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Enrollment
561
Middle
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAYWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340981000602
Maywood Avenue School
452 MAYWOOD AVE, MAYWOOD, NJ 07607 · (201) 845-9114 · Bergen County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
142 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maywood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 61.4% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Maywood Avenue School
Maywood Avenue School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood Avenue School this school | 561 | 25.3% | 61.9% |
| David E. Owens Middle School NEW MILFORD | 523 | 20.7% | 54.6% |
| Hasbrouck Heights Middle School HASBROUCK HEIGHTS | 417 | 21.8% | 54.6% |
| South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 553 | 37.1% | 43.4% |
| Grant Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 568 | 35.4% | 37.2% |
| 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 Maywood Avenue School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #86 of 433 | #25 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #109 of 437 ▼ 24 | #29 of 53 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #132 of 437 ▼ 26 | #35 of 53 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #210 of 445 | #25 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #343 of 417 | #46 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #52 of 419 | #3 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #252 of 436 | #19 of 52 |
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
561
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 561 | 45.6 | 12.3:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 44 | 12.5:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 46.2 | 11.2:1 | 13% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 48 | 11.6:1 | 10% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 21% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 11% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 29 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maywood Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (561 to 561); teachers up 4% (44 to 45.6).
About Maywood Avenue School
Maywood Avenue School is a mid-sized middle school in MAYWOOD, New Jersey, administered by Maywood School District. It offers grades 4 through 8 and has 561 students enrolled.
Federal data list 2 schools in Maywood School District, with 976 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Maywood Avenue School is Hispanic, with 43% of students. Other groups include 31% White, 16% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Maywood Avenue School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Maywood Avenue School totals 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Compared with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 25% of students (142) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bergen County is close, at 28%.
Maywood Avenue School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Maywood Avenue School scores 61.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.3%.
In Bergen County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 291 public schools and about 133,883 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Maywood Campus, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Maywood Avenue School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Maywood Avenue School had 556 students in 2020-21 and 561 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 page for Maywood Avenue School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 MAYWOOD
- Memorial SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Maywood CampusElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Maywood Campus0.0 mi · 206
- Nellie K. Parker0.5 mi · 589
- Memorial School0.8 mi · 415
- Midland School #10.8 mi · 458
- Fairmount1.0 mi · 621
- Hackensack High School1.2 mi · 1,813
Frequently asked questions
About Maywood Avenue SchoolHow many students attend Maywood Avenue School?
Maywood Avenue School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 04-08.
Is Maywood Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maywood Avenue School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Maywood Avenue School have?
Maywood Avenue School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Maywood Avenue School?
Maywood Avenue School reports a student body of 31% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Black, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Maywood Avenue School in?
Maywood Avenue School is part of Maywood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.