Melvin H. Kreps Middle School
5 Kent Ln
Hightstown NJ, 08520, Mercer County
Phone: 609-443-7767
Ranking:
(727 out of 1,847, top 39%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: East Windsor Regional 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: | 108 | 103 | 100 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,157 | 1,196 | 1,233 | 1,210 | 1,156 | 1,127 | 1,119 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 371 | 32.1% | 370 | 30.9% | 370 | 30.0% | 404 | 33.4% | 397 | 34.3% | 368 | 32.7% | 355 | 31.7% |
Grade 7: | 389 | 33.6% | 379 | 31.7% | 415 | 33.7% | 413 | 34.1% | 362 | 31.3% | 374 | 33.2% | 359 | 32.1% |
Grade 8: | 371 | 32.1% | 415 | 34.7% | 415 | 33.7% | 362 | 29.9% | 359 | 31.1% | 376 | 33.4% | 370 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | 26 | 2.2% | 32 | 2.7% | 33 | 2.7% | 31 | 2.6% | 38 | 3.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 35 | 3.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 600 | 51.9% | 580 | 48.5% | 612 | 49.6% | 605 | 50.0% | 581 | 50.3% | 569 | 50.5% | 580 | 51.8% |
Female: | 557 | 48.1% | 616 | 51.5% | 621 | 50.4% | 605 | 50.0% | 575 | 49.7% | 558 | 49.5% | 535 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 200 | 17.3% | 213 | 17.8% | 215 | 17.4% | 210 | 17.4% | 188 | 16.3% | 173 | 15.4% | 158 | 14.1% |
Hispanic: | 352 | 30.4% | 354 | 29.6% | 330 | 26.8% | 329 | 27.2% | 304 | 26.3% | 279 | 24.8% | 235 | 21.0% |
Black: | 132 | 11.4% | 138 | 11.5% | 150 | 12.2% | 141 | 11.7% | 122 | 10.6% | 128 | 11.4% | 144 | 12.9% |
White: | 465 | 40.2% | 488 | 40.8% | 535 | 43.4% | 526 | 43.5% | 541 | 46.8% | 545 | 48.4% | 582 | 52.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 316 | 27.3% | 284 | 23.7% | 261 | 21.2% | 266 | 22.0% | 230 | 19.9% | 172 | 15.3% | 159 | 14.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 7.6% | 83 | 6.9% | 93 | 7.5% | 72 | 6.0% | 70 | 6.1% | 87 | 7.7% | 83 | 7.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.69 | 11.64 | 12.32 | 13.15 | 12.70 | 11.40 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 82.6% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 70.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 75.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 78.1% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 75.5% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 84.5% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.0% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 74.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 84.7% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 76.6% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 80.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 71.0% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.3% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 77.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.9% | 74.9% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 67.7% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 71.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.9% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 62.1% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.9% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 73.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 76.3% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 92.7% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.0% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 80.4% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 71.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 77.5% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 76.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 80.6% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.5% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 78.9% |
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* Melvin H. Kreps Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.