Veterans Middle School

Veterans Middle School is one of the intimate middle schools in North Arlington, New Jersey, operated by North Arlington School District, with 426 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Veterans Middle School sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Within North Arlington School District, which oversees 6 schools and 1,988 students, Veterans Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Veterans Middle School logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 42% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 44% of students at Veterans Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Veterans Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 46.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Veterans Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Susan B. Anthony Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Veterans Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Veterans Middle School has increased 8%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 57% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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