Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODCLIFF LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341821000936
Woodcliff Middle School
134 WOODCLIFF AVE, WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ 07677 · (201) 930-5600 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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
8.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
4 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Woodcliff Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
86.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.6% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 76.1% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Woodcliff Middle School
Woodcliff Middle School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcliff Middle School this school | 238 | 1.7% | 73.5% |
| Old Turnpike School CALIFON | 217 | 3.2% | 65.4% |
| Mountain View School MENDHAM | 208 | 3.4% | 80.5% |
| Union Township Middle School HAMPTON | 246 | 5.7% | 68.7% |
| Haines Sixth Grade Center MEDFORD | 299 | 7.4% | 64.3% |
| Mendham Township Middle School BROOKSIDE | 342 | 0.9% | 86.7% |
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 Woodcliff Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #16 of 433 | #5 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #53 of 437 ▼ 34 | #15 of 53 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #23 of 437 ▼ 6 | #6 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #408 of 445 | #52 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #50 of 417 | #7 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #336 of 419 | #49 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.7% | #422 of 436 | #44 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #135 of 282 | #14 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
238
0 (0%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 238 | 27 | 8.8:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 30 | 7.9:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 30.8 | 8.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 28 | 9.3:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 14 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodcliff Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (269 to 238); teachers down 12% (30.8 to 27).
About Woodcliff Middle School
Located in WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey, Woodcliff Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school. It serves 238 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average about 578 students.
Woodcliff Lake School District, which runs Woodcliff Middle School, has 2 schools and 732 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Woodcliff Middle School are White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Bergen County, the White share is about 55%. Woodcliff Middle School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.8:1. On average, middle schools in New Jersey have 10.9:1, compared with 8.8:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 2% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Woodcliff Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In New Jersey, Woodcliff Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 73.5% actual against a predicted 65.2%.
Federal survey data for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bergen County is home to 291 public schools and about 133,883 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Dorchester Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Woodcliff Middle School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Woodcliff 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.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 238, close to the 238 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Woodcliff Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Woodcliff Lake School District
- Dorchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Other schools in WOODCLIFF LAKE
- Dorchester Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Dorchester Elementary School0.2 mi · 494
- Ann Blanche Smith1.1 mi · 315
- Park Ridge High School1.2 mi · 491
- West Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 343
- East Brook Elementary School1.6 mi · 314
- George G White1.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Woodcliff Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodcliff Middle School?
Woodcliff Middle School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Woodcliff Middle School serve?
Woodcliff Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodcliff Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodcliff Middle School is approximately 8.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodcliff Middle School?
At Woodcliff Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodcliff Middle School?
Woodcliff Middle School is overseen by Woodcliff Lake School District in Bergen County.
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