East Brook Middle School

As a moderately sized 6-8 campus in PARAMUS, New Jersey, East Brook Middle School serves 555 students from grades 5 through 8, overseen by Paramus Public School District.

East Brook Middle School is one of 8 schools operated by Paramus Public School District, a district that caters to 3,555 students overall.

In terms of who attends, East Brook Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, East Brook Middle School reports 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting East Brook Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Brook Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.5%, the actual is 65.9%, a residual of +8.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bergen County) records that the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which East Brook Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Parkway Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Brook Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Brook Middle School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.7%.

East Brook Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Brook Middle School has contracted 9%, going from 607 students in 2018 to 555 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the East Brook Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.