Holdrum Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 102 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 38% |
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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 | #12 of 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #35 of 437 | #10 of 53 |
| 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 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #115 of 282 | #11 of 35 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or 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) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 39 | 10.2:1 | 1% (3) |
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.
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 13% over 7 years, reaching 347 in 2024-25. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 82% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.2:1 to 8.3:1.
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