Top Rankings
Branchburg Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 431 students in Branchburg Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Branchburg Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
1,303 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
159 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Branchburg Township School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#84 out of 648 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
47%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.72
# American Indian Students
1 Student
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
169 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
13%
9%
# Hispanic Students
127 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
36%
# Black Students
42 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
3%
19%
# White Students
906 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
70%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
55 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
27
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
122
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
138
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
133
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
146
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
134
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
158
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
128
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
132
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
170
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
15
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $42,312 is higher than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $39,903 is higher than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$55 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$42,312
$27,348
Spending / Student
$39,903
$26,228
Best Branchburg Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Branchburg Central Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
220 Baird Road
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 526-1415
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 526-1415
Grades: 6-8
| 431 students
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