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Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School

250 PROSPECT ST, MIDLAND PARK, NJ 07432 · (201) 444-7400 · Bergen County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of New Jersey public high schools
  • A-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 high schools

Enrollment
367
High
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 929
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
28 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 76718%
Grade 86819%
Grade 96518%
Grade 105515%
Grade 116518%
Grade 124713%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
26372%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
8122%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19854%
Female
16946%

School pathway

Feeds from
Highland Elementary School03–06
Based on grade levels within Midland Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
84.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2584.9%58.0%
2023-2483.9%51.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School

Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School this school3677.6%58.3%
Waldwick High School
WALDWICK
4341.8%63.1%
Park Ridge High School
PARK RIDGE
49111.6%58.4%
Cedar Grove High School
Cedar Grove
4216.4%42.2%
Emerson Jr Sr High
Emerson
44014.3%47.4%
Pequannock Township High School
Pompton Plains
6556.4%59.2%
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Bergen County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.3%#74 of 397#17 of 48
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#65 of 400
▲ 29
#18 of 48
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.9%#29 of 395
▲ 23
#4 of 48
▲ 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
367#357 of 442#47 of 51
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.0:1#9 of 388#2 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.7%#284 of 389#45 of 49
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
7.6%#349 of 405#34 of 49
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.0%#34 of 200#4 of 31
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
367
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 8.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536745.78.0:18% (28)
2023-2434745.77.6:15% (16)
2022-2332743.57.5:16% (18)
2020-21357448.1:15% (19)
2017-1844246.19.6:17% (32)
2015-164644310.8:17% (34)
2010-114143212.9:11% (3)
2000-014204110.2:13% (11)
1990-915053912.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (442 to 367); teachers down 1% (46.1 to 45.7).

About Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School

Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School is a very small high school serving families in MIDLAND PARK, New Jersey. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 367 students. High schools in New Jersey have about 929 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in Midland Park School District totals 906 students.

More than half of the students at Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School are White (72%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Bergen County overall, about 55% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.

With 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.0:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School, 8% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.

Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of New Jersey public high schools.

Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.0%. Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School scores 58.3%.

In Bergen County, home to about 962,316 people, median household income comes to about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bergen County's 291 public schools enroll about 133,883 students and include Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School.

Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School's closest public school neighbor is Godwin Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is 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 increased from 357 to 367, a 3% rise.

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Bergen County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School
District
Midland Park School District
Address
250 PROSPECT ST, MIDLAND PARK, NJ 07432
Phone
(201) 444-7400
County
Bergen County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
367
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
8.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
28 (8%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341014000608
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School
How large is Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School?
Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School serve?
Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School?
Approximately 8.0:1 students per teacher at Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School.
How diverse is Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School?
Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School reports a student body of 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School in?
Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School is part of Midland Park School District.
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