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Bergenfield Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 792 students in Bergenfield Borough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Bergenfield Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 92% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
7 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
3,672 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
288 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Bergenfield Borough School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#278 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
23%
Graduation Rate
87%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
833 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
23%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,073 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
56%
38%
# Black Students
276 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
7%
18%
# White Students
353 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
10%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
20 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
107 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
136
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
260
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
229
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
228
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
237
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
272
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
268
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
245
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
246
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
301
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
310
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
283
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
305
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
352
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,118 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,138 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$92 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$89 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,118
$26,931
Spending / Student
$24,138
$25,828
Best Bergenfield Borough School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Roy W. Brown Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
130 S Washington Ave
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
(201) 385-8847
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
(201) 385-8847
Grades: 6-8
| 792 students
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