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Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School

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Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School ranks 198 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 74% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. It is part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, which is ranked 137 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating. With 933 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4, the school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools over the past 10 years, with a current statewide ranking of 198 out of 752.

Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy. The school consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests across all grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 68.7% to 76.5%, compared to the state average of 52.7% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 47.4% to 65%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 44.2%. The school's performance in Algebra I and Science assessments also exceeds the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School performs on par with or slightly better than its counterpart, Terrill Middle School, within the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Thomas Edison Intermediate School in Westfield and Deerfield Elementary School in Mountainside, which rank in the top 10-15% of New Jersey middle schools. Despite this, Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School's consistent high performance over the past decade is a testament to its effective educational practices and the dedication of its staff and community.

913

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,253

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

580 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

(908) 322-4445

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

Students who attend Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School usually attend:

High:

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Feeder schools for Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School:

Elementary:	Evergreen Elementary School
	Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
	School One Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Asian:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg43%

198^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

137^th of 609Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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	70.1	198 of 752	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	167 of 743	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	187 of 748	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	173 of 745	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	151 of 652	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	78 of 745	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	128 of 716	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	135 of 712	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.9	105 of 713	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	114 of 713	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	81.8	106 of 717	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	112 of 704	84.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	169 of 677	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	142 of 684	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	138 of 677	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	142 of 664	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	223 of 640	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.5	212 of 631	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.1	192 of 615	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.1	229 of 599	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.7	194 of 588	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.2	180 of 574	68.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	28 of 359	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	17 of 352	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	47 of 361	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	83 of 356	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	28 of 291	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	48 of 326	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	116 of 326	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	57 of 204	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	68 of 200	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	97 of 201	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	125 of 200	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	93 of 147	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	68 of 199	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	85 of 200	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	141 of 728	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	102 of 717	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	154 of 720	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	150 of 726	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	123 of 625	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	63 of 703	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	62 of 680	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	151 of 608	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	66 of 589	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	71 of 587	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	72 of 591	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	31 of 480	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	7 of 524	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	10 of 504	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	177 of 613	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	128 of 522	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	155 of 726	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	170 of 719	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	149 of 718	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	137 of 730	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	143 of 635	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	45 of 697	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	74 of 675	89.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	173 of 507	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	165 of 510	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	182 of 505	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	58 of 535	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	78 of 401	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	60 of 492	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	116 of 471	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	139 of 502	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	161 of 510	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	145 of 509	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	120 of 512	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	129 of 435	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	37 of 504	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	43 of 497	91.3%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+17 vs state

Algebra I57%+11 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science34%+10 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
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	Public	5-8	580 Park Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-4445	913	84	10.9	7.8%	477 (52.2%)	79 (8.7%)	188 (20.6%)	116 (12.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.1%)	70.1	198^th of 752 public middle schools	73.7%		74.1	167^th of 743 public middle schools	77.5%	31	44.0	24.4			68.7	75.8	76.5	70.6			61.6	47.4	65.0	0.0		56.9	56.9			$8,253	$52	$8,201
Maxson Middle School	Public	6-8	920 E Seventh St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4310	721	78	9.2	76.7%	6 (0.8%)	106 (14.7%)	601 (83.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12.7	678^th of 752 public middle schools	9.8%		12.3	683^rd of 743 public middle schools	8.1%	5		2.6				27.9	24.2	17.6				11.7	14.2	4.0		73.1	73.1			$9,328	$135	$9,193
Terrill Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	822	75	11.0	1.9%	527 (64.1%)	40 (4.9%)	90 (10.9%)	115 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	82.1	107^th of 752 public middle schools	85.8%		73.3	172^nd of 743 public middle schools	76.9%	65	48.3	37.7			73.2	74.0	74.9	89.7			66.1	64.0	70.6	20.0		71.9	71.9			$9,029	$03	$9,026
Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	638	62	10.2	0.9%	509 (79.8%)	8 (1.3%)	46 (7.2%)	44 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	83.9	93^rd of 752 public middle schools	87.6%		89.2	48^th of 743 public middle schools	93.5%	45		31.2				77.1	70.3	78.0				70.6	75.9	31.7		90.1	90.1			$7,490	$17	$7,473
Somerset School	Public	5-6	303 Somerset Street	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6080	485	51	9.4	82.1%	26 (5.4%)	80 (16.5%)	364 (75.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)	10.9				26.9	32.7					21.2	17.2								$6,936	$34	$6,902
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	86	75^th of 752 public middle schools	90.0%		84.2	86^th of 743 public middle schools	88.4%	11		39.6				73.9	71.4	80.1				74.7	70.3	38.3	100.0	94.7	95.4	100.0	100.0	$7,471	$21	$7,450
North Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6040	538	52	10.3	78.6%	37 (6.9%)	80 (14.9%)	399 (74.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18.7	620^th of 752 public middle schools	17.6%		19.2	608^th of 743 public middle schools	18.2%	12		4.1					36.8	28.6					12.3	10.6		83.3	83.3			$8,550	$03	$8,547
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	345 Plainfield Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1600	523	52	10.0	2.7%	293 (56.0%)	13 (2.5%)	72 (13.8%)	105 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	79	135^th of 752 public middle schools	82.0%		83.4	91^st of 743 public middle schools	87.8%	44		39.3				86.7	75.2	77.6				69.3	61.7		100.0	56.5	62.0	100.0	100.0	$10,202	$41	$10,161
Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	661 W Eighth St	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4320	737	66	11.1	86.4%	4 (0.5%)	81 (11.0%)	647 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14.8	659^th of 752 public middle schools	12.4%		12.5	679^th of 743 public middle schools	8.6%	20		1.7				23.3	19.6	20.5				13.2	14.5	15.1		95.5	95.5			$7,716	$269	$7,447
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	483	45	10.7	2.9%	335 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.5%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	83.9	92^nd of 752 public middle schools	87.8%		86.5	70^th of 743 public middle schools	90.6%	22	57.9	42.6	71.4	82.8	80.3	89.7	85.7	81.3	84.5	83.8	81.6	79.4	77.3		100.0	51.6	62.5	100.0	100.0	$8,613	$168	$8,445

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