Summary
Wildwood Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Wildwood, New Jersey, which is part of the Wildwood City School District. With 159 students enrolled, the school consistently performs well below state averages on standardized tests, with only 37.5% of 6th graders, 4% of 7th graders, and 26.6% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 5.3% to 12.3% across the grades, compared to the state averages of 20.7% to 39.8%.
Wildwood Middle School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 28.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.39% to 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Despite these challenges, the school spends $19,878 per student, which is higher than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Upper Township Middle School ($8,169 per student) and Middle Township Elementary #4 ($11,804 per student).
Wildwood Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 550 and 705 out of 743-752 schools in recent years, and has a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. This is in contrast to the nearby schools, such as Upper Township Middle School, Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools, and Avalon Elementary School, which generally perform much better on academic measures.
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