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Penns Grove Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Penns Grove Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Penns Grove, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 465 students. The school is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, which is ranked 594 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penns Grove Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey middle schools based on state assessment scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly below the state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.76% to 77.2% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Pleasant Valley School, Clearview Regional Middle School, and Woodstown Middle School, Penns Grove Middle School performs significantly worse, with much higher academic proficiency rates and rankings. Despite the school's low performance, its per-student spending of $11,510 in 2018-2019 was higher than the state average, raising questions about how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning.

452

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,510

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 Maple Avenue
Penns Grove, NJ 08069-1369

(856) 299-0576

District: Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District

Students who attend Penns Grove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Penns Grove High School

Feeder schools for Penns Grove Middle School:

Elementary:	Field Street School
	Lafayette - Pershing
	Paul W Carleton

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

African American:

34.5%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (13% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg12%

New Jersey avg43%

706^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

594^th of 609Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional 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	10.3	706 of 752	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	706 of 743	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	715 of 748	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	715 of 745	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	593 of 652	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	660 of 745	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	654 of 716	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	601 of 712	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	617 of 713	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	683 of 713	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	624 of 717	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	610 of 704	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	579 of 677	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.1	585 of 684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	557 of 677	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	545 of 664	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	550 of 640	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.1	539 of 631	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	550 of 615	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.7	511 of 599	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	497 of 588	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.7	489 of 574	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	319 of 359	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	324 of 352	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	354 of 361	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	346 of 356	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	283 of 291	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	287 of 326	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	281 of 326	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	299 of 343	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	309 of 320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	267 of 288	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	267 of 270	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	203 of 227	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	193 of 202	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	682 of 728	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	668 of 717	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	703 of 720	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	694 of 726	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	566 of 625	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	613 of 703	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	617 of 680	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	560 of 608	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	549 of 589	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	537 of 587	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	555 of 591	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	449 of 480	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	481 of 524	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	468 of 504	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	576 of 613	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	511 of 584	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	494 of 568	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	475 of 549	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	388 of 467	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	467 of 541	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	454 of 522	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	689 of 726	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	685 of 719	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	697 of 718	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	696 of 730	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	569 of 635	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	652 of 697	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	622 of 675	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	479 of 507	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	477 of 510	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	436 of 505	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	485 of 535	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	432 of 492	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	434 of 471	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	486 of 502	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	480 of 510	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	497 of 509	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	495 of 512	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	419 of 435	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	472 of 504	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	468 of 497	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I67%+21 vs state

English Language Arts16%-41 vs state

Mathematics8%-27 vs state

Science7%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Penns Grove 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 3rd 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 3rd 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
Penns Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0576	452	40	11.3	75.4%	57 (12.6%)	156 (34.5%)	224 (49.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	10.3	706^th of 752 public middle schools	6.1%		10	706^th of 743 public middle schools	5.0%			6.9				16.1	13.6	19.2				10.3	7.8	2.9		66.6	66.6			$11,510	$765	$10,745
Pennsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4 William Penn Avenue	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	460	41	11.2	46.1%	321 (69.8%)	35 (7.6%)	70 (15.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	30.4	515^th of 752 public middle schools	31.5%		24.5	555^th of 743 public middle schools	25.3%	40		7.1				38.1	36.2	32.1				35.7	31.3	18.2		80.9	80.9			$12,249	$312	$11,937
Logan Middle School	Public	6-8	110 School Lane	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 467-5133	258	26	9.7	21.3%	182 (70.5%)	24 (9.3%)	26 (10.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	52.3	331^st of 752 public middle schools	56.0%		53.5	321^st of 743 public middle schools	56.8%	10		13.2				43.7	69.3	59.4				32.4	49.5	20.3						$12,685	$139	$12,546
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
Woodstown Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodstown Middle School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	303	24	12.4	27.7%	214 (70.6%)	44 (14.5%)	29 (9.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	70.8	189^th of 752 public middle schools	74.9%		71.9	182^nd of 743 public middle schools	75.5%	7		21.9				63.8	69.8	79.2				47.4	42.7	40.0		100.0	100.0			$5,852	$153	$5,699
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
Salem Middle School	Public	3-8	51 New Market Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2700	472	30	15.7	80.1%	44 (9.3%)	298 (63.1%)	115 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	7.6	741^st of 752 public middle schools	1.5%		7.3	735^th of 743 public middle schools	1.1%	6	5.0	1.3	10.3	27.0	6.2	12.9	11.3	25.0	16.7	19.0	2.5	5.3	4.2	1.7		18.8	18.8			$9,419	$430	$8,989
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Penns Grove Middle School

How many students attend Penns Grove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Penns Grove Middle School.

Is Penns Grove Middle School a good school?

Penns Grove Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of New Jersey middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Penns Grove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Penns Grove Middle School usually go on to attend Penns Grove High School

What is the racial makeup of Penns Grove Middle School?

Students at Penns Grove Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 35% African American, 13% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Penns Grove Middle School in?

Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District

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