Top Rankings
Summit Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 960 students in Summit Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Summit Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 61% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 73% (versus the 47% statewide average).
The top ranked public middle school in Summit Public School District is Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
9 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
3,879 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
358 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Summit Public School District, which is ranked within the top 5% 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 93% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#32 out of 648 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
47%
Graduation Rate
93%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.72
# American Indian Students
8 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
426 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
11%
9%
# Hispanic Students
727 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
19%
36%
# Black Students
158 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
4%
19%
# White Students
2,343 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
60%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
217 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
220
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
294
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
302
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
283
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
281
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
284
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
336
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
303
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
307
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
293
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
284
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
269
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
284
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
94
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,337 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,286 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$94 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$90 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,337
$27,348
Spending / Student
$23,286
$26,228
Best Summit Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
272 Morris Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1190
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1190
Grades: 6-8
| 960 students
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