Myles J. Mcmanus Middle School
300 Edgewood Rd
Linden NJ, 07036, Union County
Phone: 908-486-7751
Ranking:
(1,501 out of 1,847, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Linden City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 56 | 54 | 62 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 663 | 690 | 709 | 741 | 705 | 711 | 716 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 218 | 32.9% | 176 | 25.5% | 241 | 34.0% | 235 | 31.7% | 207 | 29.4% | 230 | 32.3% | 225 | 31.4% |
Grade 7: | 175 | 26.4% | 245 | 35.5% | 226 | 31.9% | 207 | 27.9% | 219 | 31.1% | 223 | 31.4% | 226 | 31.6% |
Grade 8: | 241 | 36.3% | 243 | 35.2% | 201 | 28.3% | 219 | 29.6% | 221 | 31.3% | 230 | 32.3% | 229 | 32.0% |
Ungraded: | 29 | 4.4% | 26 | 3.8% | 41 | 5.8% | 41 | 5.5% | 26 | 3.7% | 28 | 3.9% | 36 | 5.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 341 | 51.4% | 345 | 50.0% | 351 | 49.5% | 379 | 51.1% | 360 | 51.1% | 378 | 53.2% | 385 | 53.8% |
Female: | 322 | 48.6% | 345 | 50.0% | 358 | 50.5% | 362 | 48.9% | 345 | 48.9% | 333 | 46.8% | 327 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.5% | 19 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.4% | 28 | 3.8% | 24 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.5% | 27 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 212 | 32.0% | 208 | 30.1% | 218 | 30.7% | 229 | 30.9% | 200 | 28.4% | 205 | 28.8% | 197 | 27.5% |
Black: | 223 | 33.6% | 226 | 32.8% | 220 | 31.0% | 241 | 32.5% | 238 | 33.8% | 217 | 30.5% | 216 | 30.2% |
White: | 200 | 30.2% | 225 | 32.6% | 239 | 33.7% | 234 | 31.6% | 234 | 33.2% | 255 | 35.9% | 274 | 38.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 40.9% | 244 | 35.4% | 233 | 32.9% | 284 | 38.3% | 210 | 29.8% | 209 | 29.4% | 175 | 24.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 11.2% | 81 | 11.7% | 82 | 11.6% | 95 | 12.8% | 96 | 13.6% | 108 | 15.2% | 94 | 13.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.84 | 12.78 | 11.39 | 14.53 | 12.16 | 8.80 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 47.3% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 39.3% | 60.9% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 68.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 61.7% | 80.6% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 60.4% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 38.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.9% | 52.4% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 48.3% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.7% | 46.6% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 50.0% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 77.6% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 57.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 50.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 53.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 61.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 67.3% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 70.9% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 52.4% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 59.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 49.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.4% | 41.8% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 39.3% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 47.9% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 54.8% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 47.1% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 53.5% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 42.4% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 47.6% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 48.0% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 46.6% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 71.6% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 69.0% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 78.1% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 73.5% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 70.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 70.7% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 60.2% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 60.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 60.9% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 53.9% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 58.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 52.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 76.8% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 78.1% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 73.5% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 72.0% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.5% | 64.5% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 56.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 53.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 59.2% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 58.5% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 61.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 40.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 49.9% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.7% | 48.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 51.2% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 58.7% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 66.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 67.1% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 71.1% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 70.8% | 78.9% |
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* Myles J. Mcmanus 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.