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Fieldstone Middle School
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Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Fieldstone Middle School
Fieldstone Middle School operates as a compact middle school in Montvale, New Jersey, part of Montvale Board of Education School District. Current enrollment sits at 443 students spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Fieldstone Middle School sits 23% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Montvale Board of Education School District, which oversees 2 schools and 975 students, Fieldstone Middle School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Fieldstone Middle School reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Fieldstone Middle School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 9% of students at Fieldstone Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Fieldstone Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.7%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Fieldstone Middle School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).
Pascack Hills High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fieldstone Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.1%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fieldstone Middle School has decreased 5%, going from 465 students in 2018 to 443 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 70% to 57%.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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