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Tenakill Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Tenakill Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Closter, New Jersey. It serves grades 5-8 and has an enrollment of 570 students. The school is part of the Closter Public School District, which is ranked 27th out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tenakill Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with rankings ranging from 6th to 48th out of over 700 schools in recent years. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with high proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, often exceeding state and district averages by a significant margin. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Tenakill Middle School had 92.5% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 57%. The school also excels in supporting the academic success of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners (ELLs).

Tenakill Middle School's performance is particularly noteworthy when compared to nearby schools. For instance, it outperforms David E. Owens Middle School (New Milford), Westwood Regional Middle School, and Roy W. Brown Middle School (Bergenfield) on key metrics such as academic achievement and student subgroup performance. However, some nearby schools, such as George G. White (Hillsdale) and Charles DeWolf Middle School (Old Tappan), also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly in the state, suggesting a concentration of high-quality middle schools in the region.

593

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,466

Per pupil spending ?

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 High Street
Closter, NJ 07624-1809

(201) 768-1332

District: Closter Public School District

Students who attend Tenakill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest

Feeder schools for Tenakill Middle School:

Elementary:

Hillside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Asian:

41.1%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (75% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

New Jersey avg43%

21^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 609Closter 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	92.8	21 of 752	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	15 of 743	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	12 of 748	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	13 of 745	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	48 of 652	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	16 of 745	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	17 of 716	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	6 of 712	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	15 of 713	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.2	6 of 713	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.7	27 of 717	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	87.3	36 of 704	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	56 of 677	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	40 of 684	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	25 of 677	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.5	55 of 664	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	43 of 640	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.4	31 of 631	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	49 of 615	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.9	38 of 599	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	85.4	50 of 588	91.5%	★★★★★
2003	88.9	14 of 574	97.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	16 of 204	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	20 of 200	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	24 of 201	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	14 of 200	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	35 of 147	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	46 of 199	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	31 of 200	84.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	8 of 343	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 320	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	9 of 288	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	8 of 197	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	4 of 227	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	35 of 728	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	17 of 717	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	20 of 720	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	23 of 726	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	45 of 625	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	25 of 703	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	22 of 680	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	48 of 608	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	13 of 589	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	32 of 587	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	23 of 591	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.3	78 of 480	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	26 of 726	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	24 of 719	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	16 of 718	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	15 of 730	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	45 of 635	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	31 of 697	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	35 of 675	94.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	30 of 507	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	57 of 510	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	37 of 505	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	29 of 535	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	52 of 401	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	132 of 492	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	88 of 471	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	56 of 502	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	33 of 510	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	23 of 509	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	29 of 512	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	59 of 435	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	47 of 504	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	41 of 497	91.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

Geometry100%+39 vs state

English Language Arts83%+27 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science54%+30 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 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 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 6th 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
Tenakill Middle School	Public	5-8	275 High Street	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-1332	593	42	14.0	2.4%	272 (45.9%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.3%)	244 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	92.8	21^st of 752 public middle schools	97.2%		94.1	15^th of 743 public middle schools	98.0%	6	50.3	58.1		71.8	80.6	92.5	85.8		74.8	70.1	75.8	51.4			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$10,466	$197	$10,269
Demarest Middle School	Public	5-8	568 Piermont Rd	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	359	36	10.0	0.8%	208 (57.9%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.9%)	120 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	92.6	23^rd of 752 public middle schools	96.9%		92.1	27^th of 743 public middle schools	96.4%	4	48.2	42.4		71.8	92.4	80.5	85.6		71.5	84.0	83.5	38.5			100.0	100.0					$12,207	$16	$12,191
Cresskill Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	421	29	14.5	4.0%	230 (54.6%)	13 (3.1%)	23 (5.5%)	144 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	81.1	119^th of 752 public middle schools	84.2%		72.9	175^th of 743 public middle schools	76.4%	56		34.3			81.1	75.2	70.2			70.7	54.7	42.5	92.9	92.0	88.9	90.9	91.0	91.0	81.3	87.1	$9,670	$186	$9,484
Charles DeWolf Middle School	Public	5-8	275 Old Tappan Rd	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Old Tappan Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-1475	370	32	11.6	0.8%	169 (45.7%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.8%)	169 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	94.8	12^th of 752 public middle schools	98.4%		94.8	14^th of 743 public middle schools	98.1%	2	56.2	48.9		79.8	91.3	86.0	94.5		75.3	72.3	79.6	71.4			100.0	100.0					$9,136		$9,136
Patrick M Villano School	Public	4-6	175 Linwood Avenue	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-4049	240	24	10.1	11.3%	137 (57.1%)	3 (1.3%)	60 (25.0%)	23 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)								(n/a)	47.6		56.9	76.3	67.1			65.3	63.8	69.6											$13,230	$128	$13,102
Tenafly Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Sunset Lane	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 816-4530	916	76	12.0	4.8%	435 (47.5%)	14 (1.5%)	69 (7.5%)	355 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)	91.1	34^th of 752 public middle schools	95.5%		93	22^nd of 743 public middle schools	97.0%	12		50.1			78.1	87.5	80.0			78.5	79.7	46.9		100.0	98.7	99.0					$10,776	$225	$10,551
Holdrum Middle School	Public	6-8	393 Rivervale Road	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4016	347	42	8.3	0.9%	261 (75.2%)	8 (2.3%)	27 (7.8%)	38 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	90.2	44^th of 752 public middle schools	94.1%		88.5	56^th of 743 public middle schools	92.5%	12		37.0			87.0	85.0	81.1			70.0	73.5	44.5			96.9	96.9					$15,988	$41	$15,947
David E. Owens Middle School	Public	6-8	470 Marion Avenue	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 265-8661	523	39	13.4	20.7%	218 (41.7%)	37 (7.1%)	162 (31.0%)	90 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	71.2	188^th of 752 public middle schools	75.0%		72.3	179^th of 743 public middle schools	75.9%	9		18.5			75.1	76.5	72.9			47.5	53.1	23.3			97.5	97.5					$11,019	$292	$10,727
Westwood Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Third Avenue	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-5560	656	64	10.2	14.3%	461 (70.3%)	14 (2.1%)	111 (16.9%)	47 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.2%)	77.3	143^rd of 752 public middle schools	81.0%		69.9	193^rd of 743 public middle schools	74.0%	50		27.9			80.0	70.8	69.7			64.7	54.2	29.9			85.9	85.9					$3,269	$138	$3,131
Roy W. Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	130 S Washington Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8847	761	65	11.7	43.4%	63 (8.3%)	59 (7.8%)	449 (59.0%)	164 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	59.7	280^th of 752 public middle schools	62.8%		60.4	272^nd of 743 public middle schools	63.4%	8		16.9			62.1	65.6	69.4			52.4	37.4	18.0		93.6	71.1	81.8	85.3	85.3			$10,070	$234	$9,836

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