Conackamack Middle School

Summary:

Conackamack Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Piscataway Township School District in New Jersey. With 477 students, the school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and math.

In the 2023-2024 school year, Conackamack Middle School had 68.8% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 57.7% for the district and 53.2% for the state. In math, 51.8% of 6th graders at Conackamack were proficient or better, compared to 39.9% for the district and 36.2% for the state. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra I, with 80.9% of students proficient or better in the end-of-course exam, significantly higher than the district (43.7%) and state (39.7%) averages.

While Conackamack Middle School excels in many areas, it faces some challenges, such as a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.7% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates are relatively lower, with only 29.5% of 8th graders proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 18.3% for the district and 18.8% for the state. Nonetheless, Conackamack Middle School remains a strong-performing school that outpaces nearby Quibbletown Middle School and Theodore Schor Middle School across most academic metrics.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5205 Witherspoon Street
       Piscataway, NJ  08854


(732) 699-1577

District: Piscataway Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
219th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,022 Help


Students who attend Conackamack Middle School usually attend:

High:    Piscataway Township High School

Feeder schools for Conackamack Middle School:

Elementary:    Knollwood Elementary School
    Martin Luther King Elementary School
    Randolphville Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  455

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
36.5%
African American:
25.3%
Hispanic:
18.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Conackamack Middle School ranks better than 70.5% of middle schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Piscataway Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.73. (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 Conackamack Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Piscataway Township School District. Student population at Conackamack Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (36.5%), African American (25.3%), Hispanic (18.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 26.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Piscataway Township School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Conackamack Middle School is 10.6, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Piscataway Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Conackamack Middle School is $8,022, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Piscataway Township School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Conackamack Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Conackamack Middle School 219th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Conackamack Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Piscataway Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Piscataway Township School District 273rd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Conackamack Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.20 316th 574 44.9%
2004 71.74 210th 588 64.3%
2005 49.89 384th 599 35.9%
2006 72.27 214th 615 65.2%
2007 70.21 227th 631 64.0%
2008 76.24 150th 640 76.6%
2009 75.75 167th 664 74.8%
2010 72.87 202nd 677 70.2%
2011 68.44 245th 684 64.2%
2012 72.62 224th 677 66.9%
2013 70.11 240th 704 65.9%
2014 67.06 275th 717 61.6%
2015 61.98 241st 713 66.2%
2016 55.75 307th 713 56.9%
2017 60.42 276th 712 61.2%
2018 58.41 295th 716 58.8%
2019 57.18 311th 745 58.3%
2021 62.79 210th 652 67.8%
2022 59.52 267th 745 64.2%
2023 64.29 230th 748 69.3%
2024 66.73 219th 743 70.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.85 22nd 288 92.4%
2024 78.26 39th 320 87.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.34 154th 471 67.3%
2019 34.67 308th 492 37.4%
2021 73.35 59th 401 85.3%
2022 54.12 167th 535 68.8%
2023 44.29 237th 505 53.1%
2024 32.80 334th 510 34.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.28 267th 522 48.9%
2019 49.18 250th 541 53.8%
2021 32.75 321st 467 31.3%
2022 35.73 349th 549 36.4%
2023 48.69 245th 568 56.9%
2024 64.79 120th 584 79.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.04 259th 680 61.9%
2019 62.84 265th 703 62.3%
2021 71.16 150th 625 76.0%
2022 66.02 210th 726 71.1%
2023 61.14 255th 720 64.6%
2024 72.23 187th 717 73.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.84 280th 675 58.5%
2019 49.48 351st 697 49.6%
2021 52.49 258th 635 59.4%
2022 53.99 287th 730 60.7%
2023 67.83 199th 718 72.3%
2024 63.36 234th 719 67.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.20 133rd 200 33.5%
2019 36.82 133rd 199 33.2%
2021 49.15 75th 147 49.0%
2022 41.55 128th 200 36.0%
2023 53.11 109th 201 45.8%
2024 48.82 109th 200 45.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.49 113th 326 65.3%
2019 60.41 103rd 326 68.4%
2021 42.06 153rd 291 47.4%
2022 52.92 132nd 356 62.9%
2023 65.49 80th 361 77.8%
2024 76.76 51st 352 85.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.19 343rd 504 31.9%
2019 31.22 374th 524 28.6%
2021 59.13 139th 480 71.0%
2022 42.89 311th 591 47.4%
2023 40.23 331st 587 43.6%
2024 50.99 249th 589 57.7%
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Rank History for White students at Conackamack Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.63 205th 497 58.8%
2019 53.49 229th 504 54.6%
2021 55.62 164th 435 62.3%
2022 55.23 210th 512 59.0%
2023 63.69 168th 509 67.0%
2024 74.51 97th 510 81.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Conackamack Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 265 104 44 17 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1989 240 102 49 15 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1990 236 112 57 19 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1991 233 135 67 20 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1992 249 138 69 17 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1993 232 122 57 18 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1994 230 140 68 15 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1995 222 142 72 17 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1996 222 142 72 17 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1998 194 142 86 17 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1999 211 162 117 32 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2000 204 166 88 35 0 n/a n/a -1 492
2001 195 157 104 37 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2002 188 166 111 45 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2003 188 166 111 45 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2004 188 176 125 51 0 n/a n/a 0 540
2005 197 173 136 59 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2006 185 171 137 59 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2007 156 136 135 59 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2008 149 136 110 61 0 n/a n/a 0 456
2009 160 139 116 62 0 0 1 0 478
2010 146 133 124 60 0 0 1 0 464
2011 140 129 137 45 0 1 2 0 454
2012 136 119 130 43 0 1 4 0 433
2013 142 123 120 48 0 0 4 0 437
2014 146 123 123 56 0 0 8 0 456
2015 131 132 139 68 0 0 10 0 480
2016 131 130 139 80 0 1 8 0 489
2017 125 142 156 85 0 2 17 0 527
2018 107 126 148 73 0 2 16 0 472
2019 97 143 152 70 0 2 21 0 485
2020 90 120 161 76 1 2 23 0 473
2021 102 134 147 84 1 3 22 0 493
2022 94 135 150 79 2 1 22 0 483
2023 88 141 153 78 2 0 15 0 477
2024 70 115 166 83 2 2 17 0 455

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 Conackamack Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 430 34.0 12.6 n/a
1989 406 34.0 11.9 n/a
1990 424 39.0 10.8 3.3
1991 455 38.0 11.9 4.2
1992 473 38.0 12.4 6.6
1993 429 38.6 11.1 5.6
1994 453 37.1 12.2 8.4
1995 453 35.3 12.8 9.3
1996 453 35.3 12.8 9.3
1998 439 37.5 11.7 6.8
1999 522 41.0 12.7 9.2
2000 492 42.1 11.7 14.6
2001 493 43.3 11.4 14.4
2002 510 41.0 12.4 16.7
2003 510 41.0 12.4 16.7
2004 540 43.0 12.6 17
2005 565 41.0 13.8 n/a
2006 552 46.0 12.0 13.9
2007 486 47.0 10.3 12.8
2008 456 34.0 13.4 11
2009 478 38.2 11.1 15.1
2010 464 36.0 12.8 16.6
2011 454 33.6 13.5 14.3
2012 433 37.2 11.6 15
2013 437 n/a n/a 21.3
2014 456 40.1 11.3 18.4
2015 480 39.0 12.3 25
2016 489 40.0 12.2 26.6
2017 527 41.4 12.7 30.6
2018 472 44.1 10.6 30.1
2019 485 40.8 11.8 27.8
2020 473 42.3 11.1 25.8
2021 493 42.3 11.6 24.5
2022 483 43.3 11.1 25.5
2023 477 40.8 11.6 28.3
2024 455 42.8 10.6 26.4

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 Conackamack Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 430 34.0 12.6 n/a
1989 406 34.0 11.9 n/a
1990 424 39.0 10.8 3.3
1991 455 38.0 11.9 4.2
1992 473 38.0 12.4 6.6
1993 429 38.6 11.1 5.6
1994 453 37.1 12.2 8.4
1995 453 35.3 12.8 9.3
1996 453 35.3 12.8 9.3
1998 439 37.5 11.7 6.8
1999 522 41.0 12.7 9.2
2000 492 42.1 11.7 14.6
2001 493 43.3 11.4 14.4
2002 510 41.0 12.4 16.7
2003 510 41.0 12.4 16.7
2004 540 43.0 12.6 17
2005 565 41.0 13.8 n/a
2006 552 46.0 12.0 13.9
2007 486 47.0 10.3 12.8
2008 456 34.0 13.4 11
2009 478 38.2 11.1 15.1
2010 464 36.0 12.8 16.6
2011 454 33.6 13.5 14.3
2012 433 37.2 11.6 15
2013 437 n/a n/a 21.3
2014 456 40.1 11.3 18.4
2015 480 39.0 12.3 25
2016 489 40.0 12.2 26.6
2017 527 41.4 12.7 30.6
2018 472 44.1 10.6 30.1
2019 485 40.8 11.8 27.8
2020 473 42.3 11.1 25.8
2021 493 42.3 11.6 24.5
2022 483 43.3 11.1 25.5
2023 477 40.8 11.6 28.3
2024 455 42.8 10.6 26.4

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 Conackamack Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,022

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Conackamack Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 311th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 230th of 748 Middle schools
 11%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Conackamack Middle School)54.959.5
 4.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Piscataway Township School District)54.455.7
 1.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Conackamack Middle School)48.837.8
 11%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Piscataway Township School District)39.335
 4.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Conackamack Middle School)60.260.1
 0.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Piscataway Township School District)62.460.2
 2.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Conackamack Middle School)52.338.8
 13.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Piscataway Township School District)45.633.5
 12.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Conackamack Middle School)65.371.3
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Piscataway Township School District)65.160.6
 4.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Conackamack Middle School)15.915.1
 0.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Piscataway Township School District)10.810.2
 0.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Conackamack Middle School)92.577.3
 15.2%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Piscataway Township School District)86.579.4
 7.1%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Conackamack Middle School)9479.1
 14.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Piscataway Township School District)50.141.5
 8.6%
   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 Students485477
 1.6%
African American143141
 1.4%
American Indian02
Asian152153
 0.7%
Hispanic7078
 11.4%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White9788
 9.3%
Two or More Races2115
 28.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.8%28.3%
 0.5%


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Conackamack Middle School ranks 219th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 455 students attended Conackamack Middle School.

Students who attend Conackamack Middle School usually go on to attend Piscataway Township High School

Students at Conackamack Middle School are 36% Asian, 25% African American, 18% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Two or more races.


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