Janis E. Dismus Middle School

Set in ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, Janis E. Dismus Middle School is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, one of the schools within Englewood Public School District. It caters to 342 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Janis E. Dismus Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Englewood Public School District, a district that hosts 2,847 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Janis E. Dismus Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Janis E. Dismus Middle School shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at Janis E. Dismus Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Janis E. Dismus Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.7%; this one delivers 25.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Bergen County shows median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Janis E. Dismus Middle School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Janis E. Dismus Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.6%.

Janis E. Dismus Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Janis E. Dismus Middle School's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 342). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 50% to 71%.

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