River Dell Middle School

Located at 230 WOODLAND AVENUE, in River Edge, New Jersey, River Dell Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school that works with 573 students (grades 7 through 8), part of River Dell Regional School District.

Across the 2 schools in River Dell Regional School District (1,598 students total), River Dell Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, River Dell Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Bergen County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, River Dell Middle School lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. Roughly 1% of students at River Dell Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

With demographic context factored in, River Dell Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bergen County) records that median household income runs about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), River Dell Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: River Dell Regional High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, River Dell Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 66.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 571 students in 2018 compared to 573 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 52% over that span.

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