Grover Cleveland Middle School

Grover Cleveland Middle School is one of the reasonably sized middle-grades schools in CALDWELL, New Jersey, run under Caldwell-West School District, with 610 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 7 schools in Caldwell-West School District (2,520 students total), Grover Cleveland Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Grover Cleveland Middle School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grover Cleveland Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.7%.

Across the wider county, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Grover Cleveland Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grover Cleveland Middle School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grover Cleveland Middle School has contracted 3%, going from 626 students in 2018 to 610 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 77% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.