Walter T. Bergen Middle School

As a cozy middle-grades school in BLOOMINGDALE, New Jersey, Walter T. Bergen Middle School caters to 238 students from grades 5 through 8, run under Bloomingdale School District. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 59% below typical.

Bloomingdale School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 677 students. Walter T. Bergen Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Walter T. Bergen Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Walter T. Bergen Middle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 39% of students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Walter T. Bergen Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

In the broader community, Passaic County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Walter T. Bergen Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Martha B. Day Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Walter T. Bergen Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walter T. Bergen Middle School has fell 3%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 20% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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