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Northfield Community Middle School

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Northfield Community Middle School ranks 166 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Northfield Community Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Northfield, New Jersey, with 394 students. The school is part of the Northfield City School District, which is ranked 191 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Northfield Community Middle School consistently ranks in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, with a high ranking of 165 out of 652 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, 82.3% of 7th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 57% statewide. The school also excels in Algebra I, with 87.8% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 38.2%. Northfield Community Middle School performs particularly well for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 15% and top 10% of New Jersey middle schools, respectively, in these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Northfield Community Middle School generally outperforms William Davies Middle School, Alder Avenue Middle School, and Pleasantville Middle School on academic measures, particularly in English Language Arts and Algebra I. However, the school lags behind the high-performing Eugene A. Tighe Middle School in Margate City, which consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state. Northfield Community Middle School's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio suggest that it has access to more resources compared to some of the nearby schools, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance.

397

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,083

Per pupil spending ?

25.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 New Road
Northfield, NJ 08225

(609) 407-4008

District: Northfield City School District

Students who attend Northfield Community Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mainland Regional High School

Feeder schools for Northfield Community Middle School:

Elementary:

Northfield Community Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg43%

166^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

191^st of 609Northfield 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	73.8	166 of 752	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	198 of 743	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	265 of 748	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	199 of 745	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	165 of 652	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	372 of 745	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	233 of 716	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	301 of 712	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	331 of 713	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.2	322 of 713	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	300 of 717	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	270 of 704	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.8	243 of 677	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	184 of 684	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	189 of 677	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	179 of 664	73.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	186 of 640	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	208 of 631	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.4	306 of 615	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.6	245 of 599	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.8	307 of 588	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	71.2	201 of 574	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	183 of 728	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	265 of 717	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	283 of 720	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	225 of 726	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	189 of 625	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	306 of 703	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	238 of 680	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	78 of 608	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	147 of 589	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.2	298 of 587	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	250 of 591	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	167 of 480	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	387 of 524	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	300 of 504	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	50 of 613	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	21 of 584	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	92 of 568	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	73 of 549	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	29 of 467	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	44.2	294 of 541	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	252 of 522	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	161 of 726	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	151 of 719	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	228 of 718	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	188 of 730	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	117 of 635	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	412 of 697	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	222 of 675	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	105 of 507	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	199 of 510	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	113 of 505	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	82 of 535	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	83 of 401	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	218 of 492	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	105 of 471	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	155 of 502	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	211 of 510	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	232 of 509	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	192 of 512	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	127 of 435	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	344 of 504	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	196 of 497	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I88%+42 vs state

English Language Arts67%+11 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science34%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Northfield Community Middle School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northfield Community Middle School

Is Northfield Community Middle School a good school?

Northfield Community Middle School ranks 166^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Northfield Community Middle School in?

Northfield City School District

What is the racial makeup of Northfield Community Middle School?

Students at Northfield Community Middle School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Northfield Community Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Northfield Community Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Northfield Community Middle School attend?

Students who attend Northfield Community Middle School usually go on to attend Mainland Regional High School

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