Middle school (grades 6-8) · Pitman, NJ

Pitman Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Pitman Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 341308000095
0/100100/10066/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pitman Middle School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of New Jersey schools.

#3 of 5
public schools in Pitman · Resource Index
66
Resource Index · Higher
8.4:1
small classes for New Jersey
15.1%
free-lunch eligible

Pitman Middle School has class sizes smaller than 91% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pitman Middle School ranks #3 of 5 public schools in Pitman, NJ.

Enrollment

251

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.4:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-29% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

15.1%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-49% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pitman Middle School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Pitman Middle School

Pitman Middle School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized middle school in Pitman, New Jersey, enrolling 251 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.4:1, Pitman Middle School is leaner than roughly 91% of New Jersey schools and 29% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 15.1% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 251 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 447 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #62.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 251 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Pitman Boro School District also operates Pitman High School (471 students) and Memorial Elementary School (269 students) alongside Pitman Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Pitman Middle School compares

Pitman Middle School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.4:1 ▼ 29% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 15.1% ▼ 49% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 251 top 84% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
251
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
15.1%
free-lunch eligible - 49% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 9% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$25,511
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 251 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pitman Boro School District, which includes Pitman Middle School.

$25,511
Per student
+2%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+54%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.3%
State 46.8%
Federal 4.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Pitman Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pitman High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Memorial Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Elwood Kindle Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
W.C.K. Walls Elementary Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pitman Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pitman Boro School District · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Pitman Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Pitman Middle School

How many students attend Pitman Middle School?

Pitman Middle School has 251 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Pitman, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pitman Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pitman Middle School is 8.4:1, which is 29% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pitman Middle School?

15.1% of students at Pitman Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pitman Middle School?

Pitman Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Pitman Middle School rank among public schools in Pitman?

By Resource Investment Index, Pitman Middle School ranks #3 of 5 public schools in Pitman, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Pitman on the city page.

Is Pitman Middle School a good school?

Pitman Middle School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Pitman Boro School District?

Besides Pitman Middle School, Pitman Boro School District also operates Pitman High School (471 students), Memorial Elementary School (269 students), and Elwood Kindle Elementary School (166 students). See the Pitman Boro School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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