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Salem Middle School

Public Grades 3-8

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Salem Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 3-8 in the Salem City School District in Salem, New Jersey. With 457 students, the school is ranked 741 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salem Middle School faces significant challenges in student engagement, academic achievement, and serving the needs of its diverse student population. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 36.3% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Across all grade levels and subject areas, the school's test scores are significantly below state averages, with only 10.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and just 1.7% of 8th graders proficient or better in math. The school also struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey middle schools for African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as Pleasant Valley School, Pittsgrove Township Middle School, and Woodstown Middle School, significantly outperform Salem Middle School on test scores and other metrics. Despite higher per-student spending, Salem Middle School's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and improvement plan to address the root causes of these issues.

472

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,419

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 New Market Street
Salem, NJ 08079-9048

(856) 935-2700

District: Salem City School District

Students who attend Salem Middle School usually attend:

High:

Salem High School

Feeder schools for Salem Middle School:

Elementary:

John Fenwick Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.1%

Hispanic:

24.4%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,304^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

741^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

604^th of 609Salem City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1304 of 1347	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1305 of 1338	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1312 of 1342	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1309 of 1345	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1281 of 1317	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1349 of 1360	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1326 of 1353	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	1339 of 1352	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1303 of 1346	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	1294 of 1357	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	1306 of 1363	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	1279 of 1367	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.1	1292 of 1363	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	1319 of 1360	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	1325 of 1354	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	1294 of 1346	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1286 of 1338	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1188 of 1329	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	1224 of 1314	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	1263 of 1303	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	1279 of 1298	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	1178 of 1204	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	378 of 463	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	439 of 469	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	430 of 463	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	458 of 494	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	423 of 456	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	511 of 522	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	438 of 517	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1258 of 1326	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1234 of 1317	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1258 of 1318	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1255 of 1326	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1228 of 1290	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1299 of 1331	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1289 of 1333	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	871 of 1032	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	873 of 989	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	927 of 982	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	836 of 953	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	883 of 896	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	829 of 899	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	965 of 1023	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	810 of 939	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	788 of 910	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	754 of 863	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	764 of 839	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	917 of 942	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1235 of 1318	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1256 of 1313	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1258 of 1315	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1280 of 1324	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1252 of 1297	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1305 of 1335	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1294 of 1334	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	937 of 1023	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	891 of 989	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	877 of 958	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	902 of 949	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	819 of 868	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	936 of 1007	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	926 of 1001	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	0.1	945 of 970	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	992 of 1022	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	741 of 752	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	735 of 743	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	737 of 748	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	742 of 745	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	619 of 652	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	736 of 745	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	704 of 716	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	694 of 712	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	634 of 713	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	642 of 713	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	665 of 717	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	660 of 704	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	631 of 677	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	657 of 684	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	604 of 677	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	595 of 664	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	573 of 640	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	567 of 631	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	562 of 615	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.9	542 of 599	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	580 of 588	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.0	534 of 574	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	316 of 359	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	327 of 352	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	343 of 361	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	349 of 356	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	242 of 291	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	309 of 326	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	263 of 326	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	685 of 728	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	702 of 717	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	705 of 720	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	712 of 726	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	602 of 625	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	695 of 703	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	660 of 680	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	592 of 608	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	544 of 589	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	575 of 587	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	472 of 480	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	481 of 504	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	598 of 613	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	526 of 584	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	510 of 568	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	492 of 549	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	374 of 467	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	718 of 726	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	705 of 719	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	709 of 718	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	723 of 730	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	561 of 635	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	685 of 697	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	665 of 675	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	501 of 507	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	473 of 510	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	489 of 505	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	496 of 535	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	318 of 401	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	484 of 492	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	470 of 471	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+41 vs state

Algebra I19%-27 vs state

English Language Arts15%-38 vs state

Mathematics8%-33 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Woodruff Middle School	Public	6-8	1385 Highway 77	Seabrook	08302	Cumberland County	Upper Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-2267	253	24	10.5	60.1%	91 (36.0%)	53 (20.9%)	94 (37.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	18.5	623^rd of 752 public middle schools	17.2%		31.3	496^th of 743 public middle schools	33.2%	127		3.8				30.8	35.8	33.8				16.7	23.8	5.1		42.9	42.9			$13,513	$794	$12,719
Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	457 Shirley Road	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2472	189	15	12.6	36.0%	138 (73.0%)	15 (7.9%)	20 (10.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	39.1	448^th of 752 public middle schools	40.4%		41.1	415^th of 743 public middle schools	44.1%	33	25.0	25.0			22.9	45.9	47.9	39.6			6.3	18.8	39.6	12.5		71.4	71.4
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
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
Pittsgrove Township Middle School	Public	5-8	1082 Almond Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8529	495	43	11.4	31.3%	386 (78.0%)	19 (3.8%)	63 (12.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	49.8	352^nd of 752 public middle schools	53.2%		45	380^th of 743 public middle schools	48.9%	28	24.4	22.6			52.6	53.7	61.1	57.9			32.4	27.3	32.2	17.9		86.2	86.2			$7,489	$202	$7,287

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Salem Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of New Jersey middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Salem Middle School.

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

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Salem City School District

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Students at Salem Middle School are 63% African American, 24% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

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