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Woodruff Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Woodruff Middle School is a public middle school located in Seabrook, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Upper Deerfield Township School District, which is ranked 583 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodruff Middle School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for NJSLA/PARCC assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 30.8% in 6th grade ELA, 35.8% in 7th grade ELA, and only 5.1% in 8th grade Math, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 20.7%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.36% to 54.75% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Woodruff Middle School generally performs worse academically. For example, Woodstown Middle School, located about 11 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools and outperforms Woodruff Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels. However, Woodruff Middle School's special education students perform relatively better than the school's overall performance, ranking in the middle 50% of New Jersey middle schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's 8th grade students perform better in Algebra I compared to the school's overall math performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 42.9% to 73.9% over the past few years, which is closer to the state average.

253

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,513

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1385 Highway 77
Seabrook, NJ 08302-4261

(856) 455-2267

District: Upper Deerfield Township School District

Students who attend Woodruff Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cumberland Regional High School

Feeder schools for Woodruff Middle School:

Elementary:	Charles F. Seabrook School
	Elizabeth F. Moore School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.2%

White:

36.0%

African American:

20.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th 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 (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg43%

623^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

583^rd of 609Upper Deerfield 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	18.5	623 of 752	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	496 of 743	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	536 of 748	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	504 of 745	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	437 of 652	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	493 of 745	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	552 of 716	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	550 of 712	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	516 of 713	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	516 of 713	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	533 of 717	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	534 of 704	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	514 of 677	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	528 of 684	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	517 of 677	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	529 of 664	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.7	453 of 640	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.4	447 of 631	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.3	449 of 615	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	55.2	355 of 599	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.4	391 of 588	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.3	360 of 574	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	303 of 359	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	210 of 352	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	321 of 361	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	288 of 356	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	277 of 291	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	240 of 326	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	300 of 326	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	619 of 728	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	486 of 717	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	515 of 720	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	433 of 726	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	413 of 625	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	473 of 703	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	536 of 680	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	425 of 608	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	473 of 589	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	454 of 587	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	421 of 591	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	368 of 480	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	343 of 524	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	364 of 504	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	513 of 613	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	423 of 584	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	402 of 568	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	358 of 549	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	351 of 467	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	365 of 541	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	428 of 522	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	556 of 726	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	468 of 719	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	509 of 718	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	537 of 730	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	410 of 635	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	457 of 697	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	501 of 675	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	265 of 507	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	244 of 510	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	288 of 505	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	311 of 535	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	299 of 401	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	279 of 492	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	220 of 471	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	453 of 502	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	368 of 510	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	405 of 509	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	370 of 512	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	305 of 435	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	332 of 504	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	395 of 497	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

African American (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I43%-3 vs state

English Language Arts34%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-18 vs state

Science4%-15 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, December 25, 2019

This school is being sued by a parent for breach of duty of care, as the result of the failure of its staff to protect Tristan Peterson, who took his own life at the age of 12 years, following a campaign by his peers of relentless bullying, intimidation, violence and harrassment.

Surveys conducted by GLSEN indicate that over 87% of LGBT+ students have their lives seriously impacted by school bullying, which school staff do nothing to address, indeed oftentimes staff themselves mock LGBT+ students. This can drive such students into extreme isolation, if they are not out to their parents, who may also reject them. With no support from their peers, their school, their church or their family, LGBT+ teenagers too often seek refuge in suicide. While this is celebrated by their bullies, it certainly isn't by Peterson's mother.

Education is supposed to provide for the future of our children, not drive them to suicide. Those who survive their "education" are lucky to be able to work and many leave school as soon as they turn of age, unqualified, with concomitant loss in future earnings, and the possibility of being a state dependant if they are driven to mental illness.

LGBT+ children do not choose to be gay, and they certainly do not choose to be abused merely for existing. It's time schools changed their "boys will be boys" attitudes and put themselves in the position of parents who in good faith, send their children to school in the mistaken belief that they will be safe. Close Quote

Schools Near Woodruff Middle School

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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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Thomas W. Wallace Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	688 North Mill Road	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8887	695	57	12.1	75.4%	55 (7.9%)	85 (12.2%)	532 (76.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	10.4	703^rd of 752 public middle schools	6.5%		10.7	699^th of 743 public middle schools	5.9%	4		2.0		19.3	16.0	22.0		5.2	13.2	7.5	22.4	22.4	$13,228	$1,018	$12,210
Caroline L. Reutter School	Public	5-6	2150 Delsea Dr	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 694-0223	388	33	11.6	26.5%	304 (78.4%)	18 (4.6%)	42 (10.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)								(n/a)	25.0		47.5	58.6			42.6	46.9					$6,440	$153	$6,287
Delsea Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	510	42	12.1	25.5%	371 (72.7%)	35 (6.9%)	74 (14.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	54.2	315^th of 752 public middle schools	58.1%		40.6	419^th of 743 public middle schools	43.6%	104		16.6			48.6	69.9			39.6	25.7	74.5	74.5	$12,279	$231	$12,048
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2 N Sharp St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2420	929	82	11.3	79.2%	221 (23.8%)	303 (32.6%)	344 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.6%)	12.8	676^th of 752 public middle schools	10.1%		14.3	662^nd of 743 public middle schools	10.9%	14		5.2		22.3	26.8	27.8		9.0	10.4	5.1	52.0	52.0	$9,743	$398	$9,345
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
Veterans Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	424 S Main Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6918	603	54	11.1	72.0%	76 (12.6%)	83 (13.8%)	418 (69.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	12.1	687^th of 752 public middle schools	8.6%		10.8	698^th of 743 public middle schools	6.1%	11		5.9		20.6	21.6	21.6		15.6	13.5	3.6	14.0	14.0	$13,388	$1,017	$12,371
Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 S Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 691-1801	620			53.4%	189 (30.5%)	99 (16.0%)	289 (46.6%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	24.3	560^th of 752 public middle schools	25.5%		22.1	577^th of 743 public middle schools	22.3%	17		12.4		31.6	43.4	39.4		21.1	23.7	2.3	50.0	50.0	$12,703	$639	$12,064

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodruff Middle School

What high school do graduates of Woodruff Middle School attend?

Students who attend Woodruff Middle School usually go on to attend Cumberland Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of Woodruff Middle School?

Students at Woodruff Middle School are 37% Hispanic, 36% White, 21% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Woodruff Middle School in?

Upper Deerfield Township School District

How many students attend Woodruff Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Woodruff Middle School.

Is Woodruff Middle School a good school?

Woodruff Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of New Jersey middle schools.

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