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If you could change one rule at West New York Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,087
Middle
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST NEW YORK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341758000547
West New York Middle School
201 57TH ST, WEST NEW YORK, NJ 07093 · (201) 553-4160 · Hudson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,087 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
994 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
West New York Middle School→Memorial High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West New York School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 16% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,087
+17 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.1:1
% White
2%
was 4%
% Hispanic
96%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West New York Middle School
As a roomy intermediate school in WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, West New York Middle School teaches 1,087 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by West New York School District. That puts it 88% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.
West New York Middle School is one of 9 schools operated by West New York School District, a district that teaches 7,399 students overall.
On the student-mix side, West New York Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, West New York Middle School has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Hudson County's rate of about 68%.
After controlling for student poverty, West New York Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 16.1%; this one delivers 32.7%, a residual of +16.6 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hudson County put median household income runs about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), West New York Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Memorial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, West New York Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West New York Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 1,070 students in 2018 to 1,087 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the West New York Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West New York School District
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,345 students
- Public School Number OneElementary · 758 students
- Public School Number TwoElementary · 621 students
- Harry L BainElementary · 599 students
- Public School Number FiveElementary · 570 students
- Albio Sires Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in WEST NEW YORK
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,345 students
- Public School Number OneElementary · 758 students
- Public School Number TwoElementary · 621 students
- Harry L BainElementary · 599 students
- Public School Number FiveElementary · 570 students
- Albio Sires Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial High School0.1 mi · 2,345
- Public School Number Five0.1 mi · 570
- Early Childhood School0.2 mi · 395
- Public School Number Two0.2 mi · 621
- Harry L Bain0.4 mi · 599
- Public School Number Three0.4 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About West New York Middle SchoolHow many students attend West New York Middle School?
West New York Middle School enrolls approximately 1,087 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does West New York Middle School serve?
West New York Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West New York Middle School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at West New York Middle School.
How diverse is West New York Middle School?
West New York Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is West New York Middle School in?
West New York Middle School is part of West New York School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.