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Enrollment
916
Middle
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TENAFLY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341611000872
Tenafly Middle School
10 SUNSET LANE, TENAFLY, NJ 07670 · (201) 816-4530 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL916 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A+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
12.1:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
44 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 | 293 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 306 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Tenafly Middle School→Tenafly High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tenafly Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
81.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.9% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.1% | 79.6% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Tenafly Middle School
Tenafly Middle School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenafly Middle School this school | 916 | 4.8% | 73.9% |
| William Annin Middle School Basking Ridge | 1,122 | 2.6% | 73.4% |
| Heritage Middle School LIVINGSTON | 994 | 2.3% | 71.8% |
| Robert R Lazar Middle School MONTVILLE | 798 | 4.1% | 70.1% |
| Edgar Middle School METUCHEN | 761 | 10.0% | 68.9% |
| Pond Road Middle School ROBBINSVILLE | 1,022 | 10.1% | 64.2% |
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 Tenafly Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #13 of 433 | #3 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #17 of 437 ▼ 7 | #4 of 53 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #48 of 437 ▼ 26 | #15 of 53 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 916 | #60 of 445 | #5 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #329 of 417 | #44 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #147 of 419 | #21 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.8% | #391 of 436 | #37 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #281 of 282 | #35 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
916
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 916 | 75.8 | 12.1:1 | 5% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 924 | 76.8 | 12.0:1 | 4% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 71 | 12.7:1 | 3% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 889 | 77 | 11.6:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 79.4 | 11.6:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 76 | 11.8:1 | 2% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 1% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 36 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tenafly Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (917 to 916); teachers down 5% (79.4 to 75.8).
About Tenafly Middle School
Tenafly Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of TENAFLY, New Jersey. The school counted 916 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 58% larger than the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey.
A total of 6 schools make up Tenafly Public School District, with 3,404 students enrolled.
At Tenafly Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 47%. Other students are 39% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Tenafly Middle School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Tenafly Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, with 75.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New Jersey, 10.9:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 5% at Tenafly Middle School. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
Among New Jersey public middle schools, Tenafly Middle School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tenafly Middle School is 63.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Bergen County show that the median household earns about $124,884 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Bergen County, 291 public schools serve about 133,883 students.
Measured in a straight line, Tenafly High School is about 0.2 miles from Tenafly Middle School. The five-mile area around Tenafly Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 68.8% proficiency; Tenafly Middle School posts 73.9%.
Tenafly Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 889 (2020-21) to 916 (2024-25).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Tenafly Public School District
- Tenafly High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Ralph S Maugham SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Malcolm S Mackay SchoolElementary · 349 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in TENAFLY
- Tenafly High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Ralph S Maugham SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Malcolm S Mackay SchoolElementary · 349 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Tenafly High School0.2 mi · 1,141
- Ralph S Maugham School0.4 mi · 358
- Malcolm S Mackay School0.6 mi · 349
- Jefferson Elementary School1.0 mi · 291
- Walter Stillman School1.0 mi · 314
- Edward H. Bryan1.0 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Tenafly Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tenafly Middle School?
Tenafly Middle School enrolls approximately 916 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tenafly Middle School serve?
Tenafly Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Tenafly Middle School have?
Tenafly Middle School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Tenafly Middle School?
Tenafly Middle School reports a student body of 47% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 39% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tenafly Middle School?
Tenafly Middle School is overseen by Tenafly Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.