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Manchester Township Middle School

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Manchester Township Middle School ranks 418 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Manchester Township Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Manchester Township School District in New Jersey. With 614 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, performing below the state average on standardized assessments across most grade levels and subjects.

The school's academic performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students. Additionally, the school's performance for Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as for English Language Learners and Special Education students, is below the state average. Manchester Township Middle School also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement.

Compared to nearby schools like Berkeley Township Elementary School, Howell Township Middle School South, and Toms River Intermediate School East, Manchester Township Middle School generally underperforms on academic measures. However, some of these nearby schools also have higher rates of chronic absenteeism and a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a role in academic performance.

586

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,119

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2759 Ridgeway Rd
Manchester, NJ 08759

(732) 657-1717

District: Manchester Township School District

Students who attend Manchester Township Middle School usually attend:

High:

Manchester Township High School

Feeder schools for Manchester Township Middle School:

Elementary:	Manchester Township Elementary School
	Ridgeway Elementary School
	Whiting Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Hispanic:

34.1%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg43%

418^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

458^th of 609Manchester Township 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	43.0	418 of 752	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	452 of 743	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	410 of 748	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	425 of 745	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	254 of 652	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	435 of 745	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	344 of 716	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	339 of 712	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.2	368 of 713	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	415 of 713	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.7	400 of 717	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	419 of 704	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	346 of 677	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.3	363 of 684	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	376 of 677	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	309 of 664	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	282 of 640	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	283 of 631	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	358 of 615	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.2	296 of 599	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.2	368 of 588	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.4	341 of 574	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	129 of 359	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	200 of 352	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	123 of 361	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	75 of 356	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	43 of 291	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	113 of 326	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	142 of 326	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	154 of 204	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	122 of 200	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	253 of 343	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	269 of 320	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	422 of 728	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	446 of 717	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	376 of 720	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	396 of 726	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	242 of 625	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	370 of 703	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	329 of 680	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	332 of 608	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	420 of 589	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	321 of 587	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	304 of 591	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	183 of 480	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	287 of 524	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	141 of 504	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	284 of 613	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	365 of 584	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	205 of 568	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	227 of 549	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	115 of 467	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	293 of 541	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.8	134 of 522	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	362 of 726	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	438 of 719	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	389 of 718	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	421 of 730	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	228 of 635	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	462 of 697	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	359 of 675	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	361 of 507	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	342 of 510	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	293 of 505	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	243 of 535	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	125 of 401	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	264 of 492	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	245 of 471	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	352 of 502	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	386 of 510	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	372 of 509	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	402 of 512	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	229 of 435	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	398 of 504	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	350 of 497	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts45%-12 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

Science14%-5 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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
Manchester Township Middle School	Public	6-8	2759 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-1717	586	61	9.6	52.6%	278 (47.4%)	43 (7.3%)	200 (34.1%)	29 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.5%)	43	418^th of 752 public middle schools	44.4%		36.2	452^nd of 743 public middle schools	39.2%	34	14.1	41.0	45.9	46.5	35.9	37.0	29.1		100.0	100.0			$14,119	$376	$13,743
Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5800	970	83	11.6	55.5%	397 (40.9%)	86 (8.9%)	386 (39.8%)	64 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	32.7	485^th of 752 public middle schools	35.5%		35.8	457^th of 743 public middle schools	38.5%	28	11.6	40.3	49.0	47.5	26.4	26.1	9.7		80.9	83.1			$7,203	$194	$7,009
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	35 South Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4701	665	66	10.1	57.9%	285 (42.9%)	46 (6.9%)	295 (44.4%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	35.1	474^th of 752 public middle schools	37.0%		43	398^th of 743 public middle schools	46.4%	76	8.5	35.0	47.4	44.1	22.8	34.7	25.7	100.0	96.3	97.3			$13,417	$84	$13,333
Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,271	86	14.7	34.8%	898 (70.7%)	31 (2.4%)	262 (20.6%)	35 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	53.5	321^st of 752 public middle schools	57.3%		53.6	319^th of 743 public middle schools	57.1%	2	18.0	56.2	66.7	65.4	27.2	38.3	18.7		89.6	90.6	92.9	92.9	$5,993		$5,993
Lake Riviera Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Beaverson Boulevard	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	893	76	11.8	42.4%	526 (58.9%)	37 (4.1%)	279 (31.2%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	48.5	363^rd of 752 public middle schools	51.7%		49.1	352^nd of 743 public middle schools	52.6%	11	12.8	52.6	61.3	51.2	36.9	42.8	16.2		94.6	94.6			$8,086	$171	$7,915
Lakewood Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3600	574	67	8.5	93.0%	19 (3.3%)	34 (5.9%)	514 (89.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.8	608^th of 752 public middle schools	19.1%		29.1	516^th of 743 public middle schools	30.6%	92	3.2		37.6	30.7		19.6	6.0		86.1	86.1			$13,211	$902	$12,309
Toms River Intermediate School South	Public	6-8	1675 Pinewald Road	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-3900	1,044	83	12.6	49.8%	587 (56.2%)	64 (6.1%)	307 (29.4%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.8%)	30.2	516^th of 752 public middle schools	31.4%		30.8	501^st of 743 public middle schools	32.6%	15	13.1	42.8	46.3	38.9	24.6	24.6	8.8	100.0	74.4	80.3	92.8	92.8	$7,586	$246	$7,340
Howell Township Middle School South	Public	6-8	220 Ramtown-Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 836-1327	893	78	11.4	28.0%	559 (62.6%)	21 (2.4%)	244 (27.3%)	30 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.3%)	59.6	282^nd of 752 public middle schools	62.5%		52.3	327^th of 743 public middle schools	56.0%	45	17.3	63.5	62.8	55.3	52.9	40.4	24.6	100.0	94.6	96.7	95.6	95.6	$10,545	$08	$10,537
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Hendrickson Avenue	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	865	77	11.3	35.4%	563 (65.1%)	66 (7.6%)	184 (21.3%)	22 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	52.4	330^th of 752 public middle schools	56.1%		50.8	338^th of 743 public middle schools	54.5%	8	17.6	54.7	65.0	57.1	26.7	43.6	20.5		94.8	94.8			$8,586	$223	$8,363
Central Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	680	64	10.6	38.8%	435 (64.0%)	31 (4.6%)	176 (25.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	36.6	459^th of 752 public middle schools	39.0%		34.2	472^nd of 743 public middle schools	36.5%	13	7.2		48.0	40.4		35.8	20.3		100.0	100.0			$10,102	$281	$9,821

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