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If you had an hour of school board time for Brookside School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
502
Middle
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLENDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340075000224
Brookside School
100 Brookside Avenue, Allendale, NJ 07401 · (201) 327-2020 · Bergen County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A+Test 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
11.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
10 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 4 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 20% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Allendale Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
87.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
86.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.6% | 86.5% |
| 2023-24 | 86.7% | 82.8% |
% 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Brookside School
Brookside School's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside School this school | 502 | 2.0% | 78.7% |
| William R. Satz School HOLMDEL | 455 | 2.9% | 68.5% |
| George Washington Middle School RIDGEWOOD | 644 | 1.9% | 69.6% |
| Emil A. Cavallini Middle School UPPER SADDLE RIVER | 389 | 0.8% | 73.9% |
| Indian Hill School HOLMDEL | 610 | 3.1% | 75.1% |
| Columbia Middle School BERKELEY HTS | 523 | 2.7% | 66.7% |
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 Brookside School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #5 of 433 | #1 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #5 of 437 no change | #1 of 53 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #15 of 437 ▼ 1 | #4 of 53 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #247 of 445 | #29 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #305 of 417 | #39 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #256 of 419 | #40 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.0% | #418 of 436 | #42 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #221 of 282 | #31 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
502
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 502 | 42.8 | 11.7:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 47.8 | 11.0:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 44.8 | 11.7:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 44 | 11.5:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 46.3 | 11.3:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 39 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (524 to 502); teachers down 8% (46.3 to 42.8).
About Brookside School
Brookside School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in Allendale, New Jersey. Its grade span covers grades 4 through 8, with 502 students on the rolls.
Allendale Public School District has a total of 2 schools and 850 students, Brookside School among them.
About 67% of the student body at Brookside School is White. The remaining students are 18% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Bergen County, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Its staff includes 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.7 students per teacher. Compared with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 2% of students at Brookside School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Brookside School outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Brookside School would be expected to post about 65.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.7%.
Looking at the county, Bergen County, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bergen County has 291 public schools with about 133,883 students, including Brookside School.
Of the public schools around it, Brookside School is closest to Hillside Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 66.5% on proficiency, and Brookside School is above that at 78.7%.
Brookside School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 506 to 502, a small change.
The discussion board for Brookside School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Allendale Public School District
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Other schools in Allendale
- Northern Highlands Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Other Brookside schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Brookside. Brookside School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- BrooksideStockton, CA · 768 students
- BROOKSIDE SCHOOLOSSINING, NY · 672 students
- BrooksideMilford, MA · 578 students
- BROOKSIDE SCHOOLYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY · 522 students
- Brookside SchoolSPRINGVILLE, UT · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Hillside Elementary School0.2 mi · 348
- Northern Highlands Regional High School0.5 mi · 1,257
- Crescent Elementary School0.7 mi · 313
- Waldwick Middle School1.3 mi · 401
- Waldwick High School1.3 mi · 434
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.6 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside SchoolHow large is Brookside School?
Brookside School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 04-08.
Is Brookside School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookside School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Brookside School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Brookside School.
How diverse is Brookside School?
Brookside School reports a student body of 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookside School?
Brookside School is overseen by Allendale Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.