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Palmyra Middle School

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Palmyra Middle School ranks 475 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 37% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Palmyra Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Palmyra, New Jersey, with 182 students. The school is part of the Palmyra Public School District, which is ranked 450 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palmyra Middle School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school consistently underperforms the state average on NJSLA standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.7% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 57%, and only 20.8% were proficient in Math compared to 38.8% statewide. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for various student groups in the bottom half or third of New Jersey middle schools. Additionally, Palmyra Middle School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.7% over the past few years, well above the state average.

Nearby schools like Collingswood Middle School and William Allen Middle School significantly outperform Palmyra Middle School on academic measures, ranking in the top 25-30% of New Jersey middle schools. This highlights the stark contrast in educational opportunities available to students in the region. While Palmyra Middle School's student-teacher ratio of 10.7 is relatively low, this does not translate to strong academic performance, suggesting that other factors like curriculum, instruction, and school climate likely play a larger role.

134

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 W 5th Street
Palmyra, NJ 08065

(856) 786-9300

District: Palmyra Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

24.6%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg40%

475^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 17 pts since 2021

From top 46% (2021) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

450^th of 609Palmyra 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	35.1	475 of 752	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	493 of 743	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	474 of 748	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	459 of 745	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	301 of 652	53.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	186 of 359	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	279 of 361	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	166 of 356	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	493 of 728	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	473 of 717	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	516 of 720	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	460 of 726	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	280 of 625	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	221 of 608	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	346 of 589	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	364 of 587	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	245 of 591	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	334 of 613	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	433 of 584	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	370 of 568	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	237 of 549	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	114 of 467	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	407 of 726	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	471 of 719	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	347 of 718	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	423 of 730	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	284 of 635	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	444 of 510	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	394 of 505	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	256 of 535	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	417 of 502	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	424 of 510	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	412 of 509	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	401 of 512	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	266 of 435	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2024)13th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-9 vs state

Science8%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Palmyra 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
Palmyra Middle School	Public	7-8	311 W 5th Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	134	15	8.9	59.7%	67 (50.0%)	19 (14.2%)	33 (24.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	12 (9.0%)	35.1	475^th of 752 public middle schools	36.8%		31.6	493^rd of 743 public middle schools	33.6%	18		8.5				41.7	56.0				20.8	24.0
Cinnaminson Middle School	Public	6-8	312 N Forklanding Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-8012	671	63	10.5	25.2%	490 (73.0%)	60 (8.9%)	62 (9.2%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)	67.5	219^th of 752 public middle schools	70.9%		65.3	231^st of 743 public middle schools	68.9%	12		23.3			62.5	57.7	67.2			51.8	47.3	35.2		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,411		$11,411
Howard M. Phifer Middle School	Public	6-8	8201 Park Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8511	988	82	12.0	81.4%	52 (5.3%)	208 (21.1%)	614 (62.1%)	84 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	15.2	657^th of 752 public middle schools	12.6%		17.5	626^th of 743 public middle schools	15.7%	31		3.5			30.9	24.6	26.8			16.0	15.7	5.8		71.8	71.8			$9,290	$325	$8,965
Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School	Public	5-6	25 North Fellowship Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-7323	355	33	10.7	56.9%	142 (40.0%)	61 (17.2%)	111 (31.3%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)								(n/a)	11.4			33.3	41.3				18.6	18.0								$7,812		$7,812
Delran Middle School	Public	6-8	905 Chester Avenue	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-8822	662	62	10.7	31.7%	414 (62.5%)	57 (8.6%)	151 (22.8%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	44.7	407^th of 752 public middle schools	45.9%		47.6	364^th of 743 public middle schools	51.0%	43		15.0			50.0	44.1	53.5			40.2	37.5	19.5		76.0	76.0			$11,462	$179	$11,283
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	316	36	8.6	68.0%	122 (38.6%)	42 (13.3%)	148 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	14.1	667^th of 752 public middle schools	11.3%		13	676^th of 743 public middle schools	9.0%	9		4.3			28.4	21.8	35.2			14.2	6.6	6.5		27.3	27.3			$13,073	$288	$12,785
William Allen Middle School	Public	7-8	801 N Stanwick Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6620	635	64	9.9	8.3%	401 (63.1%)	37 (5.8%)	57 (9.0%)	92 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	85.7	78^th of 752 public middle schools	89.6%		86	73^rd of 743 public middle schools	90.2%	5		41.9				68.3	74.6				70.1	54.3		98.2	98.4			$7,659		$7,659
John A. Carusi Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Roosevelt Dr.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-1220	859	78	11.0	38.5%	383 (44.6%)	107 (12.5%)	190 (22.1%)	126 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.8%)	44.8	406^th of 752 public middle schools	46.0%		41.3	414^th of 743 public middle schools	44.3%	8		11.9			63.9	61.5	49.6			37.7	28.7	6.4	93.7	34.8	59.4	93.8	93.8	$7,732	$238	$7,494
Moorestown Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	325 Borton Landing Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 793-0333	869	83	10.4	8.9%	551 (63.4%)	46 (5.3%)	54 (6.2%)	146 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.2%)								(n/a)	56.6		67.6	75.7	75.3			65.6	66.6	67.4								$6,528		$6,528
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Delanco Rd	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 871-3434	417	37	11.3	68.3%	137 (32.9%)	134 (32.1%)	108 (25.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	19.1	615^th of 752 public middle schools	18.2%		23.4	561^st of 743 public middle schools	24.5%	54	12.4	1.8		33.8	23.9	43.9	43.5		29.6	7.8	24.0	2.2		36.4	36.4			$14,109	$345	$13,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmyra Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Palmyra Middle School?

Students at Palmyra Middle School are 50% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Palmyra Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended Palmyra Middle School.

What district is Palmyra Middle School in?

Palmyra Public School District

Is Palmyra Middle School a good school?

Palmyra Middle School ranks 475^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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