State/Public Middle Open

Edgar Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 49 Brunswick Avenue, Metuchen, Middlesex County, 08840

765
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Edgar Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Metuchen, Middlesex County. The school has 765 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Metuchen Public School District school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Metuchen Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Edgar Middle School enrolls 765 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
413 (54%)
Female students
352 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
64.1
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 29% Asian and 13% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White34645%
Asian22229%
Hispanic or Latino10213%
Two or more races577.5%
Black or African American364.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

44 of the school's 765 students (5.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 5โ€“8

Edgar Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-60, state senate district 18, state house district 18.

School district: Metuchen Public School District

Edgar Middle School is one of 4 schools in Metuchen Public School District, based in Metuchen, New Jersey. The district serves 2,349 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 765 students, Edgar Middle School is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.

2,349
District students
4
Schools
189
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
46%
Math proficient
3%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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