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Eugene A. Tighe Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is a highly-regarded public middle school in Margate City, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 and part of the Margate City School District. This exceptional school has consistently ranked among the top 50 middle schools in New Jersey, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

The school's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students demonstrating exceptionally high proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments, far surpassing state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 91.1% proficiency in 7th grade ELA and 91.2% proficiency in 5th grade math, compared to state averages of 54.6% and 47.1%, respectively. The school's Algebra I proficiency rate of 100% is also significantly higher than the state average of 38.2%. Additionally, the school's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, including female, male, and white students, as well as students with special needs.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Galloway Township Middle School and Alder Avenue Middle School, Eugene A. Tighe Middle School significantly outperforms them on academic measures, with proficiency rates that are over 50 percentage points higher in some cases. This exceptional and consistent high performance is a testament to the school's dedication to providing a strong educational environment that supports student success.

140

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,865

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7804 Amherst Avenue
Margate City, NJ 08402

(609) 822-2353

District: Margate City School District

Feeder schools for Eugene A. Tighe Middle School:

Elementary:

William H. Ross III School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (75% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

New Jersey avg42%

24^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 609Margate City 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	92.4	24 of 752	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	19 of 743	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	49 of 748	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	45 of 745	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	105 of 652	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	17 of 745	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	16 of 716	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	19 of 712	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.4	5 of 713	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.9	30 of 713	95.8%	★★★★★
2014	81.1	119 of 717	83.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	161 of 704	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	88 of 677	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.0	78 of 684	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	154 of 677	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	144 of 664	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.2	133 of 640	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	124 of 631	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.5	95 of 615	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	77.9	143 of 599	76.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.8	178 of 588	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.6	176 of 574	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	19 of 728	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	49 of 717	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	87 of 720	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	62 of 726	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	156 of 625	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	39 of 703	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	33 of 680	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	70 of 726	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	21 of 719	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	48 of 718	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	83 of 730	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	88 of 635	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	30 of 697	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	19 of 675	97.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	55.7	161 of 535	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	94.6	7 of 401	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	17 of 502	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	25 of 510	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	54 of 509	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	46 of 512	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.6	93 of 435	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	7 of 504	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	14 of 497	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2022)70th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+62 vs state

English Language Arts85%+29 vs state

Mathematics81%+44 vs state

Science38%+14 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
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	140	19	7.2	7.1%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	92.4	24^th of 752 public middle schools	96.8%		93.4	19^th of 743 public middle schools	97.4%	5	45.7	28.0		76.4	82.2	91.1	88.0		91.2	86.2	75.6	66.6			100.0			$17,865	$175	$17,690
Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	Ventnor Educational Community	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	176	33	5.3	52.8%	80 (45.5%)	13 (7.4%)	65 (36.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	63.1	251^st of 752 public middle schools	66.6%		54.6	311^th of 743 public middle schools	58.1%	60	33.4	13.3		59.6	56.1	76.7	75.0		56.2	58.6	47.8	6.7		93.3	93.3			$6,486		$6,486
Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%		69.3	198^th of 743 public middle schools	73.4%	32	39.4	29.9		52.0	72.6	82.3	62.0		50.5	54.3	60.4	17.9		87.8	87.8			$10,083	$307	$9,776
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	347	31	11.1	10.4%	284 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	80.8	122^nd of 752 public middle schools	83.8%		82.2	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%	17	48.0	18.5		76.0	76.0	85.4	83.7		70.7	63.0	76.9	29.7		87.3	87.3			$9,797	$260	$9,537
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%		11.4	693^rd of 743 public middle schools	6.7%	8		1.6			16.3	15.7	26.8			7.0	8.2	6.0		56.2	56.2			$14,470	$581	$13,889
Jordan Road Elementary School	Public	4-8	129 Jordan Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-7161	339	32	10.5	64.9%	136 (40.1%)	58 (17.1%)	107 (31.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	21.9	581^st of 752 public middle schools	22.7%		22.2	576^th of 743 public middle schools	22.5%	5	11.5	4.8	40.7	21.3	38.6	30.8	38.1	29.7	11.5	21.1	25.6	8.7		47.1	47.1			$17,522	$1,073	$16,449
Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	326	49	6.6	29.8%	249 (76.4%)	13 (4.0%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	60.7	272^nd of 752 public middle schools	63.8%		56.1	303^rd of 743 public middle schools	59.2%	31	25.0	8.1	69.0	82.2	72.6	56.0	75.8	66.2	67.9	58.1	44.0	20.6		67.9	67.9			$9,932		$9,932
Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	51.9	337^th of 752 public middle schools	55.2%		48.9	354^th of 743 public middle schools	52.4%	17	25.3	12.6		49.5	60.7	56.7	55.4		34.1	40.5	36.6	29.6		72.7	72.7			$8,518	$339	$8,179
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75		11.7			36.2	42.1	49.8			22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41		10.1			40.2	46.3	60.0			18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064

Frequently Asked Questions about Eugene A. Tighe Middle School

What district is Eugene A. Tighe Middle School in?

Margate City School District

What is the racial makeup of Eugene A. Tighe Middle School?

Students at Eugene A. Tighe Middle School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Eugene A. Tighe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Eugene A. Tighe Middle School.

Is Eugene A. Tighe Middle School a good school?

Yes! Eugene A. Tighe Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 24^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

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