For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 865 students in Southern Regional School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Southern Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
2,685 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
231 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Southern Regional School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 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 89% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#378 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
23%
Graduation Rate
89%
85%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)22%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
13%
39%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
83%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,922 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,150 is less than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,922
$27,044
Spending / Student
$25,150
$25,936
Best Southern Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Southern Regional Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
75 Cedar Bridge Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 597-9481
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 597-9481
Gr: 7-8 | 865 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
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