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Asbury Park Middle School
1200 Bangs Ave
Asbury Park NJ, 07712, Monmouth County
Phone: 732-776-2559
Ranking: 
(1,829 out of 1,847, bottom 1%)*
(1,829 out of 1,847, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Asbury Park City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 67 | 61 | 58 | 46 | 57 | 73 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 558 | 491 | 527 | 359 | 379 | 469 | 672 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 156 | 28.0% | 97 | 19.8% | 112 | 21.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 155 | 23.1% |
| Grade 6: | 108 | 19.4% | 111 | 22.6% | 125 | 23.7% | 113 | 31.5% | 102 | 26.9% | 133 | 28.4% | 153 | 22.8% |
| Grade 7: | 103 | 18.5% | 102 | 20.8% | 110 | 20.9% | 97 | 27.0% | 117 | 30.9% | 126 | 26.9% | 153 | 22.8% |
| Grade 8: | 112 | 20.1% | 100 | 20.4% | 102 | 19.4% | 106 | 29.5% | 111 | 29.3% | 137 | 29.2% | 150 | 22.3% |
| Ungraded: | 79 | 14.2% | 81 | 16.5% | 78 | 14.8% | 43 | 12.0% | 49 | 12.9% | 73 | 15.6% | 61 | 9.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 281 | 50.4% | 237 | 48.3% | 258 | 49.0% | 169 | 47.1% | 194 | 51.2% | 252 | 53.7% | 353 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 277 | 49.6% | 254 | 51.7% | 269 | 51.0% | 190 | 52.9% | 185 | 48.8% | 217 | 46.3% | 315 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 149 | 26.7% | 121 | 24.6% | 133 | 25.2% | 93 | 25.9% | 93 | 24.5% | 100 | 21.3% | 129 | 19.2% |
| Black: | 397 | 71.1% | 359 | 73.1% | 377 | 71.5% | 254 | 70.8% | 278 | 73.4% | 361 | 77.0% | 535 | 79.6% |
| White: | 12 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 519 | 93.0% | 441 | 89.8% | 435 | 82.5% | 266 | 74.1% | 282 | 74.4% | 210 | 44.8% | 425 | 63.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.4% | 20 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.2% | 29 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.33 | 8.12 | 9.09 | 7.89 | 6.65 | 5.40 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 14.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13.7% | 13.7% | 61.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 35.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.0% | 35.0% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 28.9% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14.2% | 14.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15.8% | 15.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.9% | 21.9% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.7% | 27.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19.6% | 19.6% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 44.9% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29.5% | 29.5% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 24.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.1% | 33.1% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 27.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22.1% | 22.1% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 39.8% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.0% | 22.0% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.2% | 28.2% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.6% | 20.6% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 18.8% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 15% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.5% | 14.4% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.3% | 25.3% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18.0% | 18.0% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.9% | 26.9% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 22.2% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 24.8% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16.8% | 16.8% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15.2% | 15.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 29.4% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 39.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 39.6% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.3% | 34.3% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 40.2% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 37.7% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.9% | 14.9% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.4% | 20.4% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.3% | 21.3% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 29.3% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.8% | 22.8% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 17.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 37.0% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 39.1% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 56.4% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 45.4% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.0% | 35.0% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 32.7% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.3% | 23.3% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.9% | 27.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.3% | 20.3% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.3% | 22.3% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.5% | 28.5% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.9% | 11.9% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 16.7% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.7% | 14.7% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.4% | 14.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.3% | 22.3% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 22.7% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 35.4% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.0% | 31.0% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 38.2% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 37.1% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Asbury Park Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.