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Orchard Valley Middle School

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Orchard Valley Middle School ranks 274 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Orchard Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Sewell, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 526 students. The school is part of the Washington Township School District, which is ranked 273 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orchard Valley Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with 6th grade at 66.7%, 7th grade at 67.1%, and 8th grade at 65.7% proficient or better in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance in mathematics is mixed, with 6th grade at 33.8%, 7th grade at 38.4%, and 8th grade at 25.5% proficient or better in 2024-2025. Notably, the school's Algebra I proficiency for 8th graders is exceptionally high at 91.9%, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. The school's performance on the NJSLA-S (Science) assessment for 8th grade is lower than the state average, at 20.2% proficient or better in 2024-2025.

Orchard Valley Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.4 to 10.0 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools. The school's per-student spending of $13,287 in 2018-2019 is also higher than the nearby schools. When compared to the nearby schools, Orchard Valley Middle School generally outperforms in ELA proficiency, particularly in the 6th and 7th grade levels, and its exceptional Algebra I proficiency for 8th graders is a standout. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 18.7% over the past few years, are a concern and may be an area for the school to focus on.

529

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,287

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

238 Pitman Downer Rd
Sewell, NJ 08080-2118

(856) 582-5353

District: Washington Township School District

Students who attend Orchard Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Washington Township High School

Feeder schools for Orchard Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Bells Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

15.3%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg43%

274^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Washington Township School District

273^rd of 609Washington 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	60.4	274 of 752	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	306 of 743	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	375 of 748	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	370 of 745	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	305 of 652	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	517 of 745	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	476 of 716	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	404 of 712	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	418 of 713	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.6	363 of 713	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	70.1	246 of 717	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.4	304 of 704	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	311 of 677	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	359 of 684	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	364 of 677	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.0	356 of 664	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.6	354 of 640	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	301 of 631	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.6	302 of 615	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.6	334 of 599	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.1	339 of 588	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	60.2	305 of 574	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	52 of 359	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	79 of 352	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	184 of 361	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	106 of 356	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	38.0	201 of 326	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	189 of 326	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	265 of 728	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	312 of 717	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	435 of 720	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	304 of 726	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	328 of 625	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	461 of 703	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	463 of 680	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	122 of 608	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	161 of 589	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.8	278 of 587	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	313 of 591	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.5	480 of 480	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	451 of 504	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	201 of 613	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	261 of 584	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	249 of 568	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	221 of 549	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	97 of 467	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	28.4	392 of 541	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	381 of 522	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	267 of 726	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	276 of 719	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	439 of 718	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	281 of 730	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	253 of 635	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	540 of 697	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	436 of 675	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	196 of 507	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	302 of 510	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	299 of 505	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	366 of 535	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	147 of 401	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	352 of 492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	197 of 471	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	274 of 502	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	290 of 510	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	360 of 509	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	338 of 512	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	273 of 435	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	459 of 504	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	453 of 497	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+46 vs state

English Language Arts66%+10 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

Science20%~ state avg

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by a student
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

I was sexually harassed at this school. I wasn’t the only one to make a complaint about this person to the principal and vice principal. It happened more than once and they did nothing about it. They moved his locker away from mine and moved his homeroom, that was it. There was no internal suspension for him, there was no detention for him, and there was was no suspension for him. I hated this school. Thank god I switched to private school. Close Quote

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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 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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	529	50	10.5	30.1%	365 (69.0%)	58 (11.0%)	81 (15.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60.4	274^th of 752 public middle schools	63.6%		55.1	306^th of 743 public middle schools	58.8%	32		20.2			66.7	67.1	65.7			33.8	38.4	25.5	91.9	91.9	$13,287	$729	$12,558
Bunker Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	372 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 881-7007	562	55	10.2	25.4%	395 (70.3%)	37 (6.6%)	95 (16.9%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	62	259^th of 752 public middle schools	65.6%		56.2	302^nd of 743 public middle schools	59.4%	43		21.2			70.5	66.6	63.6			49.2	37.2	15.6	92.3	92.3	$12,244	$364	$11,880
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Public	6-8	Carpenter Street and Mancuso L	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	412	38	10.8	45.6%	122 (29.6%)	133 (32.3%)	107 (26.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	26	549^th of 752 public middle schools	27.0%		31.8	492^nd of 743 public middle schools	33.8%	57		15.8			26.9	32.5	50.8			16.5	16.7	11.8	81.0	85.2
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 582-3535	613	53	11.6	26.8%	430 (70.1%)	63 (10.3%)	87 (14.2%)	28 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51.8	339^th of 752 public middle schools	54.9%		50.8	337^th of 743 public middle schools	54.6%	2		13.7			56.4	64.1	73.2			35.2	32.5	9.6	81.8	81.8	$11,674	$299	$11,375
Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	299	30	9.8	64.2%	115 (38.5%)	84 (28.1%)	60 (20.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	34.7	476^th of 752 public middle schools	36.7%		27.5	532^nd of 743 public middle schools	28.4%	56		11.2			48.8	53.9	38.7			21.2	34.6	10.1	77.8	77.8	$9,678	$1,252	$8,426
Ann A. Mullen Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Sicklerville Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 875-8777	937	77	12.1	45.7%	317 (33.8%)	345 (36.8%)	163 (17.4%)	50 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.5%)	28.8	525^th of 752 public middle schools	30.2%		30.2	507^th of 743 public middle schools	31.8%	18		7.7			44.2	38.7	36.1			27.7	26.4	15.0	75.5	78.4	$12,831	$329	$12,502
Deptford Township Middle School	Public	6-8	890 Bankbridge Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 415-9540	895	76	11.7	38.3%	444 (49.6%)	202 (22.6%)	166 (18.5%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	49.1	359^th of 752 public middle schools	52.3%		41.8	406^th of 743 public middle schools	45.4%	47		17.8			53.9	54.8	61.9			28.0	34.3	21.9	89.0	89.0	$9,192	$96	$9,096
Charles W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8400	704	66	10.6	60.7%	221 (31.4%)	215 (30.5%)	169 (24.0%)	59 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.8%)	35.1	473^rd of 752 public middle schools	37.1%		36.2	453^rd of 743 public middle schools	39.0%	20		13.4			41.0	41.8	53.1			26.8	25.1	15.8	85.7	86.7	$14,794	$579	$14,215
Williamstown Middle School	Public	5-8	561 Clayton Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 629-7444	1,694	146	11.5	40.4%	924 (54.5%)	351 (20.7%)	270 (15.9%)	50 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (5.5%)	46	392^nd of 752 public middle schools	47.9%		38.8	430^th of 743 public middle schools	42.1%	38	21.4	12.3		39.6	52.3	44.2	56.6		32.2	29.2	40.7	27.0	95.2	95.2	$5,079	$274	$4,805
Winslow Township Elementary School Six	Public	4-6	617 Sickler Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 875-4110	534	51	10.5	67.0%	58 (10.9%)	326 (61.0%)	104 (19.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)								(n/a)	19.0		29.2	31.3	27.2			7.4	23.1	15.5					$11,409	$244	$11,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Valley Middle School

How many students attend Orchard Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Orchard Valley Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Orchard Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Orchard Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Washington Township High School

Is Orchard Valley Middle School a good school?

Orchard Valley Middle School ranks 274^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Orchard Valley Middle School in?

Washington Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Valley Middle School?

Students at Orchard Valley Middle School are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Asian.

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