Tenafly Middle School

As a sprawling 6-8 campus in TENAFLY, New Jersey, Tenafly Middle School educates 916 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Tenafly Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 58% bigger than the state mean of about 578.

Tenafly Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Tenafly Public School District, a district that works with 3,404 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Tenafly Middle School logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Tenafly Middle School has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 5% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Tenafly Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 73.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bergen County put the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Tenafly Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Tenafly High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tenafly Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tenafly Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 917 students in 2018 to 916 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 53% to 47% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Tenafly Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.