For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 468 students in Cedar Grove Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Cedar Grove Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% 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
4 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
1,547 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
150 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cedar Grove Township School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 85-89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#188 out of 648 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
23%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)85-89%
85%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)9.2%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
9%
% Hispanic
12%
39%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
76%
31%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,813 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,985 is less than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,813
$31,633
Spending / Student
$27,985
$31,024
Best Cedar Grove Township School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Memorial Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
500 Ridge Road
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(973) 239-2646
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(973) 239-2646
Gr: 5-8 | 468 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
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