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Somerville Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

51 West Cliff Street, Somerville, NJ 08876 · (908) 218-4107 · Part of Somerville Borough School District

Somerville’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
339
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Somerville Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Somerville kids: Somerville High School

On the path

Where Somerville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Van Derveer Elementary School745 students
6–8Somerville Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Somerville High School1,072 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

51 West Cliff Street, Somerville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6109
Grade 7120
Grade 8110
Enrollment over time
325’20
314’21
341’22
341’23
339’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 35%Black 9%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Somerville Middle School from Somerville families.

Other schools in Somerville Borough School District

The district →
Van Derveer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Somerville
C+
745 students10:1
Somerville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerville
B
1,072 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Somerville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.