📍 351 Maple Avenue, Penns Grove, Salem County, 08069
Penns Grove Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Penns Grove, Salem County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penns Grove Middle School enrolls 492 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 195 | 40% |
| White | 73 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 492 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Penns Grove Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-20, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Penns Grove Middle School is one of 5 schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, based in Penns Grove, New Jersey. The district serves 2,223 students district-wide and employs 179 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Penns Grove Middle School is close to the district average of about 445 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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