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Hasbrouck Heights Middle School
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 143 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 32% |
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Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 51.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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%.
Schools most like Hasbrouck Heights Middle School
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasbrouck Heights Middle School this school | 417 | 21.8% | 54.6% |
| David E. Owens Middle School NEW MILFORD | 523 | 20.7% | 54.6% |
| John H. Walker Middle School NUTLEY | 637 | 17.9% | 56.3% |
| Little Falls Township Public School # 1 LITTLE FALLS | 392 | 27.6% | 61.7% |
| Lincoln Park Middle School LINCOLN PARK | 368 | 24.5% | 60.3% |
| Lincoln/Roosevelt School SUCCASUNNA | 484 | 25.4% | 37.8% |
Where Hasbrouck Heights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #140 of 433 | #35 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #128 of 437 ▲ 18 | #31 of 53 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #148 of 437 ▲ 24 | #37 of 53 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #307 of 445 | #38 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #250 of 417 | #33 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #115 of 419 | #15 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #271 of 436 | #21 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #92 of 282 | #8 of 35 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 417 | 37.2 | 11.2:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 38.6 | 10.2:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 38.8 | 10.3:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 42 | 10.1:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 37.1 | 13.2:1 | 16% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 11% (44) |
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (490 to 417); teachers unchanged (37.1 to 37.2).
About Hasbrouck Heights Middle School
Students in HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, New Jersey, attend Hasbrouck Heights Middle School, a small middle school. Total enrollment is 417 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 28% below the average of about 578 students for middle schools in New Jersey.
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School is a school in Hasbrouck Heights School District. The district has 4 schools and 1,642 students.
White students make up 45% of enrollment at Hasbrouck Heights Middle School, the largest share of any group. Next come 37% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all Bergen County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. The school has 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Federal data show 22% of students (91) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of New Jersey public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.2%.
In Bergen County, home to about 962,316 people, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bergen County number 291, with about 133,883 students.
Hasbrouck Heights High School is the nearest public school to Hasbrouck Heights Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hasbrouck Heights Middle School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 426 to 417, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.1:1 in 2020-21, and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
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