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Helen A. Fort Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Helen A. Fort Middle School is a public middle school in Pemberton, New Jersey, serving 585 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Pemberton Township School District, which is ranked 516 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Helen A. Fort Middle School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.9% of 7th graders and 28.6% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 57% and 57.1%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is even more concerning, with only 15.3% of 7th graders and 9.4% of 8th graders achieving proficiency, compared to the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% in 2023-2024 to 26.9% in 2022-2023, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Kenneth R. Olson Middle School in Tabernacle, NJ, Helen A. Fort Middle School generally performs worse academically. However, the school does have a bright spot in its Algebra I performance, where 94.7% of students were proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, exceeding the state average of 72.7%. Despite the higher spending per student of $18,350, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting that targeted interventions and support in specific areas may be necessary to address the challenges the school faces.

584

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,350

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Fort Dix Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068

(609) 893-8141

District: Pemberton Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

24.1%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg41%

610^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

516^th of 609Pemberton Township 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	19.7	610 of 752	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	544 of 743	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	563 of 748	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	547 of 745	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	568 of 745	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	604 of 716	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	580 of 712	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	607 of 713	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	626 of 713	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	515 of 717	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	515 of 704	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.8	532 of 677	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	531 of 684	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	506 of 677	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.5	500 of 664	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	506 of 640	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	513 of 631	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	489 of 615	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.3	457 of 599	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.0	454 of 588	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.5	445 of 574	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	271 of 359	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	182 of 352	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	242 of 361	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	215 of 356	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	179 of 326	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	213 of 326	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	177 of 288	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	589 of 728	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	509 of 717	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	537 of 720	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	504 of 726	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	516 of 703	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	543 of 680	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	380 of 608	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	283 of 589	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	376 of 587	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	354 of 591	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	402 of 524	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	425 of 504	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	497 of 613	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	367 of 584	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	411 of 568	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	364 of 549	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	387 of 541	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	402 of 522	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	591 of 726	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	544 of 719	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	542 of 718	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	554 of 730	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	561 of 697	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	583 of 675	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	405 of 507	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	452 of 510	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	397 of 505	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	499 of 535	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	381 of 492	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	405 of 471	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	475 of 502	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	473 of 510	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	466 of 509	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	469 of 512	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	467 of 504	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	486 of 497	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)39th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+49 vs state

English Language Arts33%-25 vs state

Mathematics12%-19 vs state

Science6%-13 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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Helen A. Fort Middle School	Public	7-8	101 Fort Dix Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	584	50	11.6	52.6%	276 (47.3%)	109 (18.7%)	141 (24.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.9%)	19.7	610^th of 752 public middle schools	18.9%		26.1	544^th of 743 public middle schools	26.8%	66		6.4				36.9	28.6				15.3	9.4	94.7	94.7	$18,350	$742	$17,608
Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School	Public	6	101 Fort Dix Rd	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	309	25	12.3	49.2%	142 (46.0%)	48 (15.5%)	81 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.0%)								(n/a)					33.1					14.2					$17,209	$790	$16,419
Southampton Township School #3	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Way	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	253	25	10.0	24.1%	204 (80.6%)	5 (2.0%)	30 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	72.9	173^rd of 752 public middle schools	77.0%		60.7	270^th of 743 public middle schools	63.7%	97		30.1			63.0	62.3	68.5			50.0	49.4	56.9	100.0	100.0	$15,104	$266	$14,838
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	351 Monmouth Road	Wrightstown	08652	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 738-2622	349	41	8.6	34.7%	188 (53.9%)	29 (8.3%)	95 (27.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)								(n/a)	36.0		58.7	55.4	57.0			45.7	50.0	36.5					$11,277		$11,277
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	180 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-3900	735	60	12.2	16.7%	412 (56.1%)	45 (6.1%)	134 (18.2%)	97 (13.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	67.9	214^th of 752 public middle schools	71.5%		62	258^th of 743 public middle schools	65.3%	44		29.0				58.4	52.7				61.3	38.0	87.8	87.8	$12,048	$164	$11,884
Lumberton Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Dimsdale Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 265-0123	356	34	10.5	31.7%	138 (38.8%)	97 (27.2%)	66 (18.5%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.1%)	41.5	426^th of 752 public middle schools	43.4%		32.7	485^th of 743 public middle schools	34.7%	59		17.0			33.0	42.5	50.8			23.9	49.1	21.6	100.0	100.0	$12,723	$146	$12,577
F. W. Holbein Middle School	Public	5-8	333 Levis Drive	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-7200	451	43	10.4	61.4%	113 (25.1%)	144 (31.9%)	123 (27.3%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (11.8%)	28.7	526^th of 752 public middle schools	30.1%		30.5	505^th of 743 public middle schools	32.0%	21	9.8	6.5		36.2	41.5	38.8	30.1		17.7	30.3	34.6	11.2	75.0	75.0	$14,990	$817	$14,173
Westampton Township Middle School	Public	4-8	700 Rancocas Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-2722	525	50	10.4	38.9%	154 (29.3%)	173 (33.0%)	90 (17.1%)	53 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.1%)	48.3	366^th of 752 public middle schools	51.3%		42.5	403^rd of 743 public middle schools	45.8%	37	19.8	8.0	40.6	40.2	49.6	68.6	51.3	28.1	26.9	27.8	50.0	23.2	94.1	94.5	$10,468	$231	$10,237
Bordentown Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Dunns Mill Road	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-0674	504	40	12.7	20.6%	323 (64.1%)	59 (11.7%)	81 (16.1%)	38 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67.5	220^th of 752 public middle schools	70.7%		53.8	317^th of 743 public middle schools	57.3%	97		18.8			66.0	59.0	60.4			54.9	50.3	42.2	100.0	100.0	$7,370	$133	$7,237
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	Public	6-8	1600 Burlington By Pass	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 699-4021	822	77	10.6	38.8%	211 (25.7%)	342 (41.6%)	137 (16.7%)	94 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	36.1	464^th of 752 public middle schools	38.3%		43	397^th of 743 public middle schools	46.6%	67		17.3			34.3	53.7	45.1			21.2	35.2	9.8	100.0	100.0	$9,651	$84	$9,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen A. Fort Middle School

How many students attend Helen A. Fort Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Helen A. Fort Middle School.

Is Helen A. Fort Middle School a good school?

Helen A. Fort Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Helen A. Fort Middle School in?

Pemberton Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Helen A. Fort Middle School?

Students at Helen A. Fort Middle School are 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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