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Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School

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Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School ranks 560 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School is a public middle school in Vineland Public School District, serving 665 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates compared to state averages.

Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School's proficiency rates on state assessments range from 31.6% to 43.4% in English Language Arts and 2.3% to 23.7% in Mathematics, well below the state averages of 56.1% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 39.8% in Mathematics. The school's performance in Algebra I and 8th grade Science is also low, with 50% proficiency in Algebra I compared to the state average of 38.2%, and only 12.4% proficiency in 8th grade Science compared to the state average of 19%. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 30.3%, are significantly higher than the state average.

While the school's per-student spending of $12,703 is slightly higher than the district average, its performance lags behind many nearby schools, such as Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School, Caroline L. Reutter School, and Delsea Regional Middle School, which generally outperform Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School on academic measures. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and student engagement, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

620

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,703

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3133 S Lincoln Ave
Vineland, NJ 08361-7101

(856) 691-1801

District: Vineland Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.6%

White:

30.5%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2019 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 14% New Jersey)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg43%

560^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Vineland Public School District

548^th of 609Vineland 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	24.3	560 of 752	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	577 of 743	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	589 of 748	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	548 of 745	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	397 of 652	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	549 of 745	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	243 of 359	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	272 of 352	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	243 of 361	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	216 of 356	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	115 of 291	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	182 of 326	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	103 of 227	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	553 of 728	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	559 of 717	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	562 of 720	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	554 of 726	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	369 of 625	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	542 of 703	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	457 of 608	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	487 of 589	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	475 of 587	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	499 of 591	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	313 of 480	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	340 of 524	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	471 of 584	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	436 of 549	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	221 of 467	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	285 of 541	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	526 of 726	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	567 of 719	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	563 of 718	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	529 of 730	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	388 of 635	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	513 of 697	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	351 of 507	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	336 of 510	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	265 of 505	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	259 of 535	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	241 of 401	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	208 of 492	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	388 of 502	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	427 of 510	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	459 of 509	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	421 of 512	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	340 of 435	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	434 of 504	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)19th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I50%+4 vs state

English Language Arts38%-19 vs state

Mathematics17%-17 vs state

Science12%-7 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
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
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
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
Edward Johnstone Middle School	Public	6-8	165 S Brewster Rd	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 794-6967	355	24	14.7	53.5%	73 (20.6%)	33 (9.3%)	205 (57.7%)	21 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	28.7	527^th of 752 public middle schools	29.9%		34.7	466^th of 743 public middle schools	37.3%	61		14.0		38.0	51.3	60.2		16.0	12.2	0.0	69.7	29.3	47.3	18.6	18.6	$17,537	$639	$16,898
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
Buena Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Weymouth Rd	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0100	345	38	9.1	57.7%	183 (53.0%)	43 (12.5%)	106 (30.7%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	26.6	544^th of 752 public middle schools	27.7%		21.4	584^th of 743 public middle schools	21.4%	40		7.2		21.8	40.9	40.2		18.2	30.6	22.8		57.2	57.2			$12,071	$893	$11,178
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
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
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
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

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