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Alumni: what's one memory from Secaucus Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SECAUCUS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341485006059
Secaucus Middle School
11 MILL RIDGE ROAD, SECAUCUS, NJ 07094 · (201) 974-2025 · Hudson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
178 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 6 | 170 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Secaucus Middle School→Secaucus High School
Based on grade levels within Secaucus School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 41.4% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Secaucus Middle School
Secaucus Middle School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secaucus Middle School this school | 478 | 37.2% | 48.1% |
| South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 553 | 37.1% | 43.4% |
| Grant Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 568 | 35.4% | 37.2% |
| Memorial Middle School LITTLE FERRY | 353 | 45.3% | 38.4% |
| Slocum Skewes School RIDGEFIELD | 654 | 49.2% | 48.8% |
| Maywood Avenue School MAYWOOD | 561 | 25.3% | 61.9% |
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 Secaucus Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #200 of 433 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #221 of 437 ▼ 16 | #5 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #237 of 437 ▼ 46 | #7 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #268 of 445 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #162 of 417 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #72 of 419 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #199 of 436 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #110 of 122 | N/A |
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
478
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
+170% since 1990-91, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 478 | 45.7 | 10.5:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 47.7 | 9.7:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 41.7 | 11.3:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 45 | 11.4:1 | 31% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 42 | 11.3:1 | 32% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 33 | 10.2:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 27% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 22% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 177 | 10 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Secaucus Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (473 to 478); teachers up 9% (42 to 45.7).
About Secaucus Middle School
Secaucus Middle School is a small middle school found in SECAUCUS, New Jersey. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 478 students.
Besides Secaucus Middle School, Secaucus School District runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 2,128 students.
Enrollment at Secaucus Middle School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 44%. It is also 28% Asian, 23% White, and 4% Black. For comparison, Hudson County is about 41% Hispanic. Secaucus Middle School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Secaucus Middle School counts 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.5 students for each one. Middle schools in New Jersey average about 10.9:1, a similar figure. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 68% for public schools in Hudson County.
allk12 grades Secaucus Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Hudson County, median household income is about $91,795, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Secaucus Middle School is among the 130 public schools in Hudson County.
The closest public school to Secaucus Middle School is Secaucus High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Secaucus Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 48.1% is above the 34.9% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 478, 7% below the 514 of 2020-21.
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Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Secaucus School District
- Secaucus High SchoolHigh · 612 students
- Huber Street SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Clarendon SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in SECAUCUS
- High Tech High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Secaucus High SchoolHigh · 612 students
- Huber Street SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Clarendon SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Academy of Career and Technical EducationHigh · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Secaucus High School0.0 mi · 612
- Huber Street School0.5 mi · 563
- Clarendon School1.2 mi · 475
- Franklin Elementary School1.6 mi · 509
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,193
- North Bergen High School1.9 mi · 2,328
Frequently asked questions
About Secaucus Middle SchoolHow large is Secaucus Middle School?
Secaucus Middle School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Secaucus Middle School serve?
Secaucus Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Secaucus Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Secaucus Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Secaucus Middle School?
Student demographics at Secaucus Middle School are roughly 23% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 28% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Secaucus Middle School?
Secaucus Middle School is overseen by Secaucus School District in Hudson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.