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Thompson Middle School

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Thompson Middle School ranks 76 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Thompson Middle School is a public middle school located in Middletown, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 859 students. It is part of the Middletown Township Public School District, which is ranked 193 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thompson Middle School consistently outperforms the Middletown Township Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 78.6% of 6th graders, 78.8% of 7th graders, and 77.1% of 8th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the district scores of 68.6%, 72.3%, and 73.3%, respectively, and the state scores of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%. The school has also consistently ranked among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with a ranking of 76 out of 752 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In addition to its overall academic excellence, Thompson Middle School performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 21 out of 608 New Jersey middle schools for Hispanic students and 87 out of 507 for special education students, both with a 5-star rating. The school's Algebra I proficiency rates are also significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 99.1% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 57.9% for the district and 38.2% for the state.

862

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,182

Per pupil spending ?

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Middletown Lincroft Road
Middletown, NJ 07748-3299

(732) 671-2212

District: Middletown Township Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg43%

76^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Middletown Township Public School District

193^rd of 609Middletown Township 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	86.0	76 of 752	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	98 of 743	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	127 of 748	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	109 of 745	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	114 of 652	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	73 of 745	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	97 of 716	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	68 of 712	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	81.4	87 of 713	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	83 of 713	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	74 of 717	89.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.1	102 of 704	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	162 of 677	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	116 of 684	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.8	86 of 677	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	82.0	91 of 664	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	59 of 640	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	84.2	49 of 631	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	27 of 615	95.6%	★★★★★
2005	85.8	54 of 599	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	84.5	58 of 588	90.1%	★★★★★
2003	83.1	86 of 574	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	87 of 728	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	115 of 717	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	130 of 720	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	112 of 726	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	126 of 625	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	103 of 703	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	114 of 680	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	21 of 608	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	57 of 589	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	31 of 587	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	12 of 591	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	17 of 480	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	18 of 524	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	57 of 504	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	85 of 613	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.4	369 of 568	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.8	71 of 541	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	86 of 726	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	120 of 719	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	127 of 718	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	127 of 730	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	87 of 635	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	86 of 697	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	108 of 675	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	87 of 507	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	140 of 510	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	138 of 505	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	78 of 535	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	65 of 401	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	111 of 492	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	73 of 471	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	88 of 502	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	113 of 510	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	153 of 509	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	132 of 512	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	123 of 435	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	96 of 504	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	124 of 497	75.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+54 vs state

English Language Arts78%+21 vs state

Mathematics60%+25 vs state

Science33%+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
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Middletown Lincroft Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-2212	862	70	12.3	4.9%	725 (84.1%)	6 (0.7%)	76 (8.8%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.3%)	86	76^th of 752 public middle schools	89.9%		82.5	98^th of 743 public middle schools	86.8%	22		32.9			78.6	78.8	77.1			64.1	65.7	42.1		99.2	99.1			$8,182		$8,182
William R. Satz School	Public	7-8	24 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1808	455	47	9.7	2.9%	301 (66.2%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (6.6%)	87 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	91.1	33^rd of 752 public middle schools	95.6%		87.7	60^th of 743 public middle schools	91.9%	27		45.4				87.5	81.4				73.4	51.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,243	$52	$14,191
Red Bank Middle School	Public	4-8	101 Harding Road	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1515	600	65	9.1	83.3%	38 (6.3%)	33 (5.5%)	517 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	41.2	432^nd of 752 public middle schools	42.6%		37.3	442^nd of 743 public middle schools	40.5%	10	22.6	4.6	34.9	48.7	50.9	58.6	50.0	29.0	28.7	40.6	35.1	9.0		73.2	73.2			$15,373	$911	$14,462
Thorne Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Murphy Road	Port Monmouth	07758	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-1220	597	62	9.6	24.8%	447 (74.9%)	19 (3.2%)	88 (14.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)	57.4	293^rd of 752 public middle schools	61.0%		53.6	318^th of 743 public middle schools	57.2%	25		19.2			56.9	66.1	57.3			35.4	39.7	31.2		97.2	97.2			$12,095	$33	$12,062
Knollwood School	Public	4-8	224 Hance Road	Fair Haven	07704	Monmouth County	Fair Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 747-0320	502	57	8.7	0.6%	473 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	89.9	48^th of 752 public middle schools	93.6%		90.2	40^th of 743 public middle schools	94.6%	8	55.4	42.2	84.8	76.8	84.5	88.6	84.5	74.8	78.8	72.2	77.9	38.7	100.0	93.4	95.4	95.0	95.0	$10,199		$10,199
Markham Place School	Public	5-8	95 Markham Place	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Little Silver Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-7112	309	39	7.9		279 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	95.2	6^th of 752 public middle schools	99.2%		95.4	11^th of 743 public middle schools	98.5%	5	62.0	56.1		92.4	96.6	98.9	91.6		78.5	93.2	92.9	77.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$9,993	$183	$9,810
Bayshore Middle School	Public	6-8	834 Leonardville Road	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1380	534	57	9.3	18.2%	421 (78.8%)	10 (1.9%)	67 (12.5%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	71.7	183^rd of 752 public middle schools	75.7%		74.4	166^th of 743 public middle schools	77.7%	17		29.0			63.9	68.6	84.9			47.3	41.1	29.6		96.4	96.4			$10,894	$156	$10,738
Indian Hill School	Public	4-6	735 Holmdel Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1045	610	66	9.1	3.1%	406 (66.6%)	10 (1.6%)	64 (10.5%)	80 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)								(n/a)	49.7		69.9	86.3	86.5			72.9	78.7	79.1								$9,251	$109	$9,142
Tinton Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	674 Tinton Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0775	443	52	8.5	26.0%	281 (63.4%)	31 (7.0%)	79 (17.8%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	70.5	194^th of 752 public middle schools	74.2%		66.9	217^th of 743 public middle schools	70.8%	23		26.4			74.8	63.0	75.3			52.7	42.7	30.2		80.0	82.8			$12,348	$113	$12,235
Joseph R. Bolger Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Palmer Place	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-2007	318	25	12.5	76.4%	134 (42.1%)	68 (21.4%)	99 (31.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	14.6	665^th of 752 public middle schools	11.6%		16.1	642^nd of 743 public middle schools	13.6%	23		7.1			17.4	34.9	30.6			9.1	14.1	6.3		38.1	38.1			$15,314		$15,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Thompson Middle School

Is Thompson Middle School a good school?

Thompson Middle School ranks 76^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Thompson Middle School?

Students at Thompson Middle School are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Thompson Middle School in?

Middletown Township Public School District

How many students attend Thompson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 862 students attended Thompson Middle School.

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