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Middle Schools in North Arlington School District

At a glance

DistrictNorth Arlington School District290^th of 609 New Jersey districtsFull district overview →

School

426

Students

Top rankedVeterans Middle School263^rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools

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Veterans Middle School up 63 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The North Arlington School District in New Jersey is home to a single middle school, Veterans Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. Despite being the sole middle school in the district, Veterans Middle School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of New Jersey middle schools and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Veterans Middle School excels in English Language Arts (ELA), with students scoring above the state average across all grade levels. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th and 7th-grade ELA, where over two-thirds of students are proficient or better. In Mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with 6th and 7th-grade students scoring above the state average, but 8th-grade students performing significantly below. However, the school's Algebra I program is exceptional, with 100% of 8th-grade and end-of-course students scoring proficient or better.

While Veterans Middle School's overall performance is commendable, the school's 8th-grade Science scores are relatively low, with only 10.6% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19%. The school's student population includes a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 36.46%, indicating that the school serves a economically disadvantaged community. Despite this demographic factor, the school's strong performance in ELA and Algebra I suggests that it is effectively supporting the academic achievement of its students.

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Ranking:

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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)		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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Veterans Middle School	Public	6-12	191 Rutherford Place	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	426	42	10.2	43.7%	181 (42.5%)	5 (1.2%)	215 (50.5%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	61.4	263^rd of 752 public middle schools	65.0%		52.4	326^th of 743 public middle schools	56.1%	63	10.6	67.1	69.0	53.0	46.9	48.1	34.9	100.0	100.0	$7,568	$17	$7,551

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belleville Public School District	0.82 mi	10	461^st
Lyndhurst Public School District	0.86 mi	7
Kearny	1.02 mi	7	481^st
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	1.46 mi	1	445^th
Nutley Public School District	1.69 mi	8	177^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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