For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 238 students in Bloomingdale School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Bloomingdale School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
677 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
65 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bloomingdale School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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.
Overall District Rank
#341 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)15.7%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
9%
% Hispanic
33%
39%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
58%
31%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $34,903 is higher than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $33,220 is higher than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$34,903
$27,044
Spending / Student
$33,220
$25,936
Best Bloomingdale School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Walter T. Bergen Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
225 Glenwild Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-4835
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-4835
Gr: 5-8 | 238 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
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