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Bloomfield Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 965 students in Bloomfield Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Bloomfield Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
11 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
6,264 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
555 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Bloomfield Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 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 86% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#368 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
23%
Graduation Rate
86%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.72
# American Indian Students
16 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
379 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
6%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,904 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
47%
37%
# Black Students
1,375 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
22%
19%
# White Students
1,437 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
23%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
73 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
80 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
180
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
422
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
444
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
432
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
397
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
424
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
462
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
416
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
471
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
465
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
506
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
534
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
454
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
480
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
177
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,075 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,450 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$138 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$128 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,075
$27,145
Spending / Student
$20,450
$26,033
Best Bloomfield Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bloomfield Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
60 Huck Road
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 680-8620
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 680-8620
Grades: 7-8
| 965 students
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