Gilmore J Fisher Middle Middle School
1325 Lower Ferry Rd
Trenton NJ, 08618, Mercer County
Phone: 609-538-9800
Ranking: 
(1,391 out of 1,847, bottom 25%)*
(1,391 out of 1,847, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ewing Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 84 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 867 | 919 | 929 | 945 | 880 | 917 | 879 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 244 | 28.1% | 255 | 27.7% | 286 | 30.8% | 319 | 33.8% | 276 | 31.4% | 292 | 31.8% | 258 | 29.4% |
| Grade 7: | 262 | 30.2% | 275 | 29.9% | 320 | 34.4% | 294 | 31.1% | 297 | 33.8% | 276 | 30.1% | 296 | 33.7% |
| Grade 8: | 256 | 29.5% | 296 | 32.2% | 266 | 28.6% | 298 | 31.5% | 258 | 29.3% | 300 | 32.7% | 266 | 30.3% |
| Ungraded: | 105 | 12.1% | 93 | 10.1% | 57 | 6.1% | 34 | 3.6% | 49 | 5.6% | 49 | 5.3% | 59 | 6.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 444 | 51.2% | 469 | 51.0% | 474 | 51.0% | 501 | 53.0% | 447 | 50.8% | 464 | 50.6% | 458 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 423 | 48.8% | 450 | 49.0% | 455 | 49.0% | 444 | 47.0% | 433 | 49.2% | 453 | 49.4% | 417 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 40 | 4.6% | 34 | 3.7% | 34 | 3.7% | 35 | 3.7% | 33 | 3.8% | 33 | 3.6% | 25 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 105 | 12.1% | 110 | 12.0% | 117 | 12.6% | 134 | 14.2% | 112 | 12.7% | 99 | 10.8% | 81 | 9.2% |
| Black: | 409 | 47.2% | 441 | 48.0% | 430 | 46.3% | 429 | 45.4% | 407 | 46.3% | 467 | 50.9% | 448 | 51.0% |
| White: | 288 | 33.2% | 302 | 32.9% | 318 | 34.2% | 319 | 33.8% | 305 | 34.7% | 301 | 32.8% | 325 | 37.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 2.9% | 32 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.1% | 27 | 2.9% | 22 | 2.5% | 17 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 34.6% | 282 | 30.7% | 264 | 28.4% | 251 | 26.6% | 207 | 23.5% | 189 | 20.6% | 181 | 20.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 8.4% | 90 | 9.8% | 91 | 9.8% | 93 | 9.8% | 101 | 11.5% | 93 | 10.1% | 86 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.32 | 11.35 | 12.57 | 14.77 | 12.22 | 10.30 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 57.1% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 59.7% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 59.5% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 60.4% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 53.9% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 55.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 43.6% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 58.4% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 65.6% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 66.3% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 71.5% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 55.8% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 54.9% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 59.0% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 55.1% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 39.3% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 47.6% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 45.8% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 42.2% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 39.8% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 47.0% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 83.7% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 79.6% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 76.8% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.7% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 53.4% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 52.7% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.7% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 57.8% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 60.6% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 47.7% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.1% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 79.2% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 73.5% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 67.8% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.4% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 55.0% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 54.9% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 50.6% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 49.2% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 54.8% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 69.3% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.6% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 82.0% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.7% | 78.9% |
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* Gilmore J Fisher Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.