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Enrollment
610
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL-WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340258002010
Grover Cleveland Middle School
36 ACADEMY RD, CALDWELL, NJ 07006 · (973) 228-9115 · Essex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
77 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 6 | 204 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 34% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Grover Cleveland Middle School→James Caldwell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caldwell-West School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 56.9% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Grover Cleveland Middle School
Grover Cleveland Middle School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland Middle School this school | 610 | 12.6% | 57.7% |
| Clifton T. Barkalow School FREEHOLD | 574 | 15.0% | 54.2% |
| Long Valley Middle School LONG VALLEY | 625 | 7.7% | 60.3% |
| Westwood Regional Middle School WESTWOOD | 656 | 14.3% | 54.9% |
| Jefferson Township Middle School OAK RIDGE | 550 | 15.8% | 42.7% |
| Carl H. Kumpf School CLARK | 528 | 8.3% | 56.0% |
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 Grover Cleveland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #117 of 433 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #125 of 437 ▼ 14 | #10 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #165 of 437 ▼ 13 | #16 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #178 of 445 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #285 of 417 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #352 of 419 | #26 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #338 of 436 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #241 of 282 | #15 of 16 |
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
610
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 610 | 53 | 11.5:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 52 | 11.1:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 50 | 11.7:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 52 | 12.0:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 55.5 | 11.3:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grover Cleveland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (626 to 610); teachers down 5% (55.5 to 53).
About Grover Cleveland Middle School
Grover Cleveland Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in New Jersey, with an address in CALDWELL. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 610 students.
Grover Cleveland Middle School reports to Caldwell-West School District, which has 7 schools and 2,520 students.
The largest group at Grover Cleveland Middle School is White students, at 77%. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 30% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grover Cleveland Middle School scores 38%.
The school's 53 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. That is in line with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Income data for the school show 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
Grover Cleveland Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.3% at Grover Cleveland Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.7%.
For Essex County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $80,789 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Essex County number 249, with about 145,473 students.
Of the public schools around it, Grover Cleveland Middle School is closest to Jefferson Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Grover Cleveland Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Grover Cleveland Middle School's average proficiency of 57.7% compares with 52.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
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 fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 610 in 2024-25.
The Grover Cleveland Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell-West School District
- James Caldwell High SchoolHigh · 749 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.3 mi · 246
- Harrison School0.5 mi · 39
- James Caldwell High School0.6 mi · 749
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 409
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 253
- Essex County West Caldwell Tech0.9 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grover Cleveland Middle School?
Grover Cleveland Middle School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Grover Cleveland Middle School serve?
Grover Cleveland Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grover Cleveland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grover Cleveland Middle School is approximately 11.5:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grover Cleveland Middle School?
At Grover Cleveland Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Grover Cleveland Middle School?
Grover Cleveland Middle School is overseen by Caldwell-West School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.