The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Warren Hills Regional Middle School
Warren Hills Regional Middle School serves seventh and eighth graders in the Warren Hills Regional School District, a regionalized system that draws its middle and high school students from Washington Borough and several surrounding municipalities. The school itself occupies the former Washington High School building in the borough, a historic structure from the late 19th century that anchors the school within the compact, walkable fabric of the town rather than on a separate campus. Washington Borough is a small, dense municipality with a Victorian-era housing stock and a historic downtown built around the intersection of two state routes. It is completely surrounded by Washington Township, a geography that gives it the feel of an older, established core. The borough saw a modest population increase in the most recent census, reversing a prior decline, and there are ongoing efforts to revitalize the downtown with new residential and retail properties. The district itself did not have any recent parent-relevant changes publicly reported at the time of this review.
The school enrolls an even split across its two grade levels, with a student body that is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Black and Asian students. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a relatively modest share that suggests a mixed-income peer environment rather than a high-poverty one. The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status, and while Title I status was not listed, the free-lunch rate is below the threshold that typically triggers schoolwide Title I programming.
State test results from the most recent year show a clear pattern. In English language arts, the school's seventh graders and eighth graders both scored near the midpoint on the state assessments, with roughly half of students in each grade meeting proficiency standards. That is a respectable middle-ground result. Math performance is a different story. Seventh-grade math proficiency was notably lower than the ELA results, and eighth-grade math was weaker still. Science, which is tested only in eighth grade, also showed a low proficiency rate. Looking at the broader picture, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades landed in the bottom quarter when compared to other districts in Warren County. A parent looking at these numbers will want to investigate the math and science instruction further with the school to understand the supports in place.
Because this is a middle school serving only grades seven and eight, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available. Data on special education and English learner populations was also missing from the profile, so the school's share of students with individualized education plans or language support needs is not clear from this dataset.
Housing in the area is priced above the national median but somewhat below the New Jersey state benchmark. The county's housing market shows a balanced mix of supply and demand, with homes staying on the market for roughly a month on average. Rents, while not trivial, are lower than the estimated monthly mortgage payment for a median-priced home, which may matter for families deciding whether to rent or buy in this corridor.
Warren Hills Regional Middle School offers a small-school, in-town setting for two years of early secondary education. Its ELA results are broadly on par with state averages, while its math and science results are areas where families will want to ask questions about curriculum, intervention programs, and how the school prepares students for the high school's academic expectations. The school's historic building and regional governance structure mean that the community of families is spread across several towns, but the daily experience of students is rooted in Washington Borough's walkable downtown.
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