Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Summary:

Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is a public middle school serving grades 3-8 in Dennisville, New Jersey. The school is part of the Dennis Township School District, which is ranked 471 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 363 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.2, the school faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.

The school's academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on NJSLA assessments generally below the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 24.5% to 52.3%, compared to the state averages of 53.2% to 52.9%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 11.3% to 42.6%, compared to the state averages of 36.2% to 19.4%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students, white students, and special education students performing below the state average.

While the school's per-student spending of $24,469 in 2018-2019 is significantly higher than nearby schools, which range from $8,169 to $19,878 per student, the academic outcomes indicate a need for more targeted and effective interventions to support student learning. Nearby schools, such as Alder Avenue Middle School, Sandman Consolidated School, and Richard M. Teitelman Middle School, generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level than Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools on academic measures. Exploring best practices from higher-performing nearby schools and implementing data-driven strategies to support student learning could help the school improve its overall performance.


Detail:

Public 3-8

 165 Academy Road
       Dennisville, NJ  08214


(609) 861-2821

District: Dennis Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
443rd of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,469 Help


Feeder schools for Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools:

Elementary:    Dennis Township Primary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  362

Racial breakdown:

White:
90.9%
Hispanic:
5.2%
African American:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.6% Help


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Compare Details Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools ranks worse than 74.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools ranks worse than 59.6% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.11. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (90.9%), Hispanic (5.2%), African American (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is 14.5. (See more...)
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Compare Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools employs 24.8 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is $24,469.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools 1001st of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools 443rd of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools in the ranking list.)

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Dennis Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dennis Township School District 471st of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.50 689th 1317 47.7%
2022 35.90 855th 1345 36.4%
2023 30.65 946th 1342 29.5%
2024 25.50 1001st 1338 25.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.78 516th 1001 48.5%
2019 23.86 744th 1007 26.1%
2021 26.42 623rd 868 28.2%
2022 49.73 394th 949 58.5%
2023 39.72 495th 958 48.3%
2024 45.46 457th 989 53.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.58 386th 942 59.0%
2019 63.98 251st 948 73.5%
2021 31.98 597th 839 28.8%
2022 29.89 612th 863 29.1%
2023 36.85 561st 910 38.4%
2024 36.82 588th 939 37.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.55 829th 1333 37.8%
2019 55.38 619th 1331 53.5%
2021 38.60 750th 1290 41.9%
2022 40.95 769th 1326 42.0%
2023 35.87 833rd 1318 36.8%
2024 29.31 914th 1317 30.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.62 951st 1334 28.7%
2019 22.72 1049th 1335 21.4%
2021 48.92 590th 1297 54.5%
2022 32.34 878th 1324 33.7%
2023 27.52 946th 1315 28.1%
2024 23.36 990th 1313 24.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.31 900th 1022 11.9%
2021 30.64 728th 964 24.5%
2022 25.35 775th 976 20.6%
2023 16.80 852nd 975 12.6%
2024 12.02 871st 963 9.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 59.54 336th 631 46.8%
2008 67.86 243rd 640 62.0%
2009 79.84 120th 664 81.9%
2010 75.78 171st 677 74.7%
2011 70.79 225th 684 67.1%
2012 80.15 130th 677 80.8%
2013 71.96 225th 704 68.0%
2014 72.98 216th 717 69.9%
2015 56.52 301st 713 57.8%
2016 73.52 162nd 713 77.3%
2017 52.95 332nd 712 53.4%
2018 37.88 461st 716 35.6%
2019 38.28 473rd 745 36.5%
2021 50.66 278th 652 57.4%
2022 40.45 430th 745 42.3%
2023 44.74 391st 748 47.7%
2024 37.11 443rd 743 40.4%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.06 326th 471 30.8%
2019 42.33 250th 492 49.2%
2022 44.65 234th 535 56.3%
2023 38.02 276th 505 45.3%
2024 40.54 262nd 510 48.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.63 321st 522 38.5%
2019 63.01 132nd 541 75.6%
2021 31.98 323rd 467 30.8%
2023 42.33 296th 568 47.9%
2024 55.35 196th 584 66.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.99 408th 680 40.0%
2019 49.15 375th 703 46.7%
2021 49.82 277th 625 55.7%
2022 45.25 374th 726 48.5%
2023 52.74 315th 720 56.3%
2024 43.65 382nd 717 46.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.36 479th 675 29.0%
2019 30.54 497th 697 28.7%
2021 52.34 261st 635 58.9%
2022 38.63 425th 730 41.8%
2023 36.42 434th 718 39.6%
2024 29.91 491st 719 31.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.44 455th 497 8.5%
2019 14.00 458th 504 9.1%
2021 37.14 277th 435 36.3%
2022 37.54 313th 512 38.9%
2023 27.56 386th 509 24.2%
2024 17.85 445th 510 12.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 482 16 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 508
2008 464 16 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2009 428 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 450
2010 408 12 6 9 0 0 0 0 435
2011 393 4 2 13 0 0 16 0 428
2012 385 2 2 16 0 0 15 0 420
2013 390 1 2 11 0 0 18 0 422
2014 384 1 3 13 0 1 14 0 416
2015 299 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 317
2016 297 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 298
2017 275 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 283
2018 263 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 272
2019 253 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 263
2020 265 2 1 13 0 0 0 0 281
2021 311 6 2 16 1 0 0 0 336
2022 309 10 2 15 1 0 1 0 338
2023 329 11 2 17 1 0 3 0 363
2024 329 9 2 19 1 0 2 0 362

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 508 50.0 10.2 10.8
2008 489 33.0 14.8 14.9
2009 450 48.5 7.6 15.6
2010 435 34.0 12.7 18.4
2011 428 34.6 12.3 21.3
2012 420 47.1 8.9 22.6
2013 422 23.1 18.2 22.3
2014 416 22.5 18.4 23.3
2015 317 33.0 9.6 26.2
2016 298 34.0 8.7 25.8
2017 283 34.0 8.3 29
2018 272 38.6 7.0 32
2019 263 32.7 8.0 35
2020 281 29.4 9.5 34.5
2021 336 31.8 10.5 26.8
2022 338 33.6 10.0 14.5
2023 363 32.2 11.2 28.7
2024 362 24.8 14.5 27.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 508 50.0 10.2 10.8
2008 489 33.0 14.8 14.9
2009 450 48.5 7.6 15.6
2010 435 34.0 12.7 18.4
2011 428 34.6 12.3 21.3
2012 420 47.1 8.9 22.6
2013 422 23.1 18.2 22.3
2014 416 22.5 18.4 23.3
2015 317 33.0 9.6 26.2
2016 298 34.0 8.7 25.8
2017 283 34.0 8.3 29
2018 272 38.6 7.0 32
2019 263 32.7 8.0 35
2020 281 29.4 9.5 34.5
2021 336 31.8 10.5 26.8
2022 338 33.6 10.0 14.5
2023 363 32.2 11.2 28.7
2024 362 24.8 14.5 27.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $647 (2.6%) $23,822 (97.4%) $24,469

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 473rd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 391st of 748 Middle schools
 11.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)39.643.1
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township School District)39.643.1
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)60.455.4
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township School District)60.455.4
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)59.237
 22.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township School District)59.237
 22.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)51.130.2
 20.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township School District)51.130.2
 20.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)3432.2
 1.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township School District)3432.2
 1.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)3025.4
 4.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township School District)3025.4
 4.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)4953.4
 4.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township School District)4953.4
 4.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)37.330
 7.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township School District)37.330
 7.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)59.656
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Dennis Township School District)59.656
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)33.323.7
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Dennis Township School District)33.323.7
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)85.783.3
 2.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Dennis Township School District)85.783.3
 2.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools)85.783.3
 2.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dennis Township School District)85.783.3
 2.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students263363
 38%
African American111
 1000%
American Indian01
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic817
 112.5%
Pacific Islander00
White253329
 30%
Two or More Races03
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35%28.7%
 6.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 362 students attended Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools.

Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools ranks 443rd of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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