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Southern Regional Middle School

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Southern Regional Middle School ranks 250 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Southern Regional Middle School is a public middle school serving 849 students in grades 7-8 in Manahawkin, New Jersey. The school is part of the Southern Regional School District, which is ranked 260 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southern Regional Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA/English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across grades 7 and 8, with 62% proficiency in 7th grade ELA, 68.4% in 8th grade ELA, 49.9% in 7th grade Math, and 25% in 8th grade Math. The school also excels in Algebra I, with 77.2% proficiency in the end-of-course exam and 77% proficiency in 8th grade, significantly above the state. However, the school's science proficiency rates are lower, with only 19.8% proficiency in 8th grade science.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Toms River Intermediate School North and Lacey Township Middle School have higher proficiency rates in certain subject areas like 8th grade Math, while Central Regional Middle School and Pinelands Regional Junior High School have significantly lower test scores and rankings. Southern Regional Middle School has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2023-2024 to 22.0% in 2022-2023, which may be impacting overall academic performance.

865

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,153

Per pupil spending ?

28.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Cedar Bridge Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050-3056

(609) 597-9481

District: Southern Regional School District

Students who attend Southern Regional Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southern Regional High School

Feeder schools for Southern Regional Middle School:

Elementary:	Beach Haven School
	Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School
	Long Beach Island Grade School
	McKinley Avenue Elementary School
	More...
	Ocean Acres Elementary School
	Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

13.8%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg41%

250^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

260^th of 609Southern 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	63.3	250 of 752	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	212 of 743	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	325 of 748	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	319 of 745	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	364 of 745	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	277 of 716	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	308 of 712	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.4	406 of 713	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.2	233 of 713	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	268 of 717	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	233 of 704	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	237 of 677	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.9	194 of 684	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	212 of 677	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.2	184 of 664	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	71.4	205 of 640	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	235 of 631	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.6	235 of 615	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	266 of 599	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.0	244 of 588	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.8	343 of 574	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	97 of 359	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	134 of 352	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	240 of 728	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	219 of 717	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	370 of 720	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	315 of 726	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	349 of 703	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	283 of 680	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	138 of 608	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	99 of 589	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	238 of 587	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	285 of 591	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.1	429 of 524	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	237 of 504	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	148 of 613	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	114 of 584	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	243 of 568	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	180 of 549	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	333 of 541	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	272 of 522	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	237 of 726	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	190 of 719	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	300 of 718	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	303 of 730	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	360 of 697	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	266 of 675	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	74 of 507	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	78 of 510	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	272 of 505	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	182 of 535	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	202 of 492	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	226 of 471	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	256 of 502	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	210 of 510	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	332 of 509	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	329 of 512	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	367 of 504	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	293 of 497	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)49th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I77%+32 vs state

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

Mathematics41%+10 vs state

Science20%~ state avg

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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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Lacey Township Middle School	Public	6-8	660 Denton Avenue	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 242-2100	819	61	13.4	33.1%	679 (82.9%)	11 (1.3%)	101 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	46.1	390^th of 752 public middle schools	48.1%		40.3	421^st of 743 public middle schools	43.3%	31		13.8		49.0	58.8	57.5		38.3	33.4	11.3	95.3	78.4	82.1	94.5	94.5	$13,254	$518	$12,736
Central Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	680	64	10.6	38.8%	435 (64.0%)	31 (4.6%)	176 (25.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	36.6	459^th of 752 public middle schools	39.0%		34.2	472^nd of 743 public middle schools	36.5%	13		7.2			48.0	40.4			35.8	20.3		100.0	100.0			$10,102	$281	$9,821
Berkeley Township Elementary School	Public	5-6	10 Emory Avenue	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-2909	594	52	11.4	38.4%	398 (67.0%)	34 (5.7%)	123 (20.7%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)								(n/a)	25.5		46.5	53.2			40.4	32.3								$13,210	$491	$12,719
Toms River Intermediate School South	Public	6-8	1675 Pinewald Road	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-3900	1,044	83	12.6	49.8%	587 (56.2%)	64 (6.1%)	307 (29.4%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.8%)	30.2	516^th of 752 public middle schools	31.4%		30.8	501^st of 743 public middle schools	32.6%	15		13.1		42.8	46.3	38.9		24.6	24.6	8.8	100.0	74.4	80.3	92.8	92.8	$7,586	$246	$7,340
Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5800	970	83	11.6	55.5%	397 (40.9%)	86 (8.9%)	386 (39.8%)	64 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	32.7	485^th of 752 public middle schools	35.5%		35.8	457^th of 743 public middle schools	38.5%	28		11.6		40.3	49.0	47.5		26.4	26.1	9.7		80.9	83.1			$7,203	$194	$7,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Regional Middle School

Is Southern Regional Middle School a good school?

Southern Regional Middle School ranks 250^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southern Regional Middle School?

Students at Southern Regional Middle School are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Southern Regional Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 865 students attended Southern Regional Middle School.

What district is Southern Regional Middle School in?

Southern Regional School District

What high school do graduates of Southern Regional Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southern Regional Middle School usually go on to attend Southern Regional High School

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