📍 133 Rt. 513 - North Road, Chester, Morris County, 07930
Black River Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chester, Morris County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester Township School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Black River Middle School enrolls 345 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 13% |
| Asian | 27 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
11 of the school's 345 students (3.2%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Black River Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Black River Middle School is one of 3 schools in Chester Township School District, based in Chester, New Jersey. The district serves 1,010 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 345 students, Black River Middle School is close to the district average of about 337 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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