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Helen A. Fort/Marcus Newcomb Middle School
101 Fort Dix Rd
Pemberton NJ, 08068, Burlington County
Phone: 609-893-8141
Ranking: 
(1,513 out of 1,847, bottom 18%)*
(1,513 out of 1,847, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Pemberton Township 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: | 103 | 102 | 96 | 54 | 60 | 75 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,057 | 1,065 | 1,047 | 646 | 651 | 686 | 693 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 303 | 28.7% | 341 | 32.0% | 363 | 34.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 367 | 34.7% | 370 | 34.7% | 328 | 31.3% | 334 | 51.7% | 328 | 50.4% | 327 | 47.7% | 337 | 48.6% |
| Grade 8: | 356 | 33.7% | 314 | 29.5% | 318 | 30.4% | 306 | 47.4% | 303 | 46.5% | 333 | 48.5% | 340 | 49.1% |
| Ungraded: | 31 | 2.9% | 40 | 3.8% | 38 | 3.6% | NA | NA | 16 | 2.5% | 23 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 535 | 50.6% | 526 | 49.4% | 522 | 49.9% | 315 | 48.8% | 308 | 47.3% | 343 | 50.0% | 343 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 522 | 49.4% | 539 | 50.6% | 525 | 50.1% | 331 | 51.2% | 343 | 52.7% | 343 | 50.0% | 346 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.9% | 21 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 138 | 13.1% | 128 | 12.0% | 132 | 12.6% | 85 | 13.2% | 84 | 12.9% | 91 | 13.3% | 83 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 302 | 28.6% | 330 | 31.0% | 323 | 30.9% | 199 | 30.8% | 196 | 30.1% | 209 | 30.5% | 231 | 33.3% |
| White: | 600 | 56.8% | 580 | 54.5% | 562 | 53.7% | 343 | 53.1% | 345 | 53.0% | 366 | 53.4% | 367 | 53.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 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: | 399 | 37.7% | 455 | 42.7% | 405 | 38.7% | 225 | 34.8% | 231 | 35.5% | 228 | 33.2% | 206 | 29.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 12.5% | 148 | 13.9% | 134 | 12.8% | 87 | 13.5% | 83 | 12.7% | 93 | 13.6% | 116 | 16.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.26 | 10.44 | 10.95 | 11.96 | 10.85 | 6.40 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 55.8% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 67.3% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 54.3% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.9% | 59.9% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 48.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 54.1% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 45.3% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 47.9% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 51.8% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.1% | 40.0% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 59.0% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 47.2% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 51.5% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 47.2% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 45.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 76.1% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 71.5% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.2% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 46.4% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 60.3% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 61.2% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 56.4% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 60.6% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 49.3% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 76.4% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 67.9% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 67.7% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.8% | 66.8% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 62.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 63.3% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 60.0% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 54.4% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 36.1% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.7% | 43.7% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 42.9% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 39.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 45.9% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 61.9% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 67.4% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 71.6% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 78.9% |
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* Helen A. Fort/Marcus Newcomb Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.