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Demarest Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Demarest Middle School is a highly successful public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Demarest School District in Demarest, New Jersey. With 342 students, the school consistently ranks among the top 30 middle schools in the state, thanks to its exceptional academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates.

Demarest Middle School's academic achievements are truly impressive. In the 2024-2025 school year, 71.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.7%. In math, an impressive 84% of 6th graders were proficient or better, far exceeding the statewide average of 39.8%. The school also ranks 4th out of 507 New Jersey middle schools for its special education student performance, with a perfect 5-out-of-5 SchoolDigger rating.

Compared to nearby schools, Demarest Middle School stands out. In 2024-2025, the school had 83.5% of 7th graders proficient or better in math, while Janis E. Dismus Middle School in Englewood had just 14.9%, and David E. Owens Middle School in New Milford had 53.1%. This sustained excellence has earned Demarest Middle School a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for over a decade, a testament to the quality of education in the Demarest School District.

359

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,207

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

568 Piermont Rd
Demarest, NJ 07627-1617

(201) 768-6060

District: Demarest School District

Students who attend Demarest Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest

Feeder schools for Demarest Middle School:

Elementary:	County Road School
	Luther Lee Emerson School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

Asian:

33.4%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th 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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

New Jersey avg43%

23^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 609Demarest 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	92.6	23 of 752	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	27 of 743	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	26 of 748	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	18 of 745	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	21 of 652	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	10 of 745	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	8 of 716	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	8 of 712	98.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	9 of 713	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.4	23 of 713	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	86.8	42 of 717	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	89.9	15 of 704	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	90.5	9 of 677	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	26 of 684	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	59 of 677	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	62 of 664	90.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	44 of 640	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.4	55 of 631	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	81.7	104 of 615	83.1%	★★★★☆
2005	88.3	17 of 599	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	91.3	4 of 588	99.3%	★★★★★
2003	92.4	2 of 574	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	19 of 204	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	27 of 200	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	41 of 201	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	30 of 200	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	20 of 147	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	35 of 199	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	4 of 200	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	33 of 728	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	57 of 717	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	45 of 720	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	25 of 726	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	17 of 625	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	12 of 703	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	9 of 680	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	33 of 726	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	28 of 719	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	32 of 718	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	24 of 730	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	29 of 635	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	23 of 697	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	16 of 675	97.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	4 of 507	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	29 of 510	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	35 of 505	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	44 of 535	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	24 of 401	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	12 of 492	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	7 of 471	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	63 of 502	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	64 of 510	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	41 of 509	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	37 of 512	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	33 of 435	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	17 of 504	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	22 of 497	95.6%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts83%+27 vs state

Mathematics75%+37 vs state

Science45%+21 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Sunday, January 22, 2012

I hate this school. Teachers are very strict! Students are snobby and they give so many assignments that are due in short periods of time. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	Public	4-6	325 Tenafly Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6155	489	50	9.8	80.2%	50 (10.2%)	113 (23.1%)	304 (62.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)	11.8		35.5	35.5	37.5			22.0	20.4	14.0											$11,706	$311	$11,395
Janis E. Dismus Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Tryon Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6005	342	41	8.3	81.3%	12 (3.5%)	77 (22.5%)	243 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	20.3	604^th of 752 public middle schools	19.7%		25.2	549^th of 743 public middle schools	26.1%	55		6.0				33.4	43.8				14.9	3.8			45.0	45.0	90.9	90.9			$11,153	$201	$10,952
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Demarest Middle School

How many students attend Demarest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Demarest Middle School.

What district is Demarest Middle School in?

Demarest School District

Is Demarest Middle School a good school?

Yes! Demarest Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Demarest Middle School?

Students at Demarest Middle School are 58% White, 33% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Demarest Middle School attend?

Students who attend Demarest Middle School usually go on to attend Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest

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