Top Rankings
Kearny 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 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 752 students in Kearny 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 Kearny School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
7 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
5,044 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
456 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Kearny 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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#485 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
47%
Graduation Rate
83%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.72
# American Indian Students
6 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
147 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,298 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
65%
36%
# Black Students
101 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
2%
19%
# White Students
1,435 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
29%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
13 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
261
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
276
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
278
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
293
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
320
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
323
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
332
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
331
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
345
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
391
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
470
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
417
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
414
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
420
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
173
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,462 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,604 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$128 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$119 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,462
$27,348
Spending / Student
$23,604
$26,228
Best Kearny School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Middle School
Math: 12% | Reading: 49%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
121 Beech St
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 955-5095
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 955-5095
Grades: 7-8
| 752 students
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