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Enrollment
702
Middle
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERONA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341674002456
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
600 BLOOMFIELD AVE, VERONA, NJ 07044 · (973) 571-6751 · Essex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- C-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
11.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
13 students
DISTRICT 1% · 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 | 179 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 167 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 25% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School→Verona High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Verona Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
65.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 53.9% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School this school | 702 | 1.9% | 58.1% |
| Haddonfield Middle School HADDONFIELD | 631 | 1.6% | 69.4% |
| Orange Avenue School CRANFORD | 750 | 0.8% | 70.0% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School WYCKOFF | 607 | 0.5% | 61.9% |
| Roosevelt Intermediate School Westfield | 638 | 0.9% | 65.5% |
| Medford Memorial Middle School MEDFORD | 644 | 7.5% | 52.2% |
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 Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #115 of 433 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #81 of 437 ▲ 45 | #6 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #112 of 437 ▲ 23 | #10 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #132 of 445 | #8 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #262 of 417 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #380 of 419 | #27 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.9% | #421 of 436 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #89 of 122 | #5 of 11 |
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
702
+59 (+9%) vs 2020
+124% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 702 | 62 | 11.3:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 59.2 | 11.3:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 58.2 | 11.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 58 | 11.1:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 62.2 | 10.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (676 to 702); teachers unchanged (62.2 to 62).
About Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in VERONA, New Jersey. School enrollment was 702 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average about 578 students.
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is run by Verona Public School District, whose 6 schools enroll 2,167 students.
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School enrolls a student body that is 83% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Essex County overall, about 30% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School comes in at 30%.
The school reports 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.3 students per teacher. Middle schools in New Jersey average about 10.9:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 2% of students. Across public schools in Essex County, the average is 54%.
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is 7.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.1% actual, 65.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In the county around the school, Essex County, median household income is about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is among the 249 public schools in Essex County.
Of nearby public schools, Frederic N. Brown Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 58.1% is below the 60.8% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 643 to 702.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Verona Public School District
- Verona High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Laning Avenue SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Brookdale Avenue SchoolElementary · 134 students
Other schools in VERONA
- Verona High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Laning Avenue SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Forest Avenue SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Brookdale Avenue SchoolElementary · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary School0.4 mi · 247
- Brookdale Avenue School0.6 mi · 134
- Verona High School0.6 mi · 593
- Laning Avenue School0.6 mi · 261
- Forest Avenue School0.6 mi · 230
- South End Elementary School0.8 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School?
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 05-08.
Is Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School have?
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School?
Student demographics at Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School in?
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is part of Verona Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.