Summary:
ZIP code 07405 has two middle schools: Pearl R. Miller Middle School serves grades 6–8, and Richard Butler School serves grades 5–8. Comparing the grades both schools serve, Miller’s 2025–2026 average proficiency was 75% in ELA and 54% in math, while Butler’s was 61% and 40%; both schools were above the state averages of 53% in ELA and 34% in math. The clearest overall finding is that Miller led in average ELA and math results, while both schools outperformed the state on those shared-grade averages.
Miller stands out for its overall results, especially in grades 6 and 7, while Butler is stronger in some eighth-grade results. Miller’s ELA lead was 19 points in grade 6 and 15 points in grade 7; in math, it led by 37 points in grade 6 and 22 points in grade 7. But Butler led grade 8 math by 16 points, with 49% proficient compared with Miller’s 33%, and led grade 8 science by 9 points, with 36% compared with 27%. Both schools also had very high Algebra I results: end-of-course proficiency was 98% at Miller and 100% at Butler. Butler’s grade 6 math result, 32%, was an exception to its above-state overall averages and fell 8 points below the state.
Recent results show different patterns by subject and grade. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA averages fell by 5 points at Miller and 10 at Butler; math averages rose by 1 point at Miller and 2 at Butler, although Butler’s gains reflected a sharp rise in grade 8 math while its grade 6 and 7 results fell. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings in 2025–2026 were 88 for Miller and 72 for Butler; compared with 2023–2024, Miller was down 6 points and Butler was up 4. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 9.9 at Miller and 9.5 at Butler, and free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 4% and 34%, respectively. These are school-year comparisons, not results tracking the same students.
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