Alfred S. Faust Middle School

Alfred S. Faust Middle School is a 6-8 campus of tight-knit scale in East Rutherford, New Jersey, operated by East Rutherford School District, caters to 240 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 58% below typical.

Alfred S. Faust Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by East Rutherford School District, a district that hosts 787 students overall.

On demographics, Alfred S. Faust Middle School logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% White, 12% Asian, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alfred S. Faust Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 52.1%, a residual of +14.3 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household income runs about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Alfred S. Faust Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lincoln School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Alfred S. Faust Middle School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 30%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 240 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 37% to 51% over that span.

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