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Grover Cleveland Middle School

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Grover Cleveland Middle School ranks 152 nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Grover Cleveland Middle School is a public middle school in Caldwell, New Jersey, serving 579 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Caldwell-West School District, which is ranked 175 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grover Cleveland Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools, with strong academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests are significantly higher than the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 60.3% to 75.7%, compared to the state average of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were also notably higher, ranging from 35.7% to 61.6% compared to the state's 20.7% to 39.8%. The school's performance on the NJSLA Algebra I exam is especially impressive, with a proficiency rate of 98.2% in 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 72.7%.

Grover Cleveland Middle School's strong academic performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs. The school's rankings for these subgroups are consistently in the top 25-30% of New Jersey middle schools, indicating that the school is effectively serving the diverse needs of its student population. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. While the school serves a relatively affluent student population, with a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, its academic excellence is noteworthy when compared to nearby schools, such as East Hanover Middle School and Little Falls Township Public School #1, which have lower proficiency rates and rankings.

610

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,655

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36 Academy Rd
Caldwell, NJ 07006

(973) 228-9115

District: Caldwell-West School District

Students who attend Grover Cleveland Middle School usually attend:

High:

James Caldwell High School

Feeder schools for Grover Cleveland Middle School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
	Wilson Elementary School
Prekindergarten:	Harrison School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg43%

152^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

175^th of 609Caldwell-West 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	75.7	152 of 752	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	138 of 743	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	193 of 748	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	165 of 745	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	147 of 652	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	263 of 745	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	255 of 716	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	282 of 712	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.6	251 of 713	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.4	260 of 713	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.5	155 of 717	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.1	199 of 704	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	192 of 677	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	158 of 684	76.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	186 of 677	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	168 of 664	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	149 of 640	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	169 of 631	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	196 of 615	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.9	159 of 599	73.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.0	159 of 588	73.0%	★★★★☆
2003	75.5	161 of 574	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	146 of 343	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	162 of 728	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	140 of 717	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	201 of 720	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	174 of 726	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	177 of 625	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	269 of 703	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	242 of 680	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	95 of 608	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	117 of 589	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	178 of 587	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	292 of 591	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	199 of 480	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	108 of 524	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	96 of 504	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	178 of 613	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	172 of 584	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	356 of 568	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	121 of 549	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	274 of 541	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	229 of 522	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	156 of 726	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	159 of 719	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	195 of 718	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	166 of 730	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	106 of 635	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	238 of 697	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	248 of 675	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	82 of 507	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	113 of 510	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	157 of 505	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	125 of 535	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	77 of 401	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	201 of 492	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	290 of 471	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	149 of 502	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	147 of 510	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	197 of 509	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	161 of 512	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	142 of 435	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	268 of 504	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	288 of 497	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+53 vs state

English Language Arts67%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%+19 vs state

Science28%+9 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 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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 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
Grover Cleveland Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Academy Rd	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-9115	610	53	11.5	12.6%	471 (77.2%)	14 (2.3%)	95 (15.6%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	75.7	152^nd of 752 public middle schools	79.8%		77.6	138^th of 743 public middle schools	81.4%	14		27.7			65.7	75.7	60.3			58.2	61.6	35.7		98.2	98.2			$10,655	$21	$10,634
Gould/Mountain Elementary School	Public	4-6	132 Gould Ave	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	279	42	6.7		212 (76.0%)	5 (1.8%)	20 (7.2%)	36 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)	67.4		87.9	89.1	96.9			73.5	83.7	73.2								$10,455	$168	$10,287
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	Public	5-8	600 Bloomfield Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6751	702	62	11.3	1.9%	584 (83.2%)	13 (1.9%)	53 (7.5%)	27 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.0%)	81.8	112^th of 752 public middle schools	85.1%		72.5	177^th of 743 public middle schools	76.2%	65	48.9	31.2		70.9	70.3	82.7	70.0		67.0	58.8	72.0	32.2		95.1	95.1			$11,775	$136	$11,639
West Essex Middle School	Public	7-8	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	558	60	9.3	4.8%	417 (74.7%)	16 (2.9%)	64 (11.5%)	46 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	78.4	138^th of 752 public middle schools	81.6%		81.6	109^th of 743 public middle schools	85.3%	29		29.4				81.1	73.3				64.1	21.3		95.5	95.5			$10,372	$71	$10,301
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Public	6	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	530	46	11.5	4.0%	206 (38.9%)	32 (6.0%)	33 (6.2%)	230 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)								(n/a)					83.4					77.3								$11,229	$02	$11,227
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Ridge Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-2646	468	48	9.7	9.4%	355 (75.9%)	12 (2.6%)	58 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	71.6	185^th of 752 public middle schools	75.4%		64.7	238^th of 743 public middle schools	68.0%	53	46.3	17.9		81.4	73.1	68.4	78.8		76.7	53.4	56.5	22.1		86.7	86.7			$8,390	$21	$8,369
Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Kelly Drive	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 243-8650	559	54	10.3	46.2%	74 (13.2%)	223 (39.9%)	209 (37.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.4%)	53.8	318^th of 752 public middle schools	57.7%		56.8	296^th of 743 public middle schools	60.2%	22		16.9				58.7	63.0				38.1	20.7	100.0	86.5	91.1	84.6	84.6	$11,447		$11,447
East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	325	40	8.1	3.4%	207 (63.7%)	8 (2.5%)	50 (15.4%)	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	90.2	43^rd of 752 public middle schools	94.3%		89.1	50^th of 743 public middle schools	93.3%	7		31.6			76.7	91.7	82.3			70.1	74.1	73.5		100.0	100.0			$15,443	$135	$15,308
Little Falls Township Public School # 1	Public	5-8	Little Falls School # 1	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1033	392	42	9.4	27.6%	236 (60.2%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (29.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	78.6	137^th of 752 public middle schools	81.8%		86.6	69^th of 743 public middle schools	90.7%	68	42.0	10.9		70.0	75.6	81.2	75.3		73.0	68.3	64.8	42.5		89.5	89.5			$13,515	$313	$13,202
Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	Public	6-8	176 North Fullerton Avenue	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-5741	203	28	7.2	15.3%	107 (52.7%)	36 (17.7%)	31 (15.3%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	74.2	160^th of 752 public middle schools	78.7%		70.5	189^th of 743 public middle schools	74.6%	29		33.3			75.0	81.4	76.2			56.8	57.7			43.7	43.7			$18,417	$89	$18,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Grover Cleveland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Grover Cleveland Middle School?

Students at Grover Cleveland Middle School are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Grover Cleveland Middle School a good school?

Grover Cleveland Middle School ranks 152^nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grover Cleveland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Grover Cleveland Middle School.

What district is Grover Cleveland Middle School in?

Caldwell-West School District

What high school do graduates of Grover Cleveland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Grover Cleveland Middle School usually go on to attend James Caldwell High School

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