Top Rankings
Margate City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 133 students in Margate City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle School in Margate City School District have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
317 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
48 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Margate City School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#50 out of 648 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
9%
% Hispanic
7%
38%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
88%
32%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $51,331 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $45,552 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$51,331
$26,931
Spending / Student
$45,552
$25,828
Best Margate City School District ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
7804 Amherst Avenue
Margate City, NJ 08402
(609) 822-2353
Margate City, NJ 08402
(609) 822-2353
Gr: 5-8 | 133 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
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