Enrollment
347
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341395000798
Holdrum Middle School
393 RIVERVALE ROAD, RIVER VALE, NJ 07675 · (201) 358-4016 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest 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.
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
8.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 102 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 38% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Based on grade levels within River Vale Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
71.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.1% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 65.5% |
% 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Holdrum Middle School
Holdrum Middle School's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holdrum Middle School this school | 347 | 0.9% | 67.9% |
| Pearl R. Miller Middle School KINNELON | 378 | 4.2% | 64.3% |
| Mendham Township Middle School BROOKSIDE | 342 | 0.9% | 86.7% |
| Franklin Avenue Middle School Franklin Lakes | 369 | 3.3% | 61.5% |
| Black River Middle School Chester | 352 | 5.7% | 64.4% |
| Ridgedale Middle School FLORHAM PARK | 321 | 2.2% | 62.2% |
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 Holdrum Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #43 of 433 | #11 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #47 of 437 ▲ 14 | #12 of 53 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #35 of 437 ▲ 9 | #10 of 53 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #343 of 445 | #46 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #27 of 417 | #3 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #326 of 419 | #47 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.9% | #429 of 436 | #47 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #115 of 282 | #11 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
347
-66 (-16%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 347 | 41.6 | 8.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 41.6 | 8.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 40.6 | 8.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 39 | 10.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 29 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holdrum Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (399 to 347); teachers up 7% (39 to 41.6).
About Holdrum Middle School
As a small middle school, Holdrum Middle School serves students in RIVER VALE, New Jersey. Total enrollment is 347 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 40% below the average of about 578 students for middle schools in New Jersey.
River Vale Public School District is responsible for 3 schools, Holdrum Middle School included, with 1,011 students in all.
At Holdrum Middle School, 75% of students are White. Other students are 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Bergen County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
There are 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Holdrum Middle School, giving a ratio of 8.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1. A total of 3 students, or 1%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 28% average among public schools in Bergen County.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Holdrum Middle School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Holdrum Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.9%; the prediction is 65.7%.
The school's county is Bergen County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bergen County's 291 public schools enroll about 133,883 students and include Holdrum Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Meadowbrook, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Holdrum Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Holdrum Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 16% over 4 years, reaching 347 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.9:1 to 8.3:1.
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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 River Vale Public School District
- Roberge Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Woodside Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in RIVER VALE
- Roberge Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Woodside Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowbrook0.6 mi · 318
- Pascack Valley High School0.9 mi · 928
- Roberge Elementary School0.9 mi · 338
- Charles DeWolf Middle School1.2 mi · 370
- Berkeley Elementary1.3 mi · 277
- George G White1.3 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Holdrum Middle SchoolHow large is Holdrum Middle School?
Holdrum Middle School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Holdrum Middle School serve?
Holdrum Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Holdrum Middle School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Holdrum Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Holdrum Middle School?
Student demographics at Holdrum Middle School are roughly 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Holdrum Middle School in?
Holdrum Middle School is part of River Vale Public School District.
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