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Roy W. Brown Middle School

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Roy W. Brown Middle School ranks 280 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 63% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Roy W. Brown Middle School is a public middle school located in Bergenfield, New Jersey, serving 792 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Bergenfield Borough School District, which is ranked 230 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roy W. Brown Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts ranged from 62.1% to 69.4%, compared to the state average of 56.1% to 57.1%. In NJSLA Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 18% to 52.4%, outperforming the state average of 20.7% to 39.8%. The school's performance in NJSLA Algebra I and Geometry is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Tenafly Middle School, Demarest Middle School, and River Dell Middle School, Roy W. Brown Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outranking its peers in academic achievement and student group performance. The school's consistent performance over the years, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, is a testament to its ability to provide a quality education to its diverse student population.

761

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,070

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 S Washington Ave
Bergenfield, NJ 07621-2902

(201) 385-8847

District: Bergenfield Borough School District

Students who attend Roy W. Brown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bergenfield High School

Feeder schools for Roy W. Brown Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Hoover Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

Asian:

21.6%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg47%

New Jersey avg44%

280^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

230^th of 609Bergenfield Borough 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	59.7	280 of 752	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	272 of 743	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	275 of 748	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	330 of 745	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	304 of 652	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	370 of 745	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	296 of 716	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	275 of 712	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	233 of 713	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.6	275 of 713	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.0	314 of 717	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.2	326 of 704	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	293 of 677	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	316 of 684	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.0	429 of 677	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	408 of 664	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	380 of 640	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.2	394 of 631	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.6	393 of 615	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.4	283 of 599	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.6	287 of 588	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	56.7	337 of 574	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	76 of 359	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	55 of 352	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	109 of 361	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	89 of 356	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	28.7	223 of 291	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.2	44 of 326	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	21 of 326	93.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	129 of 204	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	129 of 200	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	127 of 201	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	144 of 200	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	123 of 147	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	155 of 199	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	148 of 200	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	169 of 343	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	107 of 320	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	120 of 288	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	70 of 270	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	38.1	115 of 197	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	186 of 227	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.2	47 of 202	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	272 of 728	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	277 of 717	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	244 of 720	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	288 of 726	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	229 of 625	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	329 of 703	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	277 of 680	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	140 of 608	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	137 of 589	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	150 of 587	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	215 of 591	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	197 of 480	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	218 of 524	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	150 of 504	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	131 of 613	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	98 of 584	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	138 of 568	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	204 of 549	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	315 of 467	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	140 of 541	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	92 of 522	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	247 of 726	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	236 of 719	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	279 of 718	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	363 of 730	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	318 of 635	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	356 of 697	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	291 of 675	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	143 of 507	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	194 of 510	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	155 of 505	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	241 of 535	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	229 of 401	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	246 of 492	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	187 of 471	60.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	246 of 502	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	245 of 510	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	262 of 509	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	328 of 512	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	297 of 435	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	326 of 504	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	334 of 497	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

White (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry85%+25 vs state

Algebra I82%+34 vs state

English Language Arts66%+9 vs state

Mathematics38%+4 vs state

Science17%~ state avg

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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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 6th 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	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roy W. Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	130 S Washington Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8847	761	65	11.7	43.4%	63 (8.3%)	59 (7.8%)	449 (59.0%)	164 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	59.7	280^th of 752 public middle schools	62.8%		60.4	272^nd of 743 public middle schools	63.4%	8		16.9			62.1	65.6	69.4			52.4	37.4	18.0		93.6	71.1	81.8	85.3	85.3			$10,070	$234	$9,836
David E. Owens Middle School	Public	6-8	470 Marion Avenue	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 265-8661	523	39	13.4	20.7%	218 (41.7%)	37 (7.1%)	162 (31.0%)	90 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	71.2	188^th of 752 public middle schools	75.0%		72.3	179^th of 743 public middle schools	75.9%	9		18.5			75.1	76.5	72.9			47.5	53.1	23.3			97.5	97.5					$11,019	$292	$10,727
Janis E. Dismus Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Tryon Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6005	342	41	8.3	81.3%	12 (3.5%)	77 (22.5%)	243 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	20.3	604^th of 752 public middle schools	19.7%		25.2	549^th of 743 public middle schools	26.1%	55		6.0				33.4	43.8				14.9	3.8			45.0	45.0	90.9	90.9			$11,153	$201	$10,952
Tenafly Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Sunset Lane	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 816-4530	916	76	12.0	4.8%	435 (47.5%)	14 (1.5%)	69 (7.5%)	355 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)	91.1	34^th of 752 public middle schools	95.5%		93	22^nd of 743 public middle schools	97.0%	12		50.1			78.1	87.5	80.0			78.5	79.7	46.9		100.0	98.7	99.0					$10,776	$225	$10,551
Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	Public	4-6	325 Tenafly Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6155	489	50	9.8	80.2%	50 (10.2%)	113 (23.1%)	304 (62.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)	11.8		35.5	35.5	37.5			22.0	20.4	14.0											$11,706	$311	$11,395
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	463	52	8.8	52.3%	40 (8.6%)	162 (35.0%)	195 (42.1%)	46 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	46.7	380^th of 752 public middle schools	49.5%		43.1	396^th of 743 public middle schools	46.7%	16	21.8	11.0		50.0	68.8	56.0	50.4		38.7	25.0	29.1	28.3			100.0	100.0					$10,012	$272	$9,740
River Dell Middle School	Public	7-8	230 Woodland Avenue	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7246	573	49	11.7	0.7%	300 (52.4%)	10 (1.7%)	74 (12.9%)	174 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	91.7	30^th of 752 public middle schools	96.0%		89.5	45^th of 743 public middle schools	93.9%	15		48.0				82.1	79.5				77.2	57.9			97.5	97.6					$15,095	$247	$14,848
Cresskill Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	421	29	14.5	4.0%	230 (54.6%)	13 (3.1%)	23 (5.5%)	144 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	81.1	119^th of 752 public middle schools	84.2%		72.9	175^th of 743 public middle schools	76.4%	56		34.3			81.1	75.2	70.2			70.7	54.7	42.5	92.9	92.0	88.9	90.9	91.0	91.0	81.3	87.1	$9,670	$186	$9,484
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	510	47	10.7	48.0%	45 (8.8%)	142 (27.8%)	246 (48.2%)	55 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	50.7	348^th of 752 public middle schools	53.7%		48.5	360^th of 743 public middle schools	51.5%	12	25.8	16.5		44.3	53.2	54.9	64.1		44.9	43.3	31.9	16.9			100.0	100.0					$10,765	$200	$10,565
East Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	190 Spring Valley Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	555	56	9.8	15.9%	224 (40.4%)	16 (2.9%)	87 (15.7%)	190 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.1%)	89.5	54^th of 752 public middle schools	92.8%		86.6	68^th of 743 public middle schools	90.8%	14	46.8	39.1		74.4	77.3	86.9	79.3		66.9	62.6	74.8	54.6			100.0	100.0					$14,097		$14,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy W. Brown Middle School

How many students attend Roy W. Brown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Roy W. Brown Middle School.

What district is Roy W. Brown Middle School in?

Bergenfield Borough School District

What is the racial makeup of Roy W. Brown Middle School?

Students at Roy W. Brown Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 8% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Roy W. Brown Middle School a good school?

Roy W. Brown Middle School ranks 280^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Roy W. Brown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Roy W. Brown Middle School usually go on to attend Bergenfield High School

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