Middletown High School South
Middletown, NJ · High School · Grades 9-12
Middletown High School South is a high school in Middletown, NJ with 1,474 students enrolled and a 73% proficiency rate. Part of Middletown Township Public School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Middletown High School South is a high school in Middletown, NJ, enrolling 1,474 students in grades 9-12 within the Middletown Township Public School District. That headcount is above the 560-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 73% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 6 points above the 67% average for the Middletown Township Public School District. Against the 56% New Jersey statewide average, the school sits 17 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 29 points. As a high school, it reports a 93% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 12.2 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. A relatively low 6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Middletown High School South is a high school located in Middletown, New Jersey. The school serves 1,474 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 73% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 93% graduation rate.
6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Middletown High School South is part of the Middletown Township Public School District in New Jersey.
How This School Compares
Middletown High School South has 1,474 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Middletown Township Public School District (560 students). Its 73% proficiency rate is 6 percentage points above the district average of 67%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 17 points higher. With a 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Middletown High School South has 1,474 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1.
According to EDFacts data, 73% of students at Middletown High School South meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Middletown High School South has a 93% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Middletown High School South is part of the Middletown Township Public School District in Middletown, New Jersey. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.