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Lumberton Middle School

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Lumberton Middle School ranks 426 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 43% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lumberton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Lumberton, New Jersey, with 357 students. The school is part of the Lumberton Township Board of Education district, which is ranked 412 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lumberton Middle School's performance on NJSLA tests is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 56.1%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Lumberton Middle School has been steadily increasing, from 21.39% in 2021-2022 to 29.13% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Haines Sixth Grade Center in Medford and Medford Memorial Middle School, Lumberton Middle School's performance is generally lower. These schools have higher proficiency rates on NJSLA tests and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Lumberton Middle School's spending per student ($12,723 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the state average, which may contribute to its relatively lower academic performance.

356

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,723

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Dimsdale Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048

(609) 265-0123

District: Lumberton Township Board of Education

Students who attend Lumberton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rancocas Valley Regional High School

Feeder schools for Lumberton Middle School:

Elementary:	Ashbrook Elementary School
	Bobby's Run Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.8%

African American:

27.2%

Hispanic:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg43%

426^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

412^th of 609Lumberton Township Board of Education 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	41.5	426 of 752	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	485 of 743	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	405 of 748	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	376 of 745	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	319 of 652	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	391 of 745	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	329 of 716	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	328 of 712	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.5	386 of 713	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.6	273 of 713	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.5	243 of 717	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.4	207 of 704	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.6	234 of 677	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	205 of 684	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	195 of 677	71.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	193 of 664	70.9%	★★★★☆
2008	68.5	239 of 640	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.7	253 of 631	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	291 of 615	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	239 of 599	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.5	273 of 588	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.9	281 of 574	51.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	187 of 359	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	248 of 352	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	155 of 361	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	96 of 356	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	104 of 291	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	145 of 326	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	79 of 326	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	405 of 728	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	480 of 717	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	432 of 720	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	391 of 726	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	306 of 625	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	399 of 703	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	355 of 680	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	383 of 608	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	399 of 589	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	391 of 587	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	179 of 591	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	114 of 480	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	235 of 524	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	188 of 504	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	364 of 613	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	390 of 584	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	289 of 568	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	305 of 549	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	176 of 467	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	337 of 541	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	383 of 522	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	414 of 726	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	454 of 719	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	345 of 718	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	344 of 730	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	293 of 635	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	355 of 697	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	299 of 675	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	264 of 507	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	425 of 510	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	271 of 505	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	258 of 535	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	179 of 492	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	188 of 471	60.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	270 of 502	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	355 of 510	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	298 of 509	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	288 of 512	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	252 of 435	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	318 of 504	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	276 of 497	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts42%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-3 vs state

Science17%~ state avg

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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
Lumberton Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Dimsdale Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 265-0123	356	34	10.5	31.7%	138 (38.8%)	97 (27.2%)	66 (18.5%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.1%)	41.5	426^th of 752 public middle schools	43.4%		32.7	485^th of 743 public middle schools	34.7%	59		17.0			33.0	42.5	50.8			23.9	49.1	21.6		100.0	100.0			$12,723	$146	$12,577
F. W. Holbein Middle School	Public	5-8	333 Levis Drive	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-7200	451	43	10.4	61.4%	113 (25.1%)	144 (31.9%)	123 (27.3%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (11.8%)	28.7	526^th of 752 public middle schools	30.1%		30.5	505^th of 743 public middle schools	32.0%	21	9.8	6.5		36.2	41.5	38.8	30.1		17.7	30.3	34.6	11.2		75.0	75.0			$14,990	$817	$14,173
Southampton Township School #3	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Way	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	253	25	10.0	24.1%	204 (80.6%)	5 (2.0%)	30 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	72.9	173^rd of 752 public middle schools	77.0%		60.7	270^th of 743 public middle schools	63.7%	97		30.1			63.0	62.3	68.5			50.0	49.4	56.9		100.0	100.0			$15,104	$266	$14,838
Westampton Township Middle School	Public	4-8	700 Rancocas Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-2722	525	50	10.4	38.9%	154 (29.3%)	173 (33.0%)	90 (17.1%)	53 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.1%)	48.3	366^th of 752 public middle schools	51.3%		42.5	403^rd of 743 public middle schools	45.8%	37	19.8	8.0	40.6	40.2	49.6	68.6	51.3	28.1	26.9	27.8	50.0	23.2		94.1	94.5			$10,468	$231	$10,237
Hartford Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	397 Hartford Road	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 231-5899	926	94	9.9	21.3%	434 (46.9%)	141 (15.2%)	131 (14.1%)	151 (16.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)								(n/a)	36.8			56.3	69.2				44.2	44.3								$8,042	$108	$7,934
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School	Public	6	101 Fort Dix Rd	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	309	25	12.3	49.2%	142 (46.0%)	48 (15.5%)	81 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.0%)								(n/a)					33.1					14.2								$17,209	$790	$16,419
Willingboro Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Van Sciver Parkway	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8700	550	44	12.5	70.4%	22 (4.0%)	377 (68.5%)	128 (23.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	15.9	651^st of 752 public middle schools	13.4%		12.5	680^th of 743 public middle schools	8.5%	29		4.7				31.2	29.2				16.5	5.2		42.8	42.8			$16,254	$1,193	$15,061
Haines Sixth Grade Center	Public	6	162 Stokes Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 654-4056	299	26	11.3	7.4%	231 (77.3%)	11 (3.7%)	30 (10.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)								(n/a)					72.5					56.2								$5,868	$71	$5,797
T. E. Harrington Middle School	Public	7-8	514 Mount Laurel Road	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 234-1610	948	80	11.9	22.8%	439 (46.3%)	165 (17.4%)	113 (11.9%)	148 (15.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (8.2%)	59.3	284^th of 752 public middle schools	62.2%		63	250^th of 743 public middle schools	66.4%	34		26.9				56.7	54.2				41.9	28.1	98.0	89.8	92.4	96.6	96.6	$8,234	$98	$8,136
Medford Memorial Middle School	Public	7-8	55 Mill Street	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-7707	644	54	11.9	7.5%	528 (82.0%)	19 (3.0%)	51 (7.9%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	79.7	132^nd of 752 public middle schools	82.4%		69.4	197^th of 743 public middle schools	73.5%	65		32.0				79.9	68.7				60.1	31.6		94.0	94.0			$5,786		$5,786

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