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West New York 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 1,078 students in West New York 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 West New York School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% 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
9 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
7,409 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
519 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
West New York 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 77% has decreased from 79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#529 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
23%

Graduation Rate
77%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
82 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
7,004 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
95%
38%
# Black Students
68 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
1%
18%
# White Students
224 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
3%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
29 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
403
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
508
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
506
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
541
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
514
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
529
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
485
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
545
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
532
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
546
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
580
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
591
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
603
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
526
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,961 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 $23,611 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$185 MM
$36,642 MM

Spending
$175 MM
$35,142 MM

Revenue / Student
$24,961
$26,931

Spending / Student
$23,611
$25,828

Best West New York School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
West New York Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
201 57th St
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 553-4160
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 553-4160
Grades: 7-8
| 1,078 students
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