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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Bergen County, New Jersey

Across Bergen County, New Jersey, 52 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Janis E. Dismus Middle School leads the list at 81.3%, against a median of 15.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
52
Bergen County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
81.3%
Median % FRL
15.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Janis E. Dismus Middle SchoolENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictMiddle34281.3%
2Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, NJEnglewood Public School DistrictMiddle48980.2%
3Lincoln SchoolFAIRVIEW, NJFairview Public School DistrictMiddle63576.1%
4Hackensack Middle SchoolHackensack, NJHackensack School DistrictMiddle1,39970.7%
5School #6/Middle SchoolCLIFFSIDE PARK, NJCliffside Park School DistrictMiddle67968.3%
6Garfield Middle SchoolGARFIELD, NJGarfield Public School DistrictMiddle97166.6%
7Bogota Middle SchoolBogota, NJBogota Public School DistrictMiddle16666.3%
8Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolLODI, NJLodi School DistrictMiddle68665.9%
9Memorial Middle SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJElmwood Park School DistrictMiddle56953.3%
10Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School DistrictMiddle46352.3%
11Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolEast Rutherford, NJEast Rutherford School DistrictMiddle24051.7%
12Slocum Skewes SchoolRIDGEFIELD, NJRidgefield School DistrictMiddle65449.2%
13Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolTEANECK, NJTeaneck School DistrictMiddle51048.0%
14Memorial Middle SchoolLITTLE FERRY, NJLittle Ferry Public School DistrictMiddle35345.3%
15Veterans Middle SchoolNorth Arlington, NJNorth Arlington School DistrictMiddle42643.7%
16Roy W. Brown Middle SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJBergenfield Borough School DistrictMiddle76143.4%
17Lyndhurst Middle SchoolLyndhurst, NJLyndhurst Public School DistrictMiddle61038.7%
18Memorial Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School DistrictMiddle65525.6%
19Maywood Avenue SchoolMAYWOOD, NJMaywood School DistrictMiddle56125.3%
20Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolFORT LEE, NJFort Lee School DistrictMiddle1,22725.1%
21Hasbrouck Heights Middle SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJHasbrouck Heights School DistrictMiddle41721.8%
22Leonia Middle SchoolLeonia, NJLeonia Public School DistrictMiddle66121.2%
23David E. Owens Middle SchoolNEW MILFORD, NJNew Milford Public School DistrictMiddle52320.7%
24Wood-Ridge Intermediate SchoolWOOD-RIDGE, NJWood-Ridge School DistrictMiddle25619.5%
25Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School DistrictMiddle1,10016.6%
26East Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School DistrictMiddle55515.9%
27West Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School DistrictMiddle50015.0%
28Westwood Regional Middle SchoolWESTWOOD, NJWestwood Regional School DistrictMiddle65614.3%
29Ramapo RidgeMAHWAH, NJMahwah Township Public School DistrictMiddle64214.0%
30Patrick M Villano SchoolEmerson, NJEmerson Public School DistrictMiddle24011.3%
31George G WhiteHILLSDALE, NJHillsdale School DistrictMiddle49010.6%
32Fieldstone Middle SchoolMontvale, NJMontvale Board of Education School DistrictMiddle4439.5%
33Valley Middle SchoolOAKLAND, NJOakland Public School DistrictMiddle4468.5%
34Union SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJRutherford School DistrictMiddle3996.8%
35Pierrepont SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJRutherford School DistrictMiddle5696.3%
36Eric S. Smith Middle SchoolRAMSEY, NJRamsey School DistrictMiddle6135.7%
37Tenafly Middle SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School DistrictMiddle9164.8%
38Cresskill Middle SchoolCresskill, NJCresskill Public School DistrictMiddle4214.0%
39Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolFranklin Lakes, NJFranklin Lakes School DistrictMiddle3693.3%
40Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle6272.6%
41Tenakill Middle SchoolCLOSTER, NJCloster Public School DistrictMiddle5932.4%
42Brookside SchoolAllendale, NJAllendale Public School DistrictMiddle5022.0%
43George Washington Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle6441.9%
44Woodcliff Middle SchoolWOODCLIFF LAKE, NJWoodcliff Lake School DistrictMiddle2381.7%
45Glen Rock Middle SchoolGLEN ROCK, NJGlen Rock Public School DistrictMiddle6421.1%
46Waldwick Middle SchoolWALDWICK, NJWaldwick School DistrictMiddle4011.0%
47Holdrum Middle SchoolRIVER VALE, NJRiver Vale Public School DistrictMiddle3470.9%
48Demarest Middle SchoolDEMAREST, NJDemarest School DistrictMiddle3590.8%
49Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOLD TAPPAN, NJOld Tappan Public School DistrictMiddle3700.8%
50Emil A. Cavallini Middle SchoolUPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJUpper Saddle River School DistrictMiddle3890.8%
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