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Paulsboro Junior High School

Q: Is Paulsboro Junior High School a good school?

Paulsboro Junior High School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of New Jersey middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Paulsboro Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Paulsboro Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Paulsboro Junior High School?

Students at Paulsboro Junior High School are 47% African American, 29% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public Grades 7-8

722^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Paulsboro Junior High School serves 155 students in grades 7–8 in Paulsboro, New Jersey. Its latest reported results show low proficiency in every tested subject and grade: 18% in grade 7 ELA, 15% in grade 8 ELA, 3% in grade 7 math, and 1% in both grade 8 math and science. The most important finding is that the school had the lowest proficiency of eight comparable schools in all five grade-and-subject comparisons.

ELA is the school’s strongest area relative to the state, but the gaps remain large: grade 7 ELA was 38 percentage points below the state, and grade 8 ELA was 39 points below. Math was 35 points below the state in grade 7 and 21 points below in grade 8; science was 18 points below in grade 8. Nearby schools averaged 56% in grade 7 ELA, 35% in grade 7 math, and 15% in grade 8 science, compared with Paulsboro’s 18%, 3%, and 1%. The reported school and Paulsboro School District results are equal in each latest comparison.

ELA has improved over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, grade 7 proficiency rose 14 percentage points and grade 8 rose 7 points, narrowing both gaps to the state. Math changed little and science fell, so progress has not been broad. SchoolDigger ranks the school 722nd of 743 schools, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars; its percentile has remained between the 1st and 3rd since 2021–2022. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 7.3, the lowest among nearby schools, while 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest nearby share. Chronic absenteeism was 26%, down from 49% in 2021–2022 but still above the state’s 14% rate.

155

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,014

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

670 N Delaware Street
Paulsboro, NJ 08066

(856) 423-2222

District: Paulsboro School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.1%

Hispanic:

29.0%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2017 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 14% New Jersey)

!English Language Arts scores 38 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg39%

722^nd of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

601^st of 607Paulsboro 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
2026	7.7	722 of 743	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	738 of 752	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	726 of 743	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	732 of 748	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	738 of 745	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	707 of 745	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	710 of 716	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	697 of 712	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	328 of 331	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	327 of 359	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	321 of 352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	349 of 361	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	354 of 356	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	281 of 326	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	295 of 326	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	672 of 716	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	693 of 728	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	682 of 717	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	691 of 720	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	716 of 726	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	664 of 703	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	666 of 680	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	589 of 589	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	589 of 608	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	566 of 589	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	561 of 587	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	588 of 590	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	602 of 613	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	530 of 584	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	488 of 568	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	497 of 549	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	486 of 541	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	709 of 714	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	711 of 726	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	699 of 719	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	691 of 718	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	695 of 730	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	663 of 697	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	667 of 675	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	455 of 507	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	500 of 510	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	494 of 505	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	513 of 535	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	467 of 492	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	451 of 471	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	479 of 490	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	483 of 502	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	497 of 510	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	489 of 509	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	492 of 512	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	492 of 504	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	495 of 497	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+81 vs state

Mathematics66%+34 vs state

English Language Arts16%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Paulsboro Junior High School	Public	7-8	670 N Delaware Street	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2222	155	21	7.3	81.9%	28 (18.1%)	73 (47.1%)	45 (29.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	7.7	722^nd of 743 public middle schools	2.8%		7.7	738^th of 752 public middle schools	1.9%	16		1.2				18.1	14.7				2.9	1.2						$31,014	$1,963	$29,051
Nehaunsey Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Swedesboro Road	Gibbstown	08027	Gloucester County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 224-4900	137	12	11.0	47.4%	78 (56.9%)	10 (7.3%)	35 (25.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.6%)	46.4	381^st of 743 public middle schools	48.7%		55.9	303^rd of 752 public middle schools	59.7%	78		10.0			54.3	63.2	42.5			37.1	30.6	33.4		57.9	57.9			$17,859		$17,859
West Deptford Middle School	Public	4-8	675 Grove Rd	West Deptford	08066	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 848-1200	859	77	11.1	36.7%	566 (65.9%)	96 (11.2%)	134 (15.6%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.9%)	53	325^th of 743 public middle schools	56.3%		60.8	268^th of 752 public middle schools	64.4%	57	16.9	15.6		45.3	51.3	56.7	56.5		43.4	48.7	30.3	18.3	100.0	96.9	97.9	92.3	92.3	$17,686	$647	$17,039
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School	Public	4-6	393 Main St	Mantua	08051	Gloucester County	Mantua Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 468-0818	558	53	10.5	21.3%	416 (74.6%)	20 (3.6%)	60 (10.8%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)								(n/a)	36.8		59.4	59.8	64.9			44.3	48.6	54.8								$13,323	$465	$12,858
Kingsway Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	203 Kings Highway	Woolwich Twp	08085	Gloucester County	Kingsway Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-3300	939	77	12.1	18.8%	650 (69.2%)	99 (10.5%)	80 (8.5%)	46 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.6%)	58.6	278^th of 743 public middle schools	62.6%		57.1	294^th of 752 public middle schools	60.9%	16		24.2				66.4	53.7				52.2	9.5	98.4	53.6	66.9	87.1	87.1	$11,243	$651	$10,592
Clearview Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Jefferson Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2740	712	56	12.6	18.0%	571 (80.2%)	34 (4.8%)	57 (8.0%)	32 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	65.3	227^th of 743 public middle schools	69.4%		56.9	295^th of 752 public middle schools	60.8%	68		20.5				64.1	63.2				44.7	34.5	89.6	79.5	85.1	90.2	90.2	$14,859	$389	$14,470
Pleasant Valley School	Public	4-6	401 Cedar Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-5120	578	51	11.3	13.5%	465 (80.4%)	37 (6.4%)	35 (6.1%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)	38.6		64.3	73.6	74.1			74.2	77.8	74.1								$9,937	$41	$9,896
Deptford Township Middle School	Public	6-8	890 Bankbridge Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 415-9540	895	76	11.7	38.3%	444 (49.6%)	202 (22.6%)	166 (18.5%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	43.2	404^th of 743 public middle schools	45.6%		49.1	359^th of 752 public middle schools	52.3%	45		12.4			42.8	52.2	45.6			35.4	41.3	17.6		88.1	88.6			$16,717	$286	$16,431
Walter Hill School	Public	6	1815 Kings Highway	Swedesboro	08085	Gloucester County	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 241-1552	227	21	11.0	25.6%	137 (60.4%)	33 (14.5%)	29 (12.8%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)					68.9					57.6								$21,691	$559	$21,132
Gloucester City Middle School	Public	4-8	500 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	816	61	13.4	63.6%	416 (51.0%)	141 (17.3%)	206 (25.2%)	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	28.8	520^th of 743 public middle schools	30.0%		29.1	524^th of 752 public middle schools	30.3%	4	11.2	5.4	35.8	36.1	47.0	35.7	42.4	23.6	17.5	30.7	17.1	11.1		79.3	79.3			$16,189	$1,229	$14,960

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