Marlton Middle, Marlton NJ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Marlton Middle

Marlton Middle serves sixth through eighth grade as a regular public school within the Evesham Township School District. The school sits in the suburban setting of Marlton, a census-designated place within Evesham Township, Burlington County. Marlton has grown modestly over recent decades and its residential character is shaped by suburban neighborhoods, commercial strips along Routes 70 and 73, and car-dependent infrastructure. The housing market in the surrounding area has seen typical activity for the region; home values and rents have risen moderately, consistent with broader trends across Burlington County.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a student population that overall comes from relatively higher-income households. The school does not have a charter or magnet designation, and no Title I status was available.

On state assessments administered through the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment, the school’s results vary by subject and grade level, and a parent may wish to examine the pattern closely. In English language arts, performance across sixth, seventh, and eighth grade shows a picture where the middle grade dips compared to the upper and lower grades. In math, proficiency declines more noticeably as students move up, with eighth grade posting a notably lower result than sixth. Science results for eighth grade also come in well below the ELA and sixth-grade math numbers. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint when compared to other districts in Burlington County. That county-wide comparison gives a useful frame, though it does not account for differences in student demographics or programs across districts.

The school environment data contains several gaps. There is no reported data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, or course access, so a reader interested in those areas would need to seek information directly from the school or district. The district brief turned up no major parent-relevant changes or initiatives that have been publicly reported in recent years, so this narrative cannot speak to any recent shifts in programming, leadership, or policy at the district level.

Marlton Middle is a mid-sized middle school in a stable suburban community with notably low economic disadvantage among its students. Its strongest academic showing comes in sixth-grade ELA, while its eighth-grade math and science results are areas where a family might want to ask the school about curriculum alignment or intervention strategies. The school serves as the natural feeder for students heading to Cherokee High School within the Lenape Regional High School District. For a parent weighing this school, the key variables are the grade-level performance patterns and the limited public information on school climate and support services, which would need to be filled in through a visit or conversation with the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 49% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 48% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 25% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 56% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 54% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 61% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 22% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolEvesham Township School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income75%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income49%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income63%Higher-income63%0 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income26%Higher-income58%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income44%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income5%Higher-income27%22 pp gap