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Upper Township Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
525 Perry Rd
Petersburg, NJ 08270
Phone
(609) 628-3500
District
Upper Township School District
County
CAPE MAY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
469
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.2% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Upper Township Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
54%
40%
68%
47%
40%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
57%
44%
70%
54%
43%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
40%
35%
72%
54%
9%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 146 31.1%
Grade 7 153 32.6%
Grade 8 162 34.5%
Total 469 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.5% 93.7% 40.1%
Black 0.4% 0.6% 15.1%
Hispanic 4.2% 5.0% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.1% 10.9% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 10.2% 10.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.9% 0.9% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,562 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 202.5 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.1% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.3% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 24.2% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,173 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.8% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.1% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.4% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.0% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.0% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 2.6% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,467 $16,145,000 41.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,994 $2,807,000 7.2%
Staff $555 $781,000 2.0%
General Administration $525 $739,000 1.9%
School Administration $800 $1,127,000 2.9%
Operation $2,058 $2,898,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,361 $1,916,000 4.9%
Other $536 $754,000 1.9%
Total Support $7,828 $11,022,000 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,570 $12,067,000 30.8%
Total Expenditures $27,865 $39,234,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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