Tenakill Middle School

Tenakill Middle School, a moderately sized middle school in CLOSTER, New Jersey, overseen by Closter Public School District, serves 593 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Within Closter Public School District, which oversees 2 schools and 1,192 students, Tenakill Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Tenakill Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 41% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 2% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Tenakill Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Tenakill Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tenakill Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tenakill Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 75.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tenakill Middle School has expanded 18%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 593 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 50% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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