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Pleasantville Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

701^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Pleasantville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Pleasantville, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 803 students. The school is part of the Pleasantville Public School District, which is ranked 581 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasantville Middle School faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores that lag far behind state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.3% of 6th graders, 15.7% of 7th graders, and 26.8% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 6% to 8.2% across the grades, compared to the state averages of 20.7% to 39.8%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 30.5% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Pleasantville Middle School has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.45% to 85.48% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as William Davies Middle School, Jordan Road Elementary School, and Galloway Township Middle School, generally outperform Pleasantville Middle School on test scores, chronic absenteeism, and other key metrics, despite Pleasantville Middle School spending significantly more per student ($14,470) than these nearby schools ($8,975 for William Davies Middle School and $7,079 for Galloway Township Middle School).

847

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,470

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Mill Road
Pleasantville, NJ 08232

(609) 383-6865

District: Pleasantville Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

African American:

26.7%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg12%

New Jersey avg43%

701^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

581^st of 609Pleasantville Public 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	10.5	701 of 752	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	693 of 743	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	679 of 748	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	689 of 745	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	518 of 652	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	687 of 745	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	665 of 716	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	638 of 712	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	599 of 713	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	620 of 713	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	652 of 717	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	629 of 704	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	591 of 677	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	588 of 684	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	596 of 677	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	575 of 664	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	584 of 640	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	586 of 631	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	560 of 615	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.1	546 of 599	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.5	533 of 588	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.8	536 of 574	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	308 of 359	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	293 of 352	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	323 of 361	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	316 of 356	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	159 of 291	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	295 of 326	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	262 of 326	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	250 of 343	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	282 of 320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	244 of 288	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	230 of 270	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	196 of 197	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	200 of 227	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	161 of 202	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	670 of 728	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	670 of 717	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	651 of 720	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	655 of 726	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	480 of 625	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	669 of 703	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	647 of 680	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	540 of 608	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	526 of 589	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	500 of 587	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	528 of 591	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	334 of 480	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.9	482 of 524	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	462 of 504	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	557 of 613	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	497 of 584	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	461 of 568	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	445 of 549	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	224 of 467	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.5	459 of 541	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	437 of 522	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	691 of 726	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	664 of 719	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	650 of 718	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	684 of 730	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	499 of 635	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	658 of 697	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	635 of 675	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	492 of 507	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	480 of 510	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	444 of 505	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	452 of 535	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	303 of 401	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	458 of 492	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	415 of 471	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I56%+11 vs state

English Language Arts20%-37 vs state

Mathematics7%-27 vs state

Science2%-17 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	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
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
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
Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%		69.3	198^th of 743 public middle schools	73.4%	32	39.4	29.9		52.0	72.6	82.3	62.0		50.5	54.3	60.4	17.9		87.8	87.8			$10,083	$307	$9,776
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75		11.7			36.2	42.1	49.8			22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644
Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	Ventnor Educational Community	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	176	33	5.3	52.8%	80 (45.5%)	13 (7.4%)	65 (36.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	63.1	251^st of 752 public middle schools	66.6%		54.6	311^th of 743 public middle schools	58.1%	60	33.4	13.3		59.6	56.1	76.7	75.0		56.2	58.6	47.8	6.7		93.3	93.3			$6,486		$6,486
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	140	19	7.2	7.1%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	92.4	24^th of 752 public middle schools	96.8%		93.4	19^th of 743 public middle schools	97.4%	5	45.7	28.0		76.4	82.2	91.1	88.0		91.2	86.2	75.6	66.6			100.0			$17,865	$175	$17,690
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	347	31	11.1	10.4%	284 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	80.8	122^nd of 752 public middle schools	83.8%		82.2	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%	17	48.0	18.5		76.0	76.0	85.4	83.7		70.7	63.0	76.9	29.7		87.3	87.3			$9,797	$260	$9,537
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
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41		10.1			40.2	46.3	60.0			18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064
Jordan Road Elementary School	Public	4-8	129 Jordan Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-7161	339	32	10.5	64.9%	136 (40.1%)	58 (17.1%)	107 (31.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	21.9	581^st of 752 public middle schools	22.7%		22.2	576^th of 743 public middle schools	22.5%	5	11.5	4.8	40.7	21.3	38.6	30.8	38.1	29.7	11.5	21.1	25.6	8.7		47.1	47.1			$17,522	$1,073	$16,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasantville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Pleasantville Middle School?

Students at Pleasantville Middle School are 70% Hispanic, 27% African American, 2% White.

Is Pleasantville Middle School a good school?

Pleasantville Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Pleasantville Middle School in?

Pleasantville Public School District

How many students attend Pleasantville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Pleasantville Middle School.

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