West Avenue School
Bridgeton, NJ · Middle School
West Avenue School is a middle school in Bridgeton, NJ with 642 students enrolled and a 76% proficiency rate. Part of Bridgeton City School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
About This School
West Avenue School is a middle school located in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The school serves 642 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 76% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
West Avenue School is part of the Bridgeton City School District in New Jersey.
How This School Compares
West Avenue School has 642 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Bridgeton City School District (767 students). Its 76% proficiency rate is 21 percentage points above the district average of 55%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 20 points higher. With a 11.3:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
West Avenue School has 642 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.
According to EDFacts data, 76% of students at West Avenue School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
West Avenue School is part of the Bridgeton City School District in Bridgeton, 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.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.