Black River Middle School
133 Rt. 513 North Rd
Chester NJ, 07930, Morris County
Phone: 908-879-6363
Ranking: (40 out of 1,847, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Chester 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: | 42 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 458 | 474 | 529 | 519 | 499 | 504 | 498 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 145 | 31.7% | 146 | 30.8% | 171 | 32.3% | 168 | 32.4% | 186 | 37.3% | 157 | 31.2% | 152 | 30.5% |
Grade 7: | 147 | 32.1% | 163 | 34.4% | 170 | 32.1% | 190 | 36.6% | 158 | 31.7% | 149 | 29.6% | 191 | 38.4% |
Grade 8: | 163 | 35.6% | 165 | 34.8% | 186 | 35.2% | 161 | 31.0% | 153 | 30.7% | 197 | 39.1% | 155 | 31.1% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 240 | 52.4% | 252 | 53.2% | 278 | 52.6% | 261 | 50.3% | 249 | 49.9% | 256 | 50.8% | 253 | 50.8% |
Female: | 218 | 47.6% | 222 | 46.8% | 251 | 47.4% | 258 | 49.7% | 250 | 50.1% | 248 | 49.2% | 241 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 13 | 2.8% | 26 | 5.5% | 29 | 5.5% | 24 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.0% | 14 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 46 | 10.0% | 35 | 7.4% | 28 | 5.3% | 23 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.4% | 13 | 2.6% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
White: | 393 | 85.8% | 404 | 85.2% | 457 | 86.4% | 459 | 88.4% | 445 | 89.2% | 451 | 89.5% | 467 | 93.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 13 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.6% | 24 | 5.1% | 15 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.02 | 11.69 | 12.95 | 16.96 | 15.59 | 11.70 | 12.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 83.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 87.6% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 93.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 88.7% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 93.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 84.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 90.4% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 89.0% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 83.6% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 90.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.4% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 97.5% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 93.2% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 88.2% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.9% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.2% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 78.9% |
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* Black River Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.