Pennsville School District

30 Church Street
Pennsville, NJ 08070-2199
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 453 students in Pennsville School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Pennsville School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
1,826 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
165 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Pennsville 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#518 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(22-23)
24%
38%
32%
49%
12%
23%
(22-23)
87%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.48
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
16%
38%
% Black
8%
18%
% White
70%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
3%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $25,533 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,351 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,533
$26,931
Spending / Student
$22,351
$25,828

Best Pennsville School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pennsville Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
4 William Penn Avenue
Pennsville, NJ 08070
(856) 540-6200
Grades: 6-8
| 453 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 5 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,826 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 30%
  • : 87% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 24% (Btm 50%)
  • : 32% (Btm 50%)
  • : 12% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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