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Alumni: what's one memory from Hackensack Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,399
Middle
DISTRICT 896 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACKENSACK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340627003191
Hackensack Middle School
360 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 · (201) 646-7842 · Bergen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
989 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 349 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 369 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 337 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 25% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Hackensack Middle School→Hackensack High School
Based on grade levels within Hackensack School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
17.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 16.5% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Hackensack Middle School
Hackensack Middle School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackensack Middle School this school | 1,399 | 70.7% | 26.9% |
| Terence C. Reilly School No 7 ELIZABETH | 1,130 | 78.5% | 69.5% |
| William F. Halloran School No.22 ELIZABETH | 1,140 | 78.1% | 67.8% |
| Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN | 988 | 81.4% | 21.9% |
| Long Branch Middle School LONG BRANCH | 1,142 | 81.6% | 22.6% |
| Christopher Columbus Middle School CLIFTON | 1,092 | 74.1% | 32.2% |
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 Hackensack Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #355 of 433 | #49 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #379 of 437 ▼ 3 | #52 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #369 of 437 ▼ 11 | #52 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,399 | #4 of 445 | #1 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #220 of 417 | #29 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #296 of 419 | #44 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #69 of 436 | #4 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #218 of 282 | #30 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
1,399
-161 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,399 | 127.7 | 11.0:1 | 71% (989) |
| 2023-24 | 1,402 | 123.7 | 11.3:1 | 54% (758) |
| 2022-23 | 1,363 | 126.5 | 10.8:1 | 62% (849) |
| 2020-21 | 1,560 | 124 | 12.6:1 | 67% (1,050) |
| 2017-18 | 1,466 | 113.6 | 12.9:1 | 73% (1,067) |
| 2015-16 | 1,388 | 114 | 12.2:1 | 74% (1,034) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hackensack Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,466 to 1,399); teachers up 12% (113.6 to 127.7).
About Hackensack Middle School
A large middle school in Hackensack, New Jersey, Hackensack Middle School is part of Hackensack School District. It is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 1,399 students. By comparison, middle schools in New Jersey enroll about 578 students on average.
Besides Hackensack Middle School, Hackensack School District runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 5,376 students.
Of every 100 students at Hackensack Middle School, about 71 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 19% Black, 4% White, and 4% Asian. Bergen County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 48 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hackensack Middle School scores 46%.
The school lists 127.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 10.9:1. A total of 989 students, or 71%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
Hackensack Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.9% and a predicted 27.5%.
Looking at the county, Bergen County, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Hackensack Middle School, Bergen County has 291 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hackensack High School, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hackensack Middle School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,399, from 1,560 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 12.6:1 to 11.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Hackensack School District
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- FairmountElementary · 621 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · 516 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Other schools in Hackensack
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- Bergen County AcademiesHigh · 1,130 students
- FairmountElementary · 621 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · 516 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Hackensack High School0.5 mi · 1,813
- Fairmount0.8 mi · 621
- Nellie K. Parker0.9 mi · 589
- Lillian M. Steen0.9 mi · 347
- Bergen County Academies1.0 mi · 1,130
- Fanny Meyer Hillers1.0 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Hackensack Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hackensack Middle School?
Hackensack Middle School enrolls approximately 1,399 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hackensack Middle School serve?
Hackensack Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hackensack Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hackensack Middle School is approximately 11.0:1 (128 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hackensack Middle School?
Hackensack Middle School reports a student body of 4% White, 71% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hackensack Middle School in?
Hackensack Middle School is part of Hackensack School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.