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Pearl R. Miller Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
117 Kiel Avenue
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Phone
(973) 838-5250
District
Kinnelon School District
County
MORRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
379
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.7% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Pearl R. Miller Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
43%
80%
52%
64%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
69%
44%
78%
52%
60%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
65%
35%
78%
52%
53%
19%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 126 33.2%
Grade 7 125 33.0%
Grade 8 128 33.8%
Total 379 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.8% 80.3% 39.1%
Black 1.9% 1.7% 14.9%
Hispanic 8.0% 9.0% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.6% 7.7% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 2.1% 3.0% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 1.8% 2.6% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.3% 0.4% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,971 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 552.6 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.9% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.4% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 15.9% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,333 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 3.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.0% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 66.4% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 55.8% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.5% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.4% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.0% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 2.9% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 1.3% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 1.1% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,173 $28,438,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $4,444 $7,360,000 13.9%
Staff $1,284 $2,127,000 4.0%
General Administration $489 $809,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,749 $2,897,000 5.5%
Operation $2,487 $4,119,000 7.8%
Transportation $1,210 $2,003,000 3.8%
Other $473 $783,000 1.5%
Total Support $12,136 $20,098,000 37.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,745 $4,546,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $32,054 $53,082,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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