lindenwold Middle School usually go on to attend Lindenwold High School

What is the racial makeup of Lindenwold Middle School?

Students at Lindenwold Middle School are 62% Hispanic, 29% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Lindenwold Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 896 students attended Lindenwold Middle School.

What district is Lindenwold Middle School in?

Lindenwold Public School District

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Lindenwold Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of New Jersey middle schools.

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