For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 287 students in Bound Brook School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Bound Brook School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% 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
5 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
1,979 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
199 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Bound Brook School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#566 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
23%

Graduation Rate
75-79%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
26 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,515 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
77%
38%
# Black Students
168 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
9%
18%
# White Students
222 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
11%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
37 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
132
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
130
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
117
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
128
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
139
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
124
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
142
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
157
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
138
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
149
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
168
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
157
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
156
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
142
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,326 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 $22,038 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$36,642 MM

Spending
$44 MM
$35,142 MM

Revenue / Student
$22,326
$26,931

Spending / Student
$22,038
$25,828

Best Bound Brook School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Community Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
120 East Second Street
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
(732) 852-1131
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
(732) 852-1131
Grades: 7-8
| 287 students
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