Saddle Brook Middle/High School

Set in SADDLE BROOK, New Jersey, Saddle Brook Middle/High School is a reasonably sized high school, part of Saddle Brook School District. It teaches 806 students across grades 7 through 12.

Within Saddle Brook School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,836 students, Saddle Brook Middle/High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Saddle Brook Middle/High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Saddle Brook Middle/High School has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Saddle Brook Middle/High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.3%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of -7.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bergen County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Saddle Brook Middle/High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Washington School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Saddle Brook Middle/High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Saddle Brook Middle/High School's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 771 (now 806). Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.