For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 620 students in Lyndhurst Public 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 Lyndhurst Public 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 50% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
9 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,618 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
198 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Lyndhurst Public 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 85% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#398 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
23%
Graduation Rate
85%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
85 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,136 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
43%
38%
# Black Students
99 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
4%
18%
# White Students
1,217 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
47%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
78 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
59
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
187
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
193
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
191
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
160
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
182
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
191
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
190
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
199
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
231
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
196
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
223
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
211
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
205
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,572 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,085 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,572
$26,931
Spending / Student
$24,085
$25,828
Best Lyndhurst Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lyndhurst Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
625 Page Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 438-5683
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 438-5683
Grades: 6-8
| 620 students
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