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Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Pinelands Regional Junior High School is a public middle school located in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 503. The school is part of the Pinelands Regional School District, which is ranked 531 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Pinelands Regional Junior High School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33% of 7th graders and 45.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 57% and 57.1%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 22% of 7th graders and 3.8% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Mullica Township Middle School, Lacey Township Middle School, and Southern Regional Middle School, Pinelands Regional Junior High School generally performs worse academically. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 425 out of 716 New Jersey middle schools in 2017-2018 to 569 out of 752 in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

500

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,596

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

590 Nugentown Road
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087-0248

(609) 296-3106

District: Pinelands Regional School District

Students who attend Pinelands Regional Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Pinelands Regional High School

Feeder schools for Pinelands Regional Junior High School:

Elementary:	Eagleswood Elementary School
	Frog Pond Elementary School
	George J. Mitchell Elementary School
	Tuckerton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

14.2%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg41%

569^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

531^st of 609Pinelands 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	23.3	569 of 752	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	556 of 743	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	556 of 748	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	510 of 745	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	459 of 745	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	425 of 716	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	442 of 712	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	481 of 713	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	468 of 713	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	455 of 717	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	426 of 704	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.3	467 of 677	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	461 of 684	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.2	474 of 677	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.4	457 of 664	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	413 of 640	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	372 of 631	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.7	374 of 615	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	372 of 599	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.4	421 of 588	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.5	422 of 574	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	292 of 359	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	236 of 352	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	205 of 361	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	534 of 728	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	493 of 717	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	520 of 720	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	543 of 726	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	464 of 703	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	403 of 680	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	533 of 608	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	457 of 589	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	438 of 587	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	396 of 591	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	261 of 524	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	175 of 504	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	475 of 613	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	435 of 584	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	392 of 568	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	360 of 549	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	302 of 541	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	293 of 522	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	555 of 726	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	577 of 719	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	530 of 718	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	469 of 730	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	406 of 697	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	378 of 675	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	403 of 507	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	468 of 510	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	429 of 505	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	389 of 535	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	360 of 492	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	332 of 471	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	469 of 502	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	472 of 510	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	467 of 509	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	467 of 512	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	427 of 504	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	427 of 497	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I52%+6 vs state

English Language Arts39%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-17 vs state

Science8%-11 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
Pinelands Regional Junior High School	Public	7-8	590 Nugentown Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Pinelands Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-3106	500	54	9.1	49.0%	387 (77.4%)	20 (4.0%)	71 (14.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	23.3	569^th of 752 public middle schools	24.3%		24.5	556^th of 743 public middle schools	25.2%	13		8.4				33.0	45.5				22.0	3.8	51.6	51.6	$15,596	$666	$14,930
Stafford Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	657	49	13.5	28.3%	531 (80.8%)	12 (1.8%)	87 (13.2%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)								(n/a)	27.9			55.3	63.3				48.2	51.9					$10,110	$138	$9,972
Southern Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Southern Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-9481	865	82	10.5	28.6%	712 (82.3%)	18 (2.1%)	119 (13.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	63.3	250^th of 752 public middle schools	66.8%		67.5	212^th of 743 public middle schools	71.5%	38		19.8				62.0	68.4				49.9	25.0	77.0	77.2	$11,153	$229	$10,924
Galloway Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	705	62	11.3	56.2%	264 (37.4%)	155 (22.0%)	188 (26.7%)	86 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	30.4	513^th of 752 public middle schools	31.8%		29.3	514^th of 743 public middle schools	30.8%	1		15.5				34.3	34.7				30.5	10.6	79.7	79.7	$7,079	$557	$6,522
Russell O. Brackman Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Barnegat Blvd North	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 698-5880	509	57	8.9	46.2%	308 (60.5%)	51 (10.0%)	115 (22.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	33.2	481^st of 752 public middle schools	36.0%		34.4	470^th of 743 public middle schools	36.7%	11		10.5				35.7	42.1				28.2	22.2	86.3	88.6	$4,828		$4,828
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School	Public	5-6	104 Burr Street	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-7500	499	40	12.6	47.3%	317 (63.5%)	39 (7.8%)	107 (21.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	31.0			48.2	45.4				40.4	33.5					$5,211		$5,211
Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	51.9	337^th of 752 public middle schools	55.2%		48.9	354^th of 743 public middle schools	52.4%	17	25.3	12.6		49.5	60.7	56.7	55.4		34.1	40.5	36.6	29.6	72.7	72.7	$8,518	$339	$8,179
Egg Harbor City Community School	Public	4-8	730 Havana Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	266	31	8.7	79.3%	52 (19.5%)	66 (24.8%)	127 (47.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	17	636^th of 752 public middle schools	15.4%		9.6	709^th of 743 public middle schools	4.6%	73	13.4	1.8	19.1	15.4	11.6	23.1	32.2	10.6	9.6	11.9	20.0	17.5			$12,120	$2,771	$9,349
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%		11.4	693^rd of 743 public middle schools	6.7%	8		1.6			16.3	15.7	26.8			7.0	8.2	6.0	56.2	56.2	$14,470	$581	$13,889
Mullica Township Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	262	21	12.5	47.7%	176 (67.2%)	13 (5.0%)	68 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	43.5	414^th of 752 public middle schools	44.9%		43.5	391^st of 743 public middle schools	47.4%	23	21.7	17.7		45.8	52.9	51.8	51.9		25.7	28.3	30.4	16.1	82.6	82.6	$7,419	$598	$6,821

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