For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 538 students in South River Public 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 South River Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% 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
4 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,422 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
208 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
South River Public 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 81% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#547 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)22%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
23%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)81%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
9%
% Hispanic
45%
38%
% Black
6%
18%
% White
45%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,253 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,151 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,253
$26,931
Spending / Student
$18,151
$25,828
Best South River Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South River Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
3 Montgomery Street
South River, NJ 08882
(732) 613-4073
South River, NJ 08882
(732) 613-4073
Grades: 6-8
| 538 students
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