Westampton Township Middle School, Westampton NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Westampton Township Middle School

Westampton Township Middle School serves students in grades four through eight in a largely residential suburb of Burlington County. The school is part of the Westampton Township Public School District, a small system that operates only two buildings: this middle school and a separate elementary school for the earlier grades. For families considering this school, the most consequential fact about the district is that it does not run its own high school. All Westampton students attend Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional school in neighboring Mount Holly that also draws from four other sending towns. That arrangement is long-standing and directly affects both the high school experience a child will have and the property tax base that supports it.

The middle school itself enrolls a student body of several hundred, roughly evenly split across the five grade levels. The demographic mix is diverse, with White and Black students each making up about a third of the population, Hispanic students about a sixth, and smaller shares of Asian students and students identifying as two or more races. About three in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school near the middle of the county’s economic range. The data available does not include counts of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent seeking that information would need to ask the school directly.

On state assessments, the school’s results are uneven and sit below the midpoint for overall proficiency among Burlington County districts. In English language arts, performance varies noticeably by grade. Fourth and fifth graders score at roughly the same level, with about two in five meeting the proficiency bar. Sixth grade ticks upward to about half, and eighth grade holds at a similar rate. The standout is seventh grade, where more than two-thirds of students reached proficiency, a result well above the school’s own pattern and one that suggests strong instruction or a particularly capable cohort in that grade year. Math results are generally lower. In fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, just over a quarter of students met the standard. Seventh grade again marks a peak, with half of students proficient. But eighth grade drops to roughly a quarter, a steep slide that parents may want to explore further, especially since it represents the final year before high school. Science scores are the weakest area: about one in five fifth graders and fewer than one in ten eighth graders scored proficient. Those are low figures, and a family with a child interested in STEM should ask what science enrichment or support the school offers.

Westampton itself is a classic bedroom community that grew rapidly from the mid-twentieth century onward as highways made commuting to Philadelphia, Trenton, and points north easier. The township has no traditional downtown; schools and civic buildings sit on separate campuses, and daily life depends on driving. Housing values in the area are moderate for the region, with a mix of single-family homes and some rentals. The population has stabilized after decades of growth, and the township is largely built out, so future enrollment shifts are likely to be gradual.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism and course access was not available in the source materials. What is clear is that Westampton Township Middle School offers a solidly middle-tier academic experience relative to its county peers, with a clear bright spot in seventh grade ELA and a persistent challenge in science and late-middle-school math. For a parent, the most practical next step would be to visit the school, ask about supports for the grades where scores dip, and learn how the middle school prepares students for the transition to Rancocas Valley Regional High School.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 23%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

This schoolWestampton Township Public 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 4Lower-income30%Higher-income46%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income28%Higher-income48%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income36%Higher-income59%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income49%Higher-income78%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income60%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income33%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income9%Higher-income39%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income16%Higher-income36%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income61%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income14%Higher-income30%16 pp gap