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Brookside School

Public Grades 4-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey middle schools

502

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,272

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Brookside Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401

(201) 327-2020

District: Allendale Public School District

Students who attend Brookside School usually attend:

High:

Northern Highlands Regional High School

Feeder schools for Brookside School:

Elementary:

Hillside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Asian:

18.3%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (83% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

New Jersey avg44%

11^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 609Allendale Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	11 of 752	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	10 of 743	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	6 of 748	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	6 of 745	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	43 of 652	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	12 of 745	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	9 of 716	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	7 of 712	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	21 of 713	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	89.5	27 of 713	96.2%	★★★★★
2014	89.3	12 of 717	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.6	17 of 704	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	19 of 677	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.9	21 of 684	96.9%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	19 of 677	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	29 of 664	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	19 of 640	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	86.6	14 of 631	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	26 of 615	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	87.9	21 of 599	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	87.7	25 of 588	95.7%	★★★★★
2003	87.5	28 of 574	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	13 of 204	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	16 of 200	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	22 of 201	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	1 of 200	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	2 of 147	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	19 of 199	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	2 of 200	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	25 of 728	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	12 of 717	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	13 of 720	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	18 of 726	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	57 of 625	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	19 of 703	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	14 of 680	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	11 of 726	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	9 of 719	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	5 of 718	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	5 of 730	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	26 of 635	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	18 of 697	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	5 of 675	99.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	6 of 507	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	56 of 510	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	97.7	3 of 505	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	52 of 535	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	36 of 401	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	13 of 492	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	6 of 471	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	16 of 502	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	13 of 510	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	7 of 509	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	16 of 512	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	69 of 435	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	15 of 504	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	10 of 497	98.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+53 vs state

English Language Arts88%+32 vs state

Mathematics85%+45 vs state

Science57%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookside School	Public	4-8	100 Brookside Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	502	43	11.7	2.0%	338 (67.3%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.8%)	92 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	94.8	11^th of 752 public middle schools	98.5%		95.5	10^th of 743 public middle schools	98.7%	1	57.9	56.1	78.1	88.5	87.1	89.4	93.8	85.7	87.7	87.4	89.3	45.2		98.5	98.5			$10,272	$01	$10,271
Waldwick Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 652-9000	401	36	11.1	1.0%	274 (68.3%)	5 (1.2%)	77 (19.2%)	28 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	81.3	116^th of 752 public middle schools	84.6%		88.7	54^th of 743 public middle schools	92.7%	62		33.3			59.5	83.6	85.0			49.3	70.7	41.5		100.0	100.0			$11,561		$11,561
Eric S. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Monroe Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2313	613	71	8.6	5.7%	451 (73.6%)	13 (2.1%)	61 (10.0%)	66 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	88.3	58^th of 752 public middle schools	92.3%		81.7	108^th of 743 public middle schools	85.5%	50		46.5			78.6	80.5	77.3			69.5	67.7	45.2	100.0	95.9	96.5	100.0	100.0	$11,092		$11,092
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	Public	6-8	392 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6400	389	42	9.2	0.8%	245 (63.0%)	8 (2.1%)	39 (10.0%)	77 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	93.8	16^th of 752 public middle schools	97.9%		91.4	34^th of 743 public middle schools	95.4%	18		44.7			89.3	90.1	83.1			76.2	82.7	61.3		98.6	98.6			$15,979	$51	$15,928
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	344 Calvin Ct	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5750	607	62	9.7	0.5%	508 (83.7%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.8%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	84.8	86^th of 752 public middle schools	88.6%		81.3	113^th of 743 public middle schools	84.8%	27		29.1			76.2	78.5	81.6			60.8	62.6	51.2		91.8	92.8			$12,168	$258	$11,910
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Washington Pl	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2790	644	55	11.7	1.9%	407 (63.2%)	7 (1.1%)	63 (9.8%)	107 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.3%)	87.9	63^rd of 752 public middle schools	91.6%		82.6	96^th of 743 public middle schools	87.1%	33		43.0			85.1	88.4	84.6			87.1	71.6	12.5	100.0	82.9	85.6			$11,167	$71	$11,096
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	335 North Van Dien Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2780	627	57	10.9	2.6%	343 (54.7%)	7 (1.1%)	57 (9.1%)	166 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.5%)	88.6	56^th of 752 public middle schools	92.6%		78.3	135^th of 743 public middle schools	81.8%	79		38.4			88.8	86.0	86.1			79.3	67.5	37.3	100.0	82.1	85.8			$11,177		$11,177
Franklin Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	755 Franklin Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-0202	369	52	7.0	3.3%	279 (75.6%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.1%)	31 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	85	83^rd of 752 public middle schools	89.0%		77.6	141^st of 743 public middle schools	81.0%	58		33.0			83.7	85.3	77.6			73.6	59.8	30.0	100.0	87.5	90.9	100.0	100.0	$13,230	$92	$13,138
Ramapo Ridge	Public	6-8	150 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2380	642	61	10.5	14.0%	372 (57.9%)	28 (4.4%)	94 (14.6%)	101 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	73.8	165^th of 752 public middle schools	78.1%		78.5	133^rd of 743 public middle schools	82.1%	32		31.1			76.2	81.5	60.9			50.3	60.8	17.8	100.0	81.6	84.4	100.0	100.0	$11,030		$11,030
Woodcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	134 Woodcliff Ave	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 930-5600	238	27	8.8	1.7%	181 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.3%)	22 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	91.9	28^th of 752 public middle schools	96.3%		93.9	16^th of 743 public middle schools	97.8%	12		38.7			87.5	86.8	85.4			70.0	70.7	50.0		100.0	100.0			$17,046	$28	$17,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside School

What high school do graduates of Brookside School attend?

Students who attend Brookside School usually go on to attend Northern Highlands Regional High School

Is Brookside School a good school?

Yes! Brookside School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Brookside School in?

Allendale Public School District

How many students attend Brookside School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Brookside School.

What is the racial makeup of Brookside School?

Students at Brookside School are 67% White, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

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