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Phillipsburg Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Phillipsburg Middle School is a public middle school serving 633 students in grades 6-8 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, which is part of the Phillipsburg School District. The school consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 23.1% of 6th graders proficient in English Language Arts and just 15.5% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 56.1% and 48.1%, respectively.

Phillipsburg Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 31.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large majority (63.03%) of the school's students come from low-income families and qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. When looking at student subgroup performance, the school struggles the most with its White and Special Education populations, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of New Jersey middle schools for these groups.

However, the school's proximity to several higher-performing middle schools, such as Great Meadows Regional Middle School, Union Township Middle School, and Stewartsville Middle School, suggests there may be opportunities for improvement through collaboration and the sharing of best practices. Additionally, the school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, indicating the potential for targeted interventions focused on student engagement, social-emotional support, and addressing barriers to learning to have a significant impact on improving academic outcomes.

636

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,763

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Hillcrest Blvd.
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

(908) 454-3400

District: Phillipsburg School District

Students who attend Phillipsburg Middle School usually attend:

High:

Phillipsburg High School

Feeder schools for Phillipsburg Middle School:

Elementary:	Philipsburg Primary School
	Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center
	Phillipsburg Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.9%

Hispanic:

30.5%

African American:

23.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg43%

619^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

514^th of 609Phillipsburg 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	18.8	619 of 752	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	573 of 743	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	588 of 748	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	581 of 745	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	492 of 652	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	564 of 745	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	541 of 716	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	532 of 712	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	571 of 713	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	523 of 713	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	513 of 717	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	548 of 704	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	574 of 677	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	569 of 684	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	539 of 677	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	533 of 664	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	514 of 640	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.5	487 of 631	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	496 of 615	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.6	432 of 599	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.8	465 of 588	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.4	446 of 574	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	257 of 359	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	258 of 352	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	285 of 361	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	275 of 356	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	219 of 291	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	180 of 326	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	191 of 326	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	170 of 343	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	132 of 320	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	159 of 288	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	152 of 270	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	138 of 197	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	110 of 227	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	68 of 202	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	597 of 728	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	536 of 717	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	557 of 720	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	572 of 726	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	499 of 625	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	531 of 703	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	512 of 680	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	482 of 608	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	416 of 589	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	398 of 587	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	399 of 591	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	375 of 480	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	336 of 524	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	284 of 504	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	511 of 613	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	428 of 584	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	388 of 568	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	368 of 549	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	336 of 467	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	372 of 541	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	375 of 522	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	600 of 726	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	575 of 719	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	575 of 718	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	543 of 730	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	429 of 635	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	534 of 697	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	525 of 675	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	388 of 507	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	352 of 510	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	355 of 505	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	408 of 535	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	322 of 492	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	386 of 471	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	460 of 502	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	459 of 510	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	472 of 509	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	463 of 512	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	407 of 435	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	470 of 504	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	471 of 497	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I67%+21 vs state

English Language Arts35%-22 vs state

Mathematics12%-22 vs state

Science4%-15 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
Phillipsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Hillcrest Blvd.	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	636	61	10.3	75.2%	235 (36.9%)	150 (23.6%)	194 (30.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.0%)	18.8	619^th of 752 public middle schools	17.7%		22.3	573^rd of 743 public middle schools	22.9%	46		3.9			23.1	47.9	33.3			15.5	15.8	4.1	66.7	66.7	$14,763	$488	$14,275
Lopatcong Township Middle School	Public	5-8	321 Stonehenge Drive	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 213-2995	335	29	11.4	16.7%	174 (51.9%)	74 (22.1%)	58 (17.3%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	75.8	151^st of 752 public middle schools	79.9%		73.1	173^rd of 743 public middle schools	76.7%	22	16.9	18.7		35.8	59.1	69.2	78.0		56.7	63.4	57.2	52.9	100.0	100.0	$7,105		$7,105
Stewartsville Middle School	Public	6-8	642 South Main Street	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2023	210	25	8.5	11.0%	133 (63.3%)	27 (12.9%)	28 (13.3%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.4%)	80.1	131^st of 752 public middle schools	82.6%		78.2	136^th of 743 public middle schools	81.7%	5		19.2			81.3	77.1	82.0			51.6	52.5	68.5			$13,301	$147	$13,154
Ethel Hoppock Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Asbury West Portal Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-6336	119	16	7.4	4.2%	97 (81.5%)	3 (2.5%)	11 (9.2%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	65.8	234^th of 752 public middle schools	68.9%		60.2	274^th of 743 public middle schools	63.1%	40		35.6			46.7	57.5	76.1			50.0	42.5	15.0	96.0	96.0	$20,268	$271	$19,997
Warren Hills Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	64 66 Carlton Avenue	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0750	477	44	10.8	31.2%	288 (60.4%)	37 (7.8%)	123 (25.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	49	360^th of 752 public middle schools	52.1%		37.8	434^th of 743 public middle schools	41.6%	74		19.5				51.1	52.0				40.5	17.9	90.8	90.8	$6,923		$6,923
Union Township Middle School	Public	4-8	165 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	246	23	10.6	5.7%	191 (77.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	36 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	91.5	31^st of 752 public middle schools	95.9%		92.8	23^rd of 743 public middle schools	96.9%	8	58.4	41.0	61.5	64.1	78.8	95.3	82.9	76.9	66.1	61.5	86.1	66.7	100.0	100.0	$18,446	$349	$18,097
High Bridge Middle School	Public	5-8	50 Thomas St	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4101	130	17	7.5	22.3%	88 (67.7%)	8 (6.2%)	25 (19.2%)	5 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	59.7	279^th of 752 public middle schools	62.9%		65.8	224^th of 743 public middle schools	69.9%	55	34.6	25.7		53.8	33.3	78.8	80.0		23.0	12.5	45.5	27.8	70.6	70.6	$17,719	$471	$17,248
Clinton Township Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Grayrock Road	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 238-9141	405	35	11.5	10.9%	292 (72.1%)	13 (3.2%)	47 (11.6%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	86.6	71^st of 752 public middle schools	90.6%		81.7	107^th of 743 public middle schools	85.6%	36		38.5			73.2	80.0	89.6			56.3	60.7	52.2	92.6	92.6	$4,447		$4,447
Woodglen School	Public	5-8	70 Bunnvale Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4111	272	35	7.7	13.6%	232 (85.3%)	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	226^th of 752 public middle schools	69.9%		68	205^th of 743 public middle schools	72.4%	21	36.7	32.9		45.0	61.0	57.6	70.7		38.3	44.9	42.9	22.8	96.0	96.5	$10,892		$10,892
Great Meadows Regional Middle School	Public	4-8	273 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4349	361	29	12.4	21.9%	268 (74.2%)	7 (1.9%)	62 (17.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	54.9	312^th of 752 public middle schools	58.5%		60.5	271^st of 743 public middle schools	63.5%	41	37.4	8.3	61.9	58.1	72.8	55.6	47.3	48.4	36.0	46.5	52.1	22.0	82.6	82.6	$10,038	$150	$9,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillipsburg Middle School

What high school do graduates of Phillipsburg Middle School attend?

Students who attend Phillipsburg Middle School usually go on to attend Phillipsburg High School

How many students attend Phillipsburg Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Phillipsburg Middle School.

What district is Phillipsburg Middle School in?

Phillipsburg School District

What is the racial makeup of Phillipsburg Middle School?

Students at Phillipsburg Middle School are 37% White, 31% Hispanic, 24% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Phillipsburg Middle School a good school?

Phillipsburg Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.7% of New Jersey middle schools.

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