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Russell O. Brackman Middle School

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Russell O. Brackman Middle School ranks 481 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Russell O. Brackman Middle School is a public middle school serving 509 students in grades 7-8 in Barnegat, New Jersey, which is part of the Barnegat Township School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, typically between 300-500 out of around 750 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

One of the school's key challenges is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 23.8% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average. Academically, Russell O. Brackman Middle School's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates have ranged from 22.2% to 33.7% in recent years. However, the school has seen a bright spot in its Algebra I performance, where it has significantly higher proficiency rates than the state and district averages, often exceeding 80% proficiency.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Toms River Intermediate School East, Russell O. Brackman Middle School generally performs worse in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, rising from 23.73% in 2021-2022 to 41.26% in 2023-2024, suggesting it is serving a growing population of students from lower-income backgrounds.

509

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,828

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Barnegat Blvd North
Barnegat, NJ 08005

(609) 698-5880

District: Barnegat Township School District

Students who attend Russell O. Brackman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Barnegat High School

Feeder schools for Russell O. Brackman Middle School:

Elementary:	Cecil S. Collins Elementary
	Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

22.6%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg41%

481^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

464^th of 609Barnegat Township 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	33.2	481 of 752	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	470 of 743	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	428 of 748	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	361 of 745	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	485 of 745	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	434 of 716	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	428 of 712	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	394 of 713	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.4	425 of 713	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.5	310 of 717	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.6	218 of 704	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.0	297 of 677	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	279 of 684	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.6	281 of 677	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.2	215 of 664	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.7	214 of 640	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.7	180 of 631	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	176 of 615	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	66.5	265 of 599	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	242 of 588	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.7	231 of 574	59.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	203 of 359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	213 of 352	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	199 of 361	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	128 of 356	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	154 of 326	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	209 of 326	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	484 of 728	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	467 of 717	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	410 of 720	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	341 of 726	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	450 of 703	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	410 of 680	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	381 of 608	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	431 of 589	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	316 of 587	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	322 of 591	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	334 of 524	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	285 of 504	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	418 of 613	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	395 of 584	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	279 of 568	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	280 of 549	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	393 of 541	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	358 of 522	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	461 of 726	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	557 of 719	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	357 of 718	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	316 of 730	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	478 of 697	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	425 of 675	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	368 of 507	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	467 of 510	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	457 of 505	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	273 of 535	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	314 of 492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	280 of 471	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	430 of 502	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	407 of 510	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	423 of 509	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	326 of 512	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	432 of 504	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	414 of 497	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I88%+42 vs state

English Language Arts39%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-6 vs state

Science10%-8 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Russell O. Brackman Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Russell O. Brackman Middle School?

Students at Russell O. Brackman Middle School are 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Russell O. Brackman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Russell O. Brackman Middle School usually go on to attend Barnegat High School

Is Russell O. Brackman Middle School a good school?

Russell O. Brackman Middle School ranks 481^st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Russell O. Brackman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Russell O. Brackman Middle School.

What district is Russell O. Brackman Middle School in?

Barnegat Township School District

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