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Enrollment
637
Middle
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NUTLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341188002380
John H. Walker Middle School
325 FRANKLIN AVE, NUTLEY, NJ 07110 · (973) 661-8869 · Essex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
114 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 7 | 311 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 51% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
John H. Walker Middle School→Nutley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Nutley Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 53.2% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 John H. Walker Middle School
John H. Walker Middle School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Walker Middle School this school | 637 | 17.9% | 56.3% |
| Copeland Middle School ROCKAWAY | 799 | 20.4% | 48.6% |
| Eisenhower Middle School SUCCASUNNA | 531 | 21.3% | 45.0% |
| David E. Owens Middle School NEW MILFORD | 523 | 20.7% | 54.6% |
| Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS | 735 | 16.7% | 49.8% |
| Memorial Middle School FAIR LAWN | 655 | 25.6% | 60.0% |
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 John H. Walker Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #128 of 433 | #10 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #159 of 437 ▼ 28 | #15 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #115 of 437 ▼ 5 | #11 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #159 of 445 | #10 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #396 of 417 | #25 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #122 of 419 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #296 of 436 | #14 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #80 of 122 | #3 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
637
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 637 | 44.7 | 14.3:1 | 18% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 50.7 | 12.3:1 | 16% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 49.5 | 12.2:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 51 | 12.8:1 | 15% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 49.4 | 12.3:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 50 | 12.3:1 | 11% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 6% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 41 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John H. Walker Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (608 to 637); teachers down 10% (49.4 to 44.7).
About John H. Walker Middle School
John H. Walker Middle School is a public medium-sized middle school in NUTLEY, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 637 students covers grades 7 through 8.
The district, Nutley Public School District, has 4,299 students enrolled across 7 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at John H. Walker Middle School. The largest is White students, at 49%. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Essex County is roughly 30% White. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. This ratio sits 3.3 above the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 18%. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Essex County.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, John H. Walker Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at John H. Walker Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.3% actual, 56.4% predicted).
Essex County has about 863,002 residents, and the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides John H. Walker Middle School, Essex County has 248 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Nutley High School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. John H. Walker Middle School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 637, starting from 651. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at John H. Walker Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Nutley Public School District
- Nutley High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- Spring Garden SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Radcliffe SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in NUTLEY
- Nutley High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- Spring Garden SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Yantacaw SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Radcliffe SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Nutley High School0.1 mi · 1,222
- Radcliffe School0.4 mi · 342
- Lincoln School0.6 mi · 446
- Yantacaw School0.7 mi · 512
- Spring Garden School0.7 mi · 606
- Washington School0.9 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About John H. Walker Middle SchoolHow many students attend John H. Walker Middle School?
John H. Walker Middle School enrolls approximately 637 students in grades 07-08.
Is John H. Walker Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John H. Walker Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John H. Walker Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John H. Walker Middle School is approximately 14.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John H. Walker Middle School?
At John H. Walker Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is John H. Walker Middle School in?
John H. Walker Middle School is part of Nutley Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.