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Woodstown Middle School

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Woodstown Middle School ranks 189 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 75% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Woodstown Middle School is a public middle school serving 286 students in grades 6-8 in Woodstown, New Jersey. It is part of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, which is ranked 294 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodstown Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA/English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 79.2% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA compared to 57.1% statewide. In Mathematics, 47.4% of 6th graders, 42.7% of 7th graders, and 40% of 8th graders were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, with male students, White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey middle schools in their respective categories.

While Woodstown Middle School excels in ELA and Mathematics, its science proficiency rates are more modest, with only 21.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, slightly above the state average of 19%. Additionally, the school has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.8% in 2021-2022 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, and the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 17.67% in 2022-2023 to 24.83% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Nonetheless, Woodstown Middle School outperforms most of the nearby middle schools, such as Woodruff Middle School, Salem Middle School, and Penns Grove Middle School, in test scores and overall school rankings.

303

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,852

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Woodstown Middle School
Woodstown, NJ 08098-1391

(856) 769-0144

District: Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District

Students who attend Woodstown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodstown High School

Feeder schools for Woodstown Middle School:

Elementary:

Mary S. Shoemaker School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

African American:

14.5%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg51%

New Jersey avg43%

189^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

294^th of 609Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional 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	70.8	189 of 752	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	182 of 743	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	211 of 748	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	305 of 745	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	216 of 652	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	314 of 745	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	292 of 716	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	255 of 712	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.6	262 of 713	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.9	192 of 713	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	62.5	317 of 717	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	328 of 704	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.0	254 of 677	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	261 of 684	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.0	269 of 677	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	316 of 664	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.7	314 of 640	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	348 of 631	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	329 of 615	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	69.9	233 of 599	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.9	255 of 588	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	56.5	339 of 574	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	145 of 359	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	222 of 728	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	225 of 717	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	228 of 720	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	256 of 726	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	192 of 625	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	371 of 703	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	279 of 680	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	189 of 589	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	335 of 591	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	253 of 524	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	123 of 504	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	170 of 613	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	213 of 584	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	162 of 568	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	298 of 549	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	229 of 541	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	186 of 522	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	177 of 726	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	155 of 719	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	193 of 718	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	327 of 730	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	215 of 635	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	261 of 697	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	276 of 675	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	91 of 507	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	132 of 510	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	221 of 505	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	212 of 535	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	113 of 401	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	113 of 492	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	83 of 471	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	144 of 502	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	129 of 510	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	173 of 509	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	264 of 512	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	190 of 435	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	252 of 504	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	252 of 497	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)68th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts70%+14 vs state

Mathematics44%+9 vs state

Science22%+3 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 3rd 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 3rd 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
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
Walter Hill School	Public	6	1815 Kings Highway	Swedesboro	08085	Gloucester County	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 241-1552	227	21	11.0	25.6%	137 (60.4%)	33 (14.5%)	29 (12.8%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)						74.1						61.1								$7,778	$16	$7,762
Logan Middle School	Public	6-8	110 School Lane	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 467-5133	258	26	9.7	21.3%	182 (70.5%)	24 (9.3%)	26 (10.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	52.3	331^st of 752 public middle schools	56.0%		53.5	321^st of 743 public middle schools	56.8%	10		13.2				43.7	69.3	59.4				32.4	49.5	20.3						$12,685	$139	$12,546
Kingsway Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	203 Kings Highway	Woolwich Twp	08085	Gloucester County	Kingsway Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-3300	939	77	12.1	18.8%	650 (69.2%)	99 (10.5%)	80 (8.5%)	46 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.6%)	57.1	294^th of 752 public middle schools	60.9%		58.9	286^th of 743 public middle schools	61.5%	8		23.2					67.4	60.3					45.0	14.5	95.2	53.7	66.0	88.1	88.1	$6,677	$38	$6,639
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
Pleasant Valley School	Public	4-6	401 Cedar Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-5120	578	51	11.3	13.5%	465 (80.4%)	37 (6.4%)	35 (6.1%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)	43.3			73.7	72.1	72.7				74.2	71.0	58.7								$8,504	$89	$8,415
Penns Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0576	452	40	11.3	75.4%	57 (12.6%)	156 (34.5%)	224 (49.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	10.3	706^th of 752 public middle schools	6.1%		10	706^th of 743 public middle schools	5.0%			6.9				16.1	13.6	19.2				10.3	7.8	2.9		66.6	66.6			$11,510	$765	$10,745
Clearview Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Jefferson Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2740	712	56	12.6	18.0%	571 (80.2%)	34 (4.8%)	57 (8.0%)	32 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	56.9	295^th of 752 public middle schools	60.8%		67.3	215^th of 743 public middle schools	71.1%	80		17.5					56.2	65.6					36.4	33.0	94.7	79.5	88.4	94.0	94.0	$7,465	$61	$7,404
Salem Middle School	Public	3-8	51 New Market Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2700	472	30	15.7	80.1%	44 (9.3%)	298 (63.1%)	115 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	7.6	741^st of 752 public middle schools	1.5%		7.3	735^th of 743 public middle schools	1.1%	6	5.0	1.3	10.3	27.0	6.2	12.9	11.3	25.0	16.7	19.0	2.5	5.3	4.2	1.7		18.8	18.8			$9,419	$430	$8,989
Pennsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4 William Penn Avenue	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	460	41	11.2	46.1%	321 (69.8%)	35 (7.6%)	70 (15.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	30.4	515^th of 752 public middle schools	31.5%		24.5	555^th of 743 public middle schools	25.3%	40		7.1				38.1	36.2	32.1				35.7	31.3	18.2		80.9	80.9			$12,249	$312	$11,937

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