The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Pitman Middle School
Pitman Middle School is closed. That is the first and most important fact a parent or resident needs to know. The school operated as a regular public school serving sixth, seventh, and eighth grade within the Pitman Boro School District, but its lifecycle status is listed as closed, and the building was repurposed. According to publicly reported information, the district announced in 2023 a reconfiguration plan prompted by a loss of state aid. Two elementary schools closed, and the former Pitman Middle School building became Pitman Elementary School, now serving grades two through six. There is no longer a separate middle school in the district.
Because the school is closed, no current enrollment data, student demographics, or free-or-reduced-price lunch counts are available. There is no graduation rate to report, as this was a middle school and did not serve the graduating grade. The available state testing results are from the 2022-23 school year, the final year the school operated in its original configuration.
The academic performance data from that final year shows a mixed picture. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment increased notably across the grades. The sixth-grade proficiency rate was below the midpoint, while eighth graders posted a stronger result, with roughly three out of five students reaching the proficient threshold. Seventh-grade ELA proficiency was lower than the other two grades. In mathematics, the numbers were softer. Proficiency rates for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade all fell below a third of students tested, with sixth and eighth grade both just above one in five students scoring proficient. Eighth-grade science results were also low, with about a quarter of students reaching the proficiency bar. Participation rate data for these assessments was not reported in the available data, so it is not possible to confirm what share of students took the tests.
The town of Pitman itself is a small, primarily residential borough with a compact commercial district along Broadway, referred to locally as Uptown. The school district is a walking district that uses no buses, meaning schools are within walking distance of most homes. The borough has seen a gradual population decline over recent decades, though a modest uptick in the most recent estimate suggests the decline may be leveling off. Housing values in the area are somewhat above the national benchmark, which reflects the broader South Jersey market rather than a premium specific to one school. The local economy is dominated by small businesses rather than large employers, and the borough transitioned from a dry town to allowing liquor licenses a few years ago, with a pair of breweries opening in the Uptown district since then.
For a family researching this school, the practical reality is that Pitman Middle School no longer exists in its former role. The district's middle-grade students now attend Pitman Junior/Senior High School for grades seven through twelve, and elementary students through grade six attend the school that now occupies this building. The testing data from the former middle school may offer a general sense of historical academic performance in the district, but it does not reflect the current configuration or programming. A parent should contact the Pitman Boro School District directly to understand how the reconfiguration affects class offerings, course sequencing, and the transition from elementary to junior high. The walking district and small-town character of Pitman remain constants, but the school a child attends depends entirely on their grade level under the new plan.
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