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Northfield City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 394 students in Northfield City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Northfield City School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% 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
2 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
845 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
90 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Northfield City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#248 out of 648 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
9%
% Hispanic
18%
38%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
70%
32%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,680 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,680 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,680
$26,931
Spending / Student
$23,680
$25,828
Best Northfield City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Northfield Community Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2000 New Road
Northfield, NJ 08225
(609) 407-4008
Northfield, NJ 08225
(609) 407-4008
Gr: 5-8 | 394 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
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