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South River Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

South River Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in South River, New Jersey, with 538 students. The school is part of the South River Public School District, which is ranked 543 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, South River Middle School consistently performs below the state average on NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.9% of 6th graders, 29.6% of 7th graders, and 27.6% 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, with only 28.4% of 6th graders, 23.5% of 7th graders, and 4.1% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding expectations, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School in the East Brunswick Township School District, South River Middle School generally performs worse academically. However, the school's Algebra I performance is a bright spot, with 57.5% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 72.7%, suggesting the school may be doing a better job in preparing students for advanced mathematics coursework.

524

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,158

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3 Montgomery Street
South River, NJ 08882

(732) 613-4073

District: South River Public School District

Students who attend South River Middle School usually attend:

High:

South River High School

Feeder schools for South River Middle School:

Elementary:	South River Elementary School
	South River Primary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.4%

White:

43.9%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg43%

607^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

543^rd of 609South River 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	19.8	607 of 752	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	587 of 743	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	586 of 748	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	552 of 745	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	416 of 652	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	534 of 745	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	457 of 716	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	505 of 712	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.5	375 of 713	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	357 of 713	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.9	435 of 717	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	481 of 704	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	442 of 677	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	445 of 684	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	427 of 677	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	466 of 664	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.0	443 of 640	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	409 of 631	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.1	460 of 615	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.0	417 of 599	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.1	437 of 588	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	49.0	379 of 574	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	296 of 361	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	250 of 326	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	217 of 326	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	272 of 343	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	239 of 320	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	277 of 288	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	221 of 270	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	197 of 197	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	216 of 227	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	149 of 202	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	579 of 728	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	587 of 717	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	569 of 720	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	536 of 726	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	431 of 625	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	519 of 703	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	397 of 680	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	517 of 608	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	498 of 589	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	469 of 587	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	420 of 591	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	312 of 480	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	351 of 524	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	309 of 504	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	484 of 613	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	468 of 584	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	418 of 568	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	370 of 549	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	283 of 467	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	354 of 541	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	227 of 522	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	588 of 726	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	579 of 719	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	551 of 718	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	533 of 730	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	349 of 635	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	508 of 697	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	477 of 675	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	362 of 507	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	367 of 510	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	393 of 505	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	441 of 535	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	264 of 401	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	249 of 492	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	244 of 471	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	466 of 502	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	475 of 510	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	480 of 509	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	471 of 512	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	376 of 435	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	449 of 504	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	389 of 497	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

African American (2023)18th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I57%+12 vs state

English Language Arts28%-29 vs state

Mathematics20%-14 vs state

Science7%-12 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)			NJSLA Algebra II (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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South River Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	524	51	10.1	66.8%	230 (43.9%)	29 (5.5%)	238 (45.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	19.8	607^th of 752 public middle schools	19.3%		21.3	587^th of 743 public middle schools	21.0%	20		6.6			26.9	29.6	27.6				28.4	23.5	4.1		57.5		57.5						$10,158	$414	$9,744
Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	200 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6892	1,221	119	10.2	25.1%	494 (40.5%)	68 (5.6%)	190 (15.6%)	414 (33.9%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	41 (3.4%)								(n/a)	40.8			66.4	68.3					67.5	58.9												$13,382	$119	$13,263
Churchill Junior High School	Public	7-9	18 Norton Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 353-0915	2,080	162	12.8	25.8%	889 (42.7%)	123 (5.9%)	259 (12.5%)	727 (35.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	73 (3.5%)	71.7	184^th of 752 public middle schools	75.5%		67.5	213^th of 743 public middle schools	71.3%	29		29.4				70.6	65.3	62.9				60.0	19.5	99.2	83.3	9.4	63.3	95.0	40.8	56.2	100.0	100.0	$10,489		$10,489
Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	269	25	10.7	30.9%	170 (63.2%)	8 (3.0%)	69 (25.7%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	32.6	487^th of 752 public middle schools	35.2%		33	480^th of 743 public middle schools	35.4%	7		9.4			51.3	45.3	37.7				40.8	35.5	0.0		40.9		40.9						$11,377	$51	$11,326
Joyce Kilmer School	Public	4-8	21 West Church Street	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 214-2370	444	43	10.3	21.8%	306 (68.9%)	14 (3.2%)	104 (23.4%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	40.7	435^th of 752 public middle schools	42.2%		41.8	407^th of 743 public middle schools	45.2%	28	15.7	11.1	67.0	44.6	47.2	55.4	52.3		55.7	45.8	33.7	41.9	10.5		59.6		59.6						$7,516		$7,516
Sayreville Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5290	1,294	122	10.6	46.4%	460 (35.5%)	207 (16.0%)	343 (26.5%)	196 (15.1%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	69 (5.3%)	42.8	419^th of 752 public middle schools	44.3%		47.2	367^th of 743 public middle schools	50.6%	52		12.5			55.4	51.7	54.6				38.1	34.6	6.0	96.0	57.3		61.9	100.0		100.0			$8,185	$149	$8,036
Jonas Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	155 W Greystone Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4519	886	78	11.4	25.1%	537 (60.6%)	69 (7.8%)	146 (16.5%)	106 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	67.8	215^th of 752 public middle schools	71.4%		64.1	242^nd of 743 public middle schools	67.4%	27		20.5			61.3	69.2	60.4				50.7	55.1	33.5		94.5		94.5						$13,625	$64	$13,561
Linwood School	Public	5-6	25 Linwood Place	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3600	761	85	9.0	62.7%	102 (13.4%)	156 (20.5%)	363 (47.7%)	104 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	18.0			34.2	37.9					23.0	23.4												$8,392	$665	$7,727
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Wayne Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	349	34	10.4	46.1%	119 (34.1%)	33 (9.5%)	116 (33.2%)	52 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	41.6	424^th of 752 public middle schools	43.6%		33.5	477^th of 743 public middle schools	35.8%	53		23.8			52.5	53.2	56.6				28.4	22.8	6.6	89.5	44.8		62.5	72.7		72.7			$10,200	$462	$9,738
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3439 Route 516	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4400	926	82	11.2	30.7%	436 (47.1%)	105 (11.3%)	184 (19.9%)	170 (18.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.7%)	64.6	237^th of 752 public middle schools	68.5%		60.1	276^th of 743 public middle schools	62.9%	39		23.4			69.9	56.7	60.4				53.3	38.2	32.6		96.6		96.6						$13,950	$64	$13,886

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