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Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Q: Is Walter T. Bergen Middle School a good school?

Walter T. Bergen Middle School ranks 384 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Walter T. Bergen Middle School is a public middle school located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 222. The school is part of the Bloomingdale School District, which is ranked 301 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walter T. Bergen Middle School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from a high of 188 out of 713 New Jersey middle schools in 2015-2016 (4-star rating) to a low of 384 out of 752 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students. While Hispanic students and students with special education needs tend to perform the poorest, the school's low-socioeconomic status (SES) students have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 100 New Jersey middle schools in recent years with a 4-star rating.

The school's test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally below the state averages, with the exception of its strong performance in Algebra I, where proficiency rates are around 85-93%, well above the state average. Compared to nearby middle schools, such as George Washington Middle School, Franklin Avenue Middle School, and Schuyler Colfax Middle School, Walter T. Bergen Middle School's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some nearby schools, such as Macopin Middle School and Lakeside School, in terms of statewide ranking and test scores.

238

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,949

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Glenwild Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403

(973) 838-4835

District: Bloomingdale School District

Feeder schools for Walter T. Bergen Middle School:

Elementary:	Martha B. Day Elementary School
	Samuel R. Donald Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

34.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg43%

384^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

301^st of 609Bloomingdale 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	46.4	384 of 752	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	246 of 743	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	308 of 748	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	371 of 745	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	376 of 652	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	270 of 745	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	251 of 716	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	259 of 712	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	188 of 713	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	48.7	362 of 713	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	395 of 717	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.7	353 of 704	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	292 of 677	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	282 of 684	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	341 of 677	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	390 of 664	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	362 of 640	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.6	335 of 631	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.8	351 of 615	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.0	287 of 599	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.8	315 of 588	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	68.2	226 of 574	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	315 of 728	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	224 of 717	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	304 of 720	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	312 of 726	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	381 of 625	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	276 of 703	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	231 of 680	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	475 of 608	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.8	178 of 589	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	227 of 587	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	290 of 591	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	281 of 480	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	263 of 524	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	308 of 504	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	424 of 613	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	92 of 584	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	75 of 568	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.4	233 of 467	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	208 of 541	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	98 of 522	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	437 of 726	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	268 of 719	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	295 of 718	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	410 of 730	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	325 of 635	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	250 of 697	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	286 of 675	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	432 of 507	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	212 of 510	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	248 of 505	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	397 of 535	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	214 of 401	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	187 of 492	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	274 of 471	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	317 of 502	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	212 of 510	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	290 of 509	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	334 of 512	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	332 of 435	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	211 of 504	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	229 of 497	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)57th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+47 vs state

English Language Arts52%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science28%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Walter T. Bergen 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walter T. Bergen Middle School	Public	5-8	225 Glenwild Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-4835	238	22	10.7	39.5%	136 (57.1%)	4 (1.7%)	82 (34.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.2%)	46.4	384^th of 752 public middle schools	48.9%		63.7	246^th of 743 public middle schools	66.9%	138	39.7	14.0	52.9	48.9	45.8	58.9	32.4	45.9	40.7	9.3		92.8	92.8			$14,949	$125	$14,824
Richard Butler School	Public	5-8	30 Pearl Place	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2079	291	31	9.5	34.4%	175 (60.1%)	3 (1.0%)	101 (34.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	64.1	242^nd of 752 public middle schools	67.8%		64.8	237^th of 743 public middle schools	68.1%	5	35.6	13.5	59.4	72.2	75.3	65.8	45.8	41.3	53.4	18.9		87.5	87.5			$9,699	$85	$9,614
Pearl R. Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	117 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5250	378	38	9.9	4.2%	288 (76.2%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.3%)	42 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	80.9	121^st of 752 public middle schools	83.9%		89.5	46^th of 743 public middle schools	93.8%	75		19.9		74.6	86.6	77.9		63.5	69.1	28.6		97.9	98.1			$16,526	$31	$16,495
Lakeside School	Public	6-8	316 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	370	32	11.4	34.9%	213 (57.6%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (33.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	63.7	246^th of 752 public middle schools	67.3%		59.9	278^th of 743 public middle schools	62.6%	32		15.8		77.5	67.2	76.0		43.2	47.2	16.0		68.8	68.8			$12,048	$371	$11,677
Macopin Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Highlander Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1702	675	60	11.2	22.2%	532 (78.8%)	11 (1.6%)	108 (16.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	41.4	428^th of 752 public middle schools	43.1%		33.2	479^th of 743 public middle schools	35.5%	51		18.8		44.7	50.5	53.9		40.6	27.5	8.9	92.8	59.4	65.1			$11,405	$170	$11,235
Pequannock Valley School	Public	6-8	493 Newark Pompton Tpke.	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6050	476	42	11.3	5.3%	413 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	84.9	85^th of 752 public middle schools	88.7%		81.6	110^th of 743 public middle schools	85.2%	25		39.6		71.7	78.5	72.5		63.2	68.0	38.5		97.9	97.9			$16,625	$91	$16,534
Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Oak St	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-8185	446	47	9.4	8.5%	359 (80.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	83.2	98^th of 752 public middle schools	87.0%		87.4	62^nd of 743 public middle schools	91.7%	36		42.3		72.4	80.8	86.8		49.1	53.2	45.4	100.0	86.3	92.3	100.0	100.0	$13,567		$13,567
Schuyler Colfax Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3130	650	68	9.5	10.2%	448 (68.9%)	17 (2.6%)	90 (13.8%)	72 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	87	69^th of 752 public middle schools	90.8%		87	64^th of 743 public middle schools	91.4%	5		40.9		81.3	79.0	75.9		56.7	67.2	46.4		98.0	98.0			$15,872	$277	$15,595
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	5-8	90 Ryerson Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5520	368	31	11.9	24.5%	231 (62.8%)	3 (0.8%)	100 (27.2%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	84.9	84^th of 752 public middle schools	88.8%		88.7	53^rd of 743 public middle schools	92.9%	31	33.0	35.1	73.0	71.9	80.0	79.0	41.0	52.2	64.8	56.8		100.0	100.0			$9,325	$188	$9,137
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	68 Lenox Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3140	493	57	8.6	19.1%	313 (63.5%)	9 (1.8%)	119 (24.1%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	74.4	159^th of 752 public middle schools	78.9%		76.6	147^th of 743 public middle schools	80.2%	12		29.8		61.9	74.0	65.4		43.2	62.8	42.1		100.0	100.0			$16,001	$405	$15,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter T. Bergen Middle School

What district is Walter T. Bergen Middle School in?

Bloomingdale School District

What is the racial makeup of Walter T. Bergen Middle School?

Students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School are 57% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Walter T. Bergen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Walter T. Bergen Middle School.

Is Walter T. Bergen Middle School a good school?

Walter T. Bergen Middle School ranks 384^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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