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Grover Cleveland Middle School

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Grover Cleveland Middle School ranks 222 nd of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

In Caldwell, New Jersey, Grover Cleveland Middle School serves 610 students in grades 6–8. SchoolDigger ranks it 222nd of 743 New Jersey schools, in the 70th percentile with four stars. Its most important distinction is a sharp academic split: Algebra I is a standout strength, while eighth-grade English language arts (ELA) and science are the clearest concerns.

Algebra I results are far above both state and district levels: 91% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 40% statewide and 59% districtwide. The result also exceeded the average of nearby schools with reported results, 83%, and was second only to Little Falls. By contrast, 50% of eighth-graders were proficient in ELA, below the state’s 53% and the 68% average among nearby schools with results; the school was lowest among those nearby peers. Eighth-grade science was 19%, just below the state’s 19% and well short of the nearby-school average of 27%. Not every grade is weak: eighth-grade math was 37%, above the state’s 22% and nearby peers’ 33% average. Sixth-grade ELA and math were also above state results but near the bottom among comparable nearby schools. Regular grade-level test figures were the same for the school and district in the supplied data.

Recent trends reinforce the mixed picture: Algebra I proficiency has fallen 9 percentage points since 2023–2024, eighth-grade ELA is down 8 points since 2022–2023, and science dropped from 28% in 2023–2024 to 19% in 2025–2026. The overall SchoolDigger percentile fell from 81st to 70th over that period, below the average of 79 for nearby schools with rankings. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students fell to the 48th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 71st in each of the prior two years and 70th overall; this indicates a notably weaker relative ranking for that group. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 11.5, tied for the highest among comparable nearby middle schools, and 13% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism was 6% in 2024–2025, well below the state’s 14% and close to the district’s 6%.

610

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,645

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 65th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

New Jersey avg42%

222^nd of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

177^th of 607Caldwell-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
2026	66.6	222 of 743	70.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.5	211 of 716	70.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.2	200 of 589	66.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.0	309 of 590	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	65.2	221 of 714	69.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	54.0	162 of 482	66.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.1	211 of 490	56.9%	★★★☆☆
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)

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-4 vs school

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

White (2026)57th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I91%+43 vs state

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%+12 vs state

Science19%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		NJSLA Algebra II (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Geometry 7th 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
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%)	66.6	222^nd of 743 public middle schools	70.1%		75.7	152^nd of 752 public middle schools	79.8%	70		18.6			62.3	67.8	50.3			45.5	55.4	36.8		90.6	90.6					$15,645	$223	$15,422
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)	47.0		66.3	77.2	79.2			52.3	53.0	64.9										$16,944	$209	$16,735
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%)	79	127^th of 743 public middle schools	82.9%		81.8	112^th of 752 public middle schools	85.1%	15	40.1	28.2		61.1	70.6	79.9	62.5		56.2	61.0	60.4	27.8		88.1	88.1					$15,681	$128	$15,553
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%)	77.4	140^th of 743 public middle schools	81.2%		78.4	138^th of 752 public middle schools	81.6%	2		26.8				75.4	69.7				61.0	22.5		95.4	95.4					$17,082	$120	$16,962
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)					78.7					77.0										$18,301	$260	$18,041
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%)	70.4	194^th of 743 public middle schools	73.9%		71.6	185^th of 752 public middle schools	75.4%	9	31.6	12.1		65.1	63.9	64.7	56.0		67.5	62.4	55.0	38.1		94.4	94.4					$11,640	$35	$11,605
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	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%)	50.3	349^th of 743 public middle schools	53.0%		53.8	318^th of 752 public middle schools	57.7%	31		26.1			42.4	54.8	53.4			34.3	32.3	22.0	93.6	79.3	86.6			55.5	55.5	$17,681	$137	$17,544
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%)	86	74^th of 743 public middle schools	90.0%		90.2	43^rd of 752 public middle schools	94.3%	31		33.6			62.8	74.3	77.0			62.0	67.6	56.3								$16,665	$121	$16,544
Little Falls Township Public School # 1	Public	5-8	32 Stevens Avenue	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%)	84.1	88^th of 743 public middle schools	88.2%		78.6	137^th of 752 public middle schools	81.8%	49	28.3	25.6		69.9	72.6	69.9	65.5		73.5	69.5	67.9	61.8		100.0	100.0					$18,756	$613	$18,143
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%)	77.3	142^nd of 743 public middle schools	80.9%		74.2	160^th of 752 public middle schools	78.7%	18		33.4			74.4	77.0	80.3			59.3	51.4			53.4	57.6					$22,957	$230	$22,727

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