For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 331 students in Dunellen 51±¬ÁÏ District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Dunellen 51±¬ÁÏ District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
1,348 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
118 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dunellen 51±¬ÁÏ District, which is ranked within the bottom 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#480 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
23%
Graduation Rate
92%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
9%
% Hispanic
57%
38%
% Black
13%
18%
% White
22%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,576 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,937. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,909 is less than the state median of $25,834. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,576
$26,937
Spending / Student
$16,909
$25,834
Best Dunellen 51±¬ÁÏ District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
400 Dunellen Avenue
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 400-5900
Dunellen, NJ 08812
(732) 400-5900
Gr: 6-8 | 331 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 78%
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