1
Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLIFFSIDE PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340327000312
School #6/Middle School
440 OAKDENE AVE, CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ 07010 · (201) 313-2360 · Bergen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C+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
11.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
464 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 186 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 27% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
School #6/Middle School→Cliffside Park High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cliffside Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 29.6% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 School #6/Middle School
School #6/Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School #6/Middle School this school | 679 | 68.3% | 41.7% |
| Lincoln Middle School KEARNY | 763 | 72.5% | 28.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School LODI | 686 | 65.9% | 53.3% |
| Belleville Middle School BELLEVILLE | 685 | 71.5% | 25.6% |
| Alexander Batcho Intermediate School Manville | 510 | 66.5% | 18.1% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle VINELAND | 603 | 72.0% | 14.6% |
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 School #6/Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #243 of 433 | #43 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #259 of 437 ▲ 34 | #45 of 53 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #243 of 437 ▼ 28 | #44 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #140 of 445 | #8 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #304 of 417 | #38 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #286 of 419 | #43 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #73 of 436 | #5 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #153 of 282 | #18 of 35 |
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
679
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 679 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 68% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 669 | 53 | 12.6:1 | 59% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 58.8 | 11.8:1 | 58% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 58 | 12.0:1 | 55% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 61.3 | 12.3:1 | 56% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 57 | 12.4:1 | 57% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 51% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 22 | 30.9:1 | 27% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School #6/Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (752 to 679); teachers down 5% (61.3 to 58).
About School #6/Middle School
School #6/Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in CLIFFSIDE PARK, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 679 students, covering grades 5 through 8.
Cliffside Park School District has a total of 5 schools and 3,135 students, School #6/Middle School among them.
The student body at School #6/Middle School is 68% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% White and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 58 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 10.9:1 for middle schools in New Jersey. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 68%. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County is 40 points.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, School #6/Middle School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In New Jersey, School #6/Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.7% actual against a predicted 28.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Bergen County, 291 public schools serve about 133,883 students.
Bergen Boulevard School is about 0.3 miles from School #6/Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, School #6/Middle School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put School #6/Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 19 students, from 698 to 679.
The allk12 page for School #6/Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Cliffside Park School District
- Cliffside Park High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- School #4Elementary · 478 students
- School #3Elementary · 359 students
- School #5Elementary · 305 students
Other schools in CLIFFSIDE PARK
- Cliffside Park High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- School #4Elementary · 478 students
- School #3Elementary · 359 students
- School #5Elementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Bergen Boulevard School0.3 mi · 187
- School #40.3 mi · 478
- Cliffside Park High School0.4 mi · 1,314
- Number Three School0.5 mi · 668
- Ridgefield Memorial High School0.5 mi · 512
- School #30.6 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About School #6/Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at School #6/Middle School?
School #6/Middle School enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does School #6/Middle School serve?
School #6/Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does School #6/Middle School have?
School #6/Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at School #6/Middle School?
At School #6/Middle School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 68% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is School #6/Middle School in?
School #6/Middle School is part of Cliffside Park School District.
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