For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 604 students in Weehawken Public 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 Weehawken Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 66% 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
1,347 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
133 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Weehawken Public 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#424 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
23%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥95%
85%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)22%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
7%
9%
% Hispanic
43%
39%
% Black
5%
18%
% White
43%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,756 is higher than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,740 is less than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has declined by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,756
$27,044
Spending / Student
$24,740
$25,936
Best Weehawken Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Weehawken High School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
53 Liberty Place
Weehawken, NJ 07086
(201) 422-6130
Weehawken, NJ 07086
(201) 422-6130
Gr: 7-12 | 604 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
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