Enrollment
166
Middle
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOGOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340192003525
Bogota Middle School
131 East Fort Lee Road, Bogota, NJ 07603 · (201) 441-4800 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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.
- A+Beats 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
12.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
110 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 76 | 46% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 54% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Bogota Middle School→Bogota Jr./Sr. High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bogota Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 64.1% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 43.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Bogota Middle School
Bogota Middle School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogota Middle School this school | 166 | 66.3% | 53.0% |
| Prospect Park Middle School Prospect Park | 143 | 51.7% | 22.6% |
| Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School JAMESBURG | 217 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
| Wildwood Middle School WILDWOOD | 157 | 87.9% | 9.4% |
| Community Middle School Bound Brook | 291 | 85.2% | 27.0% |
| Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School Wharton | 265 | 45.7% | 40.8% |
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 Bogota Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #153 of 433 | #37 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #216 of 437 ▼ 25 | #40 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #192 of 437 ▼ 26 | #41 of 53 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #427 of 445 | #53 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #82 of 436 | #7 of 52 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 166 | 13.5 | 12.3:1 | 66% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 13.5 | 14.0:1 | 63% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 12.5 | 15.8:1 | 55% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bogota Middle School.
About Bogota Middle School
Bogota Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Bogota, New Jersey. A federal count lists 166 students at the school, in grades 6 through 7. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578, so this school runs 71% smaller than that.
Bogota Public School District counts 4 schools and 1,302 students, including Bogota Middle School.
The student body at Bogota Middle School is 80% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 8% White, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Bergen County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 13.5 full-time equivalents, or about 12.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Bogota Middle School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bogota Middle School is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.9%. The school's actual rate is 53.0%, 23.1 points higher.
Federal survey data for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 291 public schools in Bergen County, enrolling about 133,883 students in all.
The school nearest to Bogota Middle School is Bogota Jr./Sr. High School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Bogota Middle School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Bogota Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bogota Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Bogota Public School District
- Bogota Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 475 students
- Lillian M. SteenElementary · 347 students
- E. Roy BixbyElementary · 314 students
Other schools in Bogota
- Bogota Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 475 students
- Lillian M. SteenElementary · 347 students
- E. Roy BixbyElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Bogota Jr./Sr. High School0.2 mi · 475
- E. Roy Bixby0.4 mi · 314
- Lillian M. Steen0.5 mi · 347
- Teaneck Community Charter school0.6 mi · 377
- Lincoln Elementary School0.9 mi · 346
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School1.0 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Bogota Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bogota Middle School?
Bogota Middle School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does Bogota Middle School serve?
Bogota Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Bogota Middle School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Bogota Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bogota Middle School?
At Bogota Middle School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 80% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Bogota Middle School in?
Bogota Middle School is part of Bogota Public School District.
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