Edgar Middle School
49 Brunswick Ave
Metuchen NJ, 08840, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-321-8770
Ranking: (595 out of 1,847, top 32%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Metuchen Borough 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: | 60 | 58 | 59 | 44 | 45 | 57 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 694 | 655 | 664 | 673 | 645 | 639 | 609 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 179 | 25.8% | 169 | 25.8% | 137 | 20.6% | 164 | 24.4% | 160 | 24.8% | 169 | 26.4% | 152 | 25.0% |
Grade 6: | 173 | 24.9% | 142 | 21.7% | 161 | 24.2% | 145 | 21.5% | 175 | 27.1% | 155 | 24.3% | 148 | 24.3% |
Grade 7: | 144 | 20.7% | 159 | 24.3% | 147 | 22.1% | 156 | 23.2% | 152 | 23.6% | 154 | 24.1% | 153 | 25.1% |
Grade 8: | 166 | 23.9% | 145 | 22.1% | 164 | 24.7% | 138 | 20.5% | 156 | 24.2% | 158 | 24.7% | 147 | 24.1% |
Ungraded: | 32 | 4.6% | 40 | 6.1% | 55 | 8.3% | 70 | 10.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 347 | 50.0% | 310 | 47.3% | 332 | 50.0% | 346 | 51.4% | 329 | 51.0% | 315 | 49.3% | 292 | 47.9% |
Female: | 347 | 50.0% | 345 | 52.7% | 332 | 50.0% | 327 | 48.6% | 316 | 49.0% | 324 | 50.7% | 313 | 51.4% |
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: | 149 | 21.5% | 119 | 18.2% | 122 | 18.4% | 114 | 16.9% | 95 | 14.7% | 89 | 13.9% | 68 | 11.2% |
Hispanic: | 66 | 9.5% | 61 | 9.3% | 64 | 9.6% | 63 | 9.4% | 51 | 7.9% | 50 | 7.8% | 41 | 6.7% |
Black: | 35 | 5.0% | 34 | 5.2% | 34 | 5.1% | 44 | 6.5% | 42 | 6.5% | 46 | 7.2% | 45 | 7.4% |
White: | 444 | 64.0% | 441 | 67.3% | 444 | 66.9% | 452 | 67.2% | 457 | 70.9% | 454 | 71.0% | 455 | 74.7% |
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: | 50 | 7.2% | 36 | 5.5% | 52 | 7.8% | 36 | 5.3% | 29 | 4.5% | 33 | 5.2% | 27 | 4.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.3% | 13 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.57 | 11.37 | 11.29 | 15.30 | 14.33 | 9.80 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 74.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 77.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 75.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 75.7% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 89.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 87.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 81.9% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.4% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 81.0% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 79.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 84.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 77.0% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 83.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.2% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 78.5% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 78.6% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 72.4% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 72.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 77.5% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 76.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.6% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 73.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 76.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 82.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 84.5% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 76.4% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.7% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.8% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 86.1% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 90.2% | 78.9% |
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* Edgar Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.