📍 101 Fort Dix Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, 08068
Helen A. Fort Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pemberton, Burlington County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pemberton Township School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Helen A. Fort Middle School enrolls 608 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 26% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 608 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
Helen A. Fort Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-30, state senate district 8, state house district 8.
Helen A. Fort Middle School is one of 9 schools in Pemberton Township School District, based in Pemberton, New Jersey. The district serves 4,351 students district-wide and employs 376 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Helen A. Fort Middle School is larger than the district average of about 483 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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