Somerville Middle School
51 West Cliff Street, Somerville, NJ, 08876-1903 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Somerville Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
County Somerset County, NJ
Students & Faculty
Total Students 365 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 35 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 135 students
Grade 7 - 111 students
Grade 8 - 119 students
This School
(NJ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NJ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 10% 7%
% Hispanic 25% 14%
% Black 22% 18%
% White 43% 60%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NJ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 27% 17%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 13% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Somerville Boro School District
This School's Agency
(NJ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 3 4
Number of Students Managed 2,191 students 2,206 students
District Total Revenue $43,359,000 $34,082,000
District Expenditure $32,998,000 $33,737,000
District Revenue / Student $19,790 $15,450
District Expenditure / Student $15,061 $15,293
In the News:
  • Public forum for Somerville superintendent search (The Somerset Reporter)
    posted on October 19, 2009 at 02:23:50 pm
    SOMERVILLE — On October 26 and October 27, the Somerville Board of Education is sponsoring a public forum regarding the school district’s search for a new superintendent. The forum will be in the Somerville Middle School Auditorium on both nights from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • ‘Excellence in the Arts Awards’ recipients honored at dinner (The Somerset Reporter)
    posted on October 6, 2009 at 08:38:50 pm
    Amanda Peterka/Somerset ReporterSomerville Middle School band director Stephen Loreti accepts his award. (Amanda Peterka/Somerset Reporter)WATCHUNG, NJ — Somerset County recognized those who represented the best in art at a Thursday night dinner, and Somerville was the clear winner. In its...
  • Band director, teacher among those awarded by county (The Somerset Reporter)
    posted on October 2, 2009 at 04:53:50 am
    WATCHUNG — Somerset County awarded the best in art at a Thursday night dinner, and Somerville was the clear winner. In its third such dinner held at the Twin Brooks Country Club in Watchung, NJ, three out of four recipients hailed from the Somerville, a town that Mayor Brian Gallagher recently described hopes of making a little bit of Soho.
  • Somerville Middle School survey shows lower than average risk behavior (Somerville Journal)
    posted on September 29, 2009 at 11:01:50 pm
    Mayor Joe Curtatone and Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) director Cory Mashburn announce the release of results from the 2008-2009 Somerville Middle School Health Survey. Data from the survey suggests a reduction in substance abuse rates among sixth- to eighth-grade students in the Somerville public schools, notably reductions of 9 percent, 5 percent and 4 percent in alcohol, tobacco and ...
  • Somerville middle school health survey shows slight reduction in substance abuse (Somerville Journal)
    posted on September 29, 2009 at 12:46:48 am
    Data from a recent health survey suggests a reduction in substance abuse rates among sixth-to-eighth grade students in the Somerville public schools, notably reductions of 9%, 5%, and 4% in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use respectively.  
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (08876)
School Zip (08876)
(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 41,956 people 8,215,963 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 49% 35%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $68,213 $55,509
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 35 years old 47 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (08876)


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% Owning / % Renting 71% / 29% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Somerset Elementary Academy - 30 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
2. Auten Road School - 1237 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
3. Brdgwtr-raritn Middle School - 2174 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
4. Alexander Batcho Inter Middle School - 335 students - 2.1 mi. away - view location
5. Roosevelt School - 177 students - 2.2 mi. away - view location
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