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Vernon Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 628 students in Vernon Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Vernon Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
2,898 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
252 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Vernon Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#418 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
47%
Graduation Rate
91%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
35 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
424 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
36%
# Black Students
64 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
2%
19%
# White Students
2,275 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
79%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
94 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
83
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
198
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
170
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
207
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
182
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
195
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
208
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
210
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
197
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
207
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
239
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
232
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
222
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
258
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
90
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,913 is higher than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,980 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$81 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$75 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,913
$27,348
Spending / Student
$25,980
$26,228
Best Vernon Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Glen Meadow Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
7 Sammis Road
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-8981
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-8981
Grades: 6-8
| 628 students
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