Demarest Middle School

Demarest Middle School operates as a compact middle-grades school in DEMAREST, New Jersey, one of the schools within Demarest School District. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Across the 3 schools in Demarest School District (801 students total), Demarest Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Demarest Middle School records that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Bergen County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. Roughly 1% of students at Demarest Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Demarest Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bergen County) shows that median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Demarest Middle School is one.

County Road School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Demarest Middle School. On composite proficiency, Demarest Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 72.6%.

Demarest Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Demarest Middle School has rose 16%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 58% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Demarest Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.