Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 13% |
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Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.9% | 51.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School this school | 367 | 7.6% | 58.3% |
| Waldwick High School WALDWICK | 434 | 1.8% | 63.1% |
| Park Ridge High School PARK RIDGE | 491 | 11.6% | 58.4% |
| Cedar Grove High School Cedar Grove | 421 | 6.4% | 42.2% |
| Emerson Jr Sr High Emerson | 440 | 14.3% | 47.4% |
| Pequannock Township High School Pompton Plains | 655 | 6.4% | 59.2% |
Where Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 367 | 45.7 | 8.0:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 45.7 | 7.6:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 43.5 | 7.5:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 44 | 8.1:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 46.1 | 9.6:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 43 | 10.8:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 41 | 10.2:1 | 3% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 39 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
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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