Spotswood Memorial Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Spotswood, New Jersey

Spotswood Memorial Middle School in Spotswood, New Jersey enrolled 269 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

337 students in 2022-23, 293 students in 2023-24, 269 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Spotswood Memorial Middle School by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233372023-242932024-25269
Students enrolled at Spotswood Memorial Middle School by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233372023-242932024-25269
Students enrolled at Spotswood Memorial Middle School by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233372023-242932024-25269
Students enrolled at Spotswood Memorial Middle School by school year2022-23: 337, 2023-24: 293, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233372023-242932024-25269
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333729.011.6
2023-2429325.011.7
2024-2526925.010.8

10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools

Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.8; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.8state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.8; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.8state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.8; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.8state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.8; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.8state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 318 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spotswood Memorial Middle School enrolled 318 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 318 of the 318 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent13.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.2% of students were White, 25.7% Hispanic, 3.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White63.2%
  2. Hispanic25.7%
  3. Asian3.7%
  4. Two or more races3.3%
  5. Black3.0%
  6. American Indian1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Spotswood Memorial Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%43%48.6%
Math, 2022-2337%39% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Spotswood Memorial Middle School

  1. Hammarskjold Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 1,221 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Jonas Salk Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 886 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Spotswood Memorial Middle School with Hammarskjold Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spotswood School District spends per student$21,638 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,638
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseySpotswood Memorial Middle School is the number 385 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#385 of 439
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.10.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Spotswood Memorial Middle School

  1. How many students attend Spotswood Memorial Middle School?
    269 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 337 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Spotswood, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spotswood Memorial Middle School?
    10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Spotswood Memorial Middle School a Title I school?
    Spotswood Memorial Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Spotswood Memorial Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Spotswood Memorial Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Spotswood Memorial Middle School in?
    Spotswood School District, NCES district ID 3415540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341554000068 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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