Enrollment
370
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD TAPPAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341218000674
Charles DeWolf Middle School
275 OLD TAPPAN RD, OLD TAPPAN, NJ 07675 · (201) 664-1475 · Bergen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · 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 5 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within Old Tappan Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
87.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
78.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.1pp 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 79 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 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.8% | 78.5% |
| 2023-24 | 87.6% | 75.4% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Charles DeWolf Middle School
Charles DeWolf Middle School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles DeWolf Middle School this school | 370 | 0.8% | 76.0% |
| Washington School Millburn | 363 | 2.2% | 80.8% |
| Mount Pleasant Middle School LIVINGSTON | 530 | 4.0% | 81.5% |
| Cresskill Middle School Cresskill | 421 | 4.0% | 58.6% |
| Tenakill Middle School CLOSTER | 593 | 2.4% | 72.2% |
| Demarest Middle School DEMAREST | 359 | 0.8% | 71.7% |
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 Charles DeWolf Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #8 of 433 | #2 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #20 of 437 ▲ 3 | #5 of 53 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #13 of 437 ▼ 1 | #2 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #328 of 445 | #42 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #300 of 417 | #37 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #185 of 419 | #29 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.8% | #431 of 436 | #49 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #29 of 122 | #6 of 14 |
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
370
+59 (+19%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 370 | 31.7 | 11.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 32 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 29 | 10.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 28.9 | 10.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 37 | 10.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 14 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles DeWolf Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (310 to 370); teachers up 10% (28.9 to 31.7).
About Charles DeWolf Middle School
Charles DeWolf Middle School is a middle school located in OLD TAPPAN, New Jersey, in Bergen County. The latest federal count shows 370 students in grades 5 through 8. Against the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 36% lower.
Old Tappan Public School District, which runs Charles DeWolf Middle School, has 2 schools and 744 students.
Charles DeWolf Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. The remaining students are 46% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Bergen County, the White share is about 55%. Charles DeWolf Middle School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Charles DeWolf Middle School counts 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.7 students for each one. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. About 1% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
allk12 grades Charles DeWolf Middle School an A+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Charles DeWolf Middle School is 10.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (76.0% versus 65.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In the county around the school, Bergen County, median household income is about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Charles DeWolf Middle School is among the 291 public schools in Bergen County.
The school nearest to Charles DeWolf Middle School is T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Charles DeWolf Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Charles DeWolf Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Charles DeWolf Middle School saw enrollment rise 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Old Tappan Public School District
- T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Other schools in OLD TAPPAN
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Old TappanHigh · 1,086 students
- T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Nearby schools
- T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School0.2 mi · 374
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan0.6 mi · 1,086
- Holdrum Middle School1.2 mi · 347
- Roberge Elementary School1.7 mi · 338
- Harrington Park School1.7 mi · 627
- Meadowbrook1.7 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolHow many students attend Charles DeWolf Middle School?
Charles DeWolf Middle School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Charles DeWolf Middle School serve?
Charles DeWolf Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Charles DeWolf Middle School have?
Charles DeWolf Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles DeWolf Middle School?
Student demographics at Charles DeWolf Middle School are roughly 46% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 46% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles DeWolf Middle School?
Charles DeWolf Middle School is overseen by Old Tappan Public School District in Bergen County.
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