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Enrollment
490
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340726000526
George G White
120 MAGNOLIA AVE, HILLSDALE, NJ 07642 · (201) 664-0286 · Bergen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest 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
8.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
52 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 5 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 27% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Hillsdale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
80.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 68.0% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 George G White
George G White's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George G White this school | 490 | 10.6% | 65.9% |
| Madison Junior School MADISON | 555 | 7.6% | 64.8% |
| Branchburg Central Middle School Branchburg | 458 | 12.4% | 53.4% |
| Readington Middle School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 466 | 13.1% | 53.9% |
| Morris Plains Borough School MORRIS PLAINS | 398 | 13.6% | 70.8% |
| Anthony Wayne Middle School WAYNE | 617 | 12.0% | 59.4% |
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 George G White ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #50 of 433 | #15 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #67 of 437 ▼ 20 | #20 of 53 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #53 of 437 ▲ 27 | #16 of 53 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #259 of 445 | #31 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #29 of 417 | #5 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #253 of 419 | #39 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #349 of 436 | #31 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #159 of 282 | #20 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
490
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 490 | 58 | 8.4:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 58.5 | 8.4:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 58.3 | 8.2:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 55 | 8.7:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 58.7 | 9.2:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 58 | 10.0:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George G White.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (541 to 490); teachers down 1% (58.7 to 58).
About George G White
In HILLSDALE, New Jersey, George G White is a small middle school. The school runs grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 490 students.
George G White belongs to Hillsdale School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,123 students.
More than half of enrollment at George G White is White: 67%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 55% White. The diversity index for George G White is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.4:1. The average for middle schools in New Jersey, 10.9:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 11%. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
George G White earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of New Jersey public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, George G White is 5.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
In Bergen County, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bergen County has 291 public schools with about 133,883 students, including George G White.
Pascack Valley High School sits about 0.6 miles from George G White. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. George G White places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at George G White was 480 in 2020-21 and 490 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion board for George G White is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 Hillsdale School District
- MeadowbrookElementary · 318 students
- Ann Blanche SmithElementary · 315 students
Other schools in HILLSDALE
- Pascack Valley High SchoolHigh · 928 students
- MeadowbrookElementary · 318 students
- Ann Blanche SmithElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Pascack Valley High School0.6 mi · 928
- Meadowbrook0.9 mi · 318
- Berkeley Elementary1.0 mi · 277
- Jessie F. George Elementary1.1 mi · 282
- Brookside Elementary School1.2 mi · 390
- Westwood Regional Middle School1.3 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About George G WhiteWhat is the total enrollment at George G White?
George G White enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does George G White serve?
George G White serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at George G White?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at George G White.
How diverse is George G White?
George G White reports a student body of 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees George G White?
George G White is overseen by Hillsdale School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.