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Ventnor Middle School

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Ventnor Middle School ranks 251 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Ventnor Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Ventnor City, New Jersey, with 177 students. This school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with 76.7% of 7th graders and 75% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 57% and 57.1% respectively. In Mathematics, Ventnor Middle School's 5th and 6th grade proficiency rates were 56.2% and 58.6%, compared to the state averages of 44.2% and 39.8%.

Ventnor Middle School's performance is particularly noteworthy for certain student subgroups. For instance, Hispanic students ranked 174th out of 608 NJ middle schools in 2024-2025, and low socioeconomic status students ranked 89th out of 613 NJ middle schools in the same year, both earning 4 or 5 stars. Additionally, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 5.3 to 6.5 over the past few years, significantly lower than the nearby schools such as Galloway Township Middle School, Alder Avenue Middle School, and Pleasantville Middle School.

Despite its relatively low spending per student at $6,486 in 2018-2019, Ventnor Middle School has maintained a strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top half of New Jersey middle schools and earning 3-4 stars from SchoolDigger over the past decade. This suggests the school is able to achieve strong outcomes through effective teaching practices and school leadership, providing valuable insights for other schools seeking to improve student success.

176

Students ?

5.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,486

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Ventnor Educational Community
Ventnor City, NJ 08406

(609) 487-7900

District: Ventnor City School District

Feeder schools for Ventnor Middle School:

Elementary:

Ventnor Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

Hispanic:

36.9%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 5 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 avg52%

New Jersey avg43%

251^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^th of 609Ventnor City 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	63.1	251 of 752	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	311 of 743	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	258 of 748	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	297 of 745	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	211 of 652	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	228 of 745	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	231 of 716	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.1	192 of 712	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	63.1	241 of 713	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	223 of 713	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	302 of 717	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.0	385 of 704	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	417 of 677	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	458 of 684	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	430 of 677	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.9	361 of 664	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	397 of 640	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.5	416 of 631	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	425 of 615	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.2	433 of 599	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.1	398 of 588	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.1	385 of 574	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	24.8	159 of 199	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	73.3	31 of 202	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	215 of 728	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	279 of 717	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	316 of 720	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	402 of 726	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	367 of 625	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	252 of 703	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	292 of 680	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	174 of 608	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	248 of 589	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	167 of 587	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	214 of 591	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	133 of 480	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	185 of 524	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	119 of 504	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	89 of 613	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	132 of 584	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	48 of 568	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	40 of 549	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	17 of 467	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	49 of 541	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	44 of 522	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	280 of 726	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	311 of 719	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	196 of 718	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	194 of 730	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	109 of 635	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	210 of 697	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	182 of 675	73.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	364 of 510	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	296 of 505	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	166 of 535	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	202 of 401	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	172 of 471	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	178 of 502	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	234 of 510	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	206 of 509	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	281 of 512	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	149 of 435	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	102 of 504	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	141 of 497	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)85th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)29th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2019)20th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+48 vs state

English Language Arts67%+11 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science24%~ 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 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 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
Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	Ventnor Educational Community	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	176	33	5.3	52.8%	80 (45.5%)	13 (7.4%)	65 (36.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	63.1	251^st of 752 public middle schools	66.6%		54.6	311^th of 743 public middle schools	58.1%	60	33.4	13.3		59.6	56.1	76.7	75.0		56.2	58.6	47.8	6.7		93.3	93.3			$6,486		$6,486
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	140	19	7.2	7.1%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	92.4	24^th of 752 public middle schools	96.8%		93.4	19^th of 743 public middle schools	97.4%	5	45.7	28.0		76.4	82.2	91.1	88.0		91.2	86.2	75.6	66.6			100.0			$17,865	$175	$17,690
Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%		69.3	198^th of 743 public middle schools	73.4%	32	39.4	29.9		52.0	72.6	82.3	62.0		50.5	54.3	60.4	17.9		87.8	87.8			$10,083	$307	$9,776
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	347	31	11.1	10.4%	284 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	80.8	122^nd of 752 public middle schools	83.8%		82.2	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%	17	48.0	18.5		76.0	76.0	85.4	83.7		70.7	63.0	76.9	29.7		87.3	87.3			$9,797	$260	$9,537
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%		11.4	693^rd of 743 public middle schools	6.7%	8		1.6			16.3	15.7	26.8			7.0	8.2	6.0		56.2	56.2			$14,470	$581	$13,889
Jordan Road Elementary School	Public	4-8	129 Jordan Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-7161	339	32	10.5	64.9%	136 (40.1%)	58 (17.1%)	107 (31.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	21.9	581^st of 752 public middle schools	22.7%		22.2	576^th of 743 public middle schools	22.5%	5	11.5	4.8	40.7	21.3	38.6	30.8	38.1	29.7	11.5	21.1	25.6	8.7		47.1	47.1			$17,522	$1,073	$16,449
Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	51.9	337^th of 752 public middle schools	55.2%		48.9	354^th of 743 public middle schools	52.4%	17	25.3	12.6		49.5	60.7	56.7	55.4		34.1	40.5	36.6	29.6		72.7	72.7			$8,518	$339	$8,179
Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	326	49	6.6	29.8%	249 (76.4%)	13 (4.0%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	60.7	272^nd of 752 public middle schools	63.8%		56.1	303^rd of 743 public middle schools	59.2%	31	25.0	8.1	69.0	82.2	72.6	56.0	75.8	66.2	67.9	58.1	44.0	20.6		67.9	67.9			$9,932		$9,932
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75		11.7			36.2	42.1	49.8			22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41		10.1			40.2	46.3	60.0			18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064

Frequently Asked Questions about Ventnor Middle School

How many students attend Ventnor Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Ventnor Middle School.

Is Ventnor Middle School a good school?

Ventnor Middle School ranks 251^st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ventnor Middle School?

Students at Ventnor Middle School are 45% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ventnor Middle School in?

Ventnor City School District

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