Top Rankings
Bergenfield Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 761 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 36% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), 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 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
7 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
3,600 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
287 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bergenfield Borough School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#242 out of 648 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
23%
Graduation Rate
96%
90.5%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)11.4%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
21%
9%
% Hispanic
58%
39%
% Black
8%
18%
% White
10%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,099 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,803 is less than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$101 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$100 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,099
$31,633
Spending / Student
$27,803
$31,024
Best Bergenfield Borough School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Roy W. Brown Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
130 S Washington Ave
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
(201) 385-8847
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
(201) 385-8847
Gr: 6-8 | 761 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
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