Enrollment
240
Middle
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST RUTHERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340429000352
Alfred S. Faust Middle School
100 Uhland Street, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 · (201) 804-3100 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
124 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 81 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Rutherford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 42.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alfred S. Faust Middle School
Alfred S. Faust Middle School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred S. Faust Middle School this school | 240 | 51.7% | 52.1% |
| Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton CLIFTON | 185 | 54.1% | 39.7% |
| Edward Johnstone Middle School VINELAND | 355 | 53.5% | 33.4% |
| Memorial Middle School LITTLE FERRY | 353 | 45.3% | 38.4% |
| Memorial Middle School EATONTOWN | 270 | 50.0% | 44.5% |
| Halsted Middle School NEWTON | 280 | 53.6% | 34.0% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alfred S. Faust Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #163 of 433 | #38 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #223 of 437 ▼ 24 | #41 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #131 of 437 ▼ 32 | #34 of 53 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #405 of 445 | #50 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #78 of 417 | #11 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #103 of 419 | #13 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #136 of 436 | #11 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #16 of 282 | #1 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
240
-54 (-18%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 25.6 | 9.4:1 | 52% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 25.9 | 8.9:1 | 55% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 27.9 | 7.7:1 | 46% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 36 | 8.2:1 | 38% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 35 | 9.8:1 | 39% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 34 | 9.8:1 | 41% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 30 | 8.2:1 | 35% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 14% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 16 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alfred S. Faust Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (342 to 240); teachers down 27% (35 to 25.6).
About Alfred S. Faust Middle School
Alfred S. Faust Middle School is a small middle school with an address in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 240 students. Enrollment is 58% lower than the average for middle schools in New Jersey, which is about 578.
East Rutherford School District has a total of 3 schools and 787 students, Alfred S. Faust Middle School among them.
Alfred S. Faust Middle School's enrollment is 51% Hispanic. Other groups include 26% White, 12% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Bergen County residents are about 23% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Alfred S. Faust Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.4:1. Among middle schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 10.9:1. Eligible students account for 52% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Bergen County report 28%.
The allk12 Grade for Alfred S. Faust Middle School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Alfred S. Faust Middle School is 14.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 52.1%. Predicted: 37.9%.
Bergen County has about 962,316 residents, and median household income is about $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 291 public schools in Bergen County, with a combined enrollment of about 133,883.
The closest other public school is Lincoln School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Alfred S. Faust Middle School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 294 in 2020-21 and 240 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.4:1) than in 2020-21 (8.2:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Rutherford School District
- McKenzie SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 178 students
Other schools in East Rutherford
- Henry P. Becton Regional High SchoolHigh · 853 students
- McKenzie SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln School0.0 mi · 178
- Henry P. Becton Regional High School0.4 mi · 853
- Washington School0.4 mi · 349
- Rutherford High School0.7 mi · 727
- Carlstadt Public School0.7 mi · 478
- Union School0.9 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolHow large is Alfred S. Faust Middle School?
Alfred S. Faust Middle School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Alfred S. Faust Middle School serve?
Alfred S. Faust Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alfred S. Faust Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alfred S. Faust Middle School is approximately 9.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Alfred S. Faust Middle School?
Student demographics at Alfred S. Faust Middle School are roughly 26% White, 51% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Alfred S. Faust Middle School?
Alfred S. Faust Middle School is overseen by East Rutherford School District in Bergen County.
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