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Glen Rock Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Glen Rock Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Glen Rock Public School District in New Jersey. With 614 students, the school consistently places in the top 10% of New Jersey middle schools, thanks to its outstanding academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates.

Glen Rock Middle School's students excel academically, with over 80% proficient or better in English Language Arts and over 70% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's performance on Algebra I and Geometry exams is particularly impressive, with over 90% proficiency rates. When compared to nearby middle schools like Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Glen Rock Middle School stands out as a top performer in the region.

The school's commitment to equity and inclusion is evident in its strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including Hispanic and special education students. Additionally, Glen Rock Middle School's low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.8% to 5.0% in recent years, are significantly below the state average. This sustained excellence over time, along with the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, contribute to its reputation as an exemplary institution within the Glen Rock Public School District.

642

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,503

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452

(201) 445-7700

District: Glen Rock Public School District

Students who attend Glen Rock Middle School usually attend:

High:

Glen Rock High School

Feeder schools for Glen Rock Middle School:

Elementary:	Alexander Hamilton School
	Central School
	Clara E Coleman School
	Richard E Byrd School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Asian:

26.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg75%

New Jersey avg43%

53^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 609Glen Rock 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	89.6	53 of 752	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	74 of 743	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	66 of 748	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	73 of 745	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	14 of 652	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	84 of 745	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	136 of 716	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	101 of 712	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	95 of 713	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	87 of 713	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	88.6	16 of 717	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	38 of 704	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	76 of 677	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	103 of 684	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	68 of 677	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	79.8	122 of 664	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	105 of 640	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	87 of 631	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.9	130 of 615	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	30 of 204	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	43 of 200	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	39 of 201	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	20 of 200	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	23 of 199	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	19 of 200	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	77 of 728	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	80 of 717	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	96 of 720	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	29 of 726	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	13 of 625	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	30 of 703	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	34 of 680	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	92.8	19 of 587	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	78 of 591	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	92.4	18 of 480	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	32 of 726	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	76 of 719	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	46 of 718	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	39 of 730	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	11 of 635	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	33 of 697	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	24 of 675	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	13 of 507	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	25 of 510	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	14 of 505	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	9 of 535	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	23 of 401	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	5 of 492	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	9 of 471	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	76 of 502	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	124 of 510	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	100 of 509	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	44 of 512	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	22 of 435	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	33 of 504	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	35 of 497	93.0%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I93%+47 vs state

English Language Arts85%+29 vs state

Mathematics67%+32 vs state

Science44%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Glen Rock Middle School

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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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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	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
Glen Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	642	59	10.8	1.1%	408 (63.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.0%)	173 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	89.6	53^rd of 752 public middle schools	93.0%		85.9	74^th of 743 public middle schools	90.0%	21		43.8		86.3	82.1	88.0		71.2	76.8	25.3		92.4	92.7	100.0	100.0			$15,503	$28	$15,475
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Hawthorne Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6460	522	51	10.1	39.7%	215 (41.2%)	20 (3.8%)	258 (49.4%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	58.7	288^th of 752 public middle schools	61.7%		48.6	358^th of 743 public middle schools	51.8%	70		10.5		75.3	75.4	66.6		35.3	41.5	16.3		90.5	90.5					$12,975	$325	$12,650
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
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	35 - 01 Morlot Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 703-2240	1,100	97	11.3	16.6%	596 (54.2%)	25 (2.3%)	222 (20.2%)	216 (19.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.4%)	90	47^th of 752 public middle schools	93.8%		89.8	44^th of 743 public middle schools	94.1%	3	50.6	38.0	84.6	84.0	83.4	82.1	75.7	77.2	69.3	39.1	100.0	97.4	98.2			100.0	100.0	$8,430	$04	$8,426
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	12 - 00 First Street	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5470	655	69	9.5	25.6%	323 (49.3%)	23 (3.5%)	176 (26.9%)	110 (16.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.7%)	82.9	100^th of 752 public middle schools	86.7%		79.9	124^th of 743 public middle schools	83.3%	24	34.4	25.2	67.6	81.4	72.0	76.8	55.9	66.9	57.6	48.2	100.0		97.0					$9,028	$110	$8,918
West Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Roosevelt Boulevard	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	500	57	8.8	15.0%	215 (43.0%)	13 (2.6%)	97 (19.4%)	152 (30.4%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.0%)	81.3	114^th of 752 public middle schools	84.8%		80	123^rd of 743 public middle schools	83.4%	9	38.8	34.9	58.3	76.7	75.6	63.0	51.2	64.7	57.3	40.2		100.0	100.0					$14,137		$14,137
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
High Mountain School	Public	5-8	515 High Mountain Road	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-1220	259	25	10.4	23.6%	189 (73.0%)	9 (3.5%)	51 (19.7%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	67.8	216^th of 752 public middle schools	71.3%		73.5	170^th of 743 public middle schools	77.1%	46	19.4	21.2	52.8	71.1	54.0	77.3	31.9	44.1	35.9	67.3		100.0	100.0					$13,562	$520	$13,042
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	375 River Drive	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 796-8700	569	46	12.4	53.3%	168 (29.5%)	76 (13.4%)	272 (47.8%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	30.8	506^th of 752 public middle schools	32.7%		30.6	503^rd of 743 public middle schools	32.3%	3		5.6		54.7	46.9	48.6		20.8	25.0	5.3		53.8	53.8					$6,790	$1,062	$5,728
Prospect Park Middle School	Public	7-8	13 Wagaraw Bvd	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 790-7909	143	15	9.5	51.7%	9 (6.3%)	13 (9.1%)	109 (76.2%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	17.8	628^th of 752 public middle schools	16.5%					(n/a)		4.7			27.8	26.6			19.7	12.2		53.3	53.3

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Yes. Glen Rock Middle School ranks in the top 7.0% of New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Glen Rock Middle School in?

Glen Rock Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Glen Rock Middle School?

Students at Glen Rock Middle School are 64% White, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Glen Rock Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Glen Rock Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Glen Rock Middle School attend?

Students who attend Glen Rock Middle School usually go on to attend Glen Rock High School

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