Phillipsburg Middle School

Regular School · PHILLIPSBURG, NJ

Phillipsburg Middle School is a regular school school in PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 636 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

636

Teachers (FTE)

61.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	235	37%
Hispanic/Latino	194	31%
Black or African American	150	24%
Two or more races	51	8%
Asian	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	636	330M / 306F

English Language Learners: 35 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10.0% -15.6pp	25.6%	545
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -11.8pp	46.8%	645
Science Proficiency	4.0%	—	218

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.10 grade levels

Math

0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

201

31.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	636	100%

Contact & Location

200 Hillcrest Blvd.

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865

Phone: (908)454-3400

http://www.pms.pburgsd.net

District

Phillipsburg School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,610

District enrollment: 3,896

Other Schools in District

Philipsburg Primary School Elementary
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center Elementary
Phillipsburg Elementary School Elementary
Phillipsburg High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08865) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341296005862

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD