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Paulsboro Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Paulsboro Junior High School is a small public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Paulsboro, New Jersey, with just 172 students. Unfortunately, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of New Jersey middle schools with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Paulsboro Junior High School struggles, with proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments that are far below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.9% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 57%, and 0% of 8th graders were proficient in Math, compared to the state average of 20.7%. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 27.0% over the past few years, indicating a concerning level of student disengagement. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly disadvantaged population, with 54.89% to 69.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Paulsboro Junior High School to nearby middle schools, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, Walter Hill School in the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, while Gloucester City Middle School, Clearview Regional Middle School, and West Deptford Middle School also outperform Paulsboro Junior High School across multiple grade levels and subject areas. Addressing the challenges faced by Paulsboro Junior High School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for the students.

155

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,440

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg9%

New Jersey avg41%

738^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

608^th of 609Paulsboro 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

African American (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I26%-19 vs state

English Language Arts14%-43 vs state

Mathematics3%-28 vs state

Science3%-16 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 (2025)	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
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	738^th of 752 public middle schools	1.9%		8.2	726^th of 743 public middle schools	2.3%	12		2.9				9.9	18.3				4.8	0.0		26.3	26.3			$8,440	$465	$7,975
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%)	55.9	303^rd of 752 public middle schools	59.7%		50.5	340^th of 743 public middle schools	54.2%	37		14.6			83.7	80.5	57.4			32.7	43.9	0.0		60.9	60.9			$644		$644
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%)	60.8	268^th of 752 public middle schools	64.4%		66.2	221^st of 743 public middle schools	70.3%	47	20.2	17.2		47.0	60.6	70.7	77.5		40.3	32.1	40.0	25.0	100.0	86.5	90.7	95.0	95.0	$11,057	$02	$11,055
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)	33.4		47.2	56.6	79.3			50.0	46.1	50.0								$9,445	$159	$9,286
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%)	57.1	294^th of 752 public middle schools	60.9%		58.9	286^th of 743 public middle schools	61.5%	8		23.2				67.4	60.3				45.0	14.5	95.2	53.7	66.0	88.1	88.1	$6,677	$38	$6,639
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%)	56.9	295^th of 752 public middle schools	60.8%		67.3	215^th of 743 public middle schools	71.1%	80		17.5				56.2	65.6				36.4	33.0	94.7	79.5	88.4	94.0	94.0	$7,465	$61	$7,404
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)	43.3		73.7	72.1	72.7			74.2	71.0	58.7								$8,504	$89	$8,415
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%)	49.1	359^th of 752 public middle schools	52.3%		41.8	406^th of 743 public middle schools	45.4%	47		17.8			53.9	54.8	61.9			28.0	34.3	21.9		89.0	89.0			$9,192	$96	$9,096
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)					74.1					61.1								$7,778	$16	$7,762
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%)	29.1	524^th of 752 public middle schools	30.3%		30.5	504^th of 743 public middle schools	32.2%	20	14.8	3.8	31.7	36.0	42.5	42.2	54.7	18.7	15.9	22.3	23.0	9.0		76.9	76.9			$8,820	$271	$8,549

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