Summary:
Lumberton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Lumberton, New Jersey, with a student population of 384. The school is part of the Lumberton Township Board of Education district, which is ranked 473 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Lumberton Middle School's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 33.1% to 38.7%, compared to the state averages of 52.3% to 53.9%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 14.6% to 32.3%, compared to the state averages of 19.4% to 40.1%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Special Education students performing particularly poorly. Additionally, Lumberton Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.9% to 18.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.
However, Lumberton Middle School stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra I, with 100% of its students achieving proficiency in the subject in recent years, significantly outpacing the state averages of 35% to 39.7%. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $12,723 in 2018-2019 is lower than the spending levels of some nearby schools, such as Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School ($17,209) and F.W. Holbein Middle School ($14,990), and the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 to 11.1 in recent years, which is comparable to or better than the ratios of many nearby schools.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Lumberton Township Board of Education
SchoolDigger Rank:
485th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,723
Students who attend Lumberton Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Lumberton Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.5
Number of students: 357
Racial breakdown:
White:
41.7%
African American:
26.1%
Hispanic:
16.0%
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Two or more races:
10.9%
Asian:
4.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.1%
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