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Janis E. Dismus Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Janis E. Dismus Middle School is a public middle school located in Englewood, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 525 students. The school is part of the Englewood Public School District, which is ranked 490 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Janis E. Dismus Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking between 529-621 out of 713-752 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is significantly below the state averages, with only 33.4% of 7th graders and 43.8% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 57% and 57.1%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 14.9% of 7th graders and 3.8% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%. The school's performance has been consistently low over the past several years.

In comparison, the nearby Upper School, which is part of the Englewood Cliffs School District, consistently outperforms Janis E. Dismus Middle School on NJSLA assessments, with proficiency rates often more than double the state averages. Other nearby schools, such as Leonia Middle School, Cresskill Middle School, and Tenafly Middle School, also significantly outperform Janis E. Dismus Middle School on academic measures, with Tenafly Middle School ranking 34 out of 752 NJ middle schools in 2024-2025 and consistently achieving proficiency rates well above the state averages.

342

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,153

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Tryon Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631

(201) 862-6005

District: Englewood Public School District

Students who attend Janis E. Dismus Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Feeder schools for Janis E. Dismus Middle School:

Elementary:	Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center
	Dr. John Grieco Elementary School
Middle:	Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

22.5%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg42%

604^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

490^th of 609Englewood 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	20.3	604 of 752	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	549 of 743	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	601 of 748	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	621 of 745	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	563 of 652	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	625 of 745	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	578 of 716	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	578 of 712	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.1	545 of 713	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	529 of 713	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	582 of 717	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	585 of 704	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	592 of 677	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	615 of 684	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	585 of 677	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	563 of 664	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	544 of 640	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.9	461 of 631	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	515 of 615	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.4	519 of 599	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.4	506 of 588	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.5	490 of 574	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	245 of 359	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	243 of 352	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	234 of 361	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	281 of 356	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	210 of 291	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	255 of 326	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	194 of 326	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	215 of 343	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	162 of 320	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	190 of 288	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	191 of 270	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	153 of 197	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	215 of 227	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	147 of 202	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	583 of 728	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	594 of 717	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	575 of 720	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	606 of 726	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	527 of 625	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	595 of 703	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	546 of 680	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	439 of 608	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	375 of 589	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	429 of 587	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	464 of 591	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	425 of 480	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	413 of 524	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	313 of 504	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	455 of 613	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	339 of 584	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	367 of 568	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	407 of 549	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	380 of 467	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	409 of 541	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	261 of 522	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	563 of 726	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	496 of 719	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	561 of 718	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	599 of 730	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	555 of 635	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	570 of 697	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	498 of 675	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	392 of 507	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	325 of 510	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	426 of 505	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	461 of 535	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	298 of 401	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	445 of 492	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	413 of 471	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	429 of 509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	502 of 512	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	375 of 504	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2023)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry91%+30 vs state

Algebra I45%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-18 vs state

Mathematics10%-21 vs state

Science6%-13 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)		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 3rd 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 3rd 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 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	463	52	8.8	52.3%	40 (8.6%)	162 (35.0%)	195 (42.1%)	46 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	46.7	380^th of 752 public middle schools	49.5%		43.1	396^th of 743 public middle schools	46.7%	16	21.8	11.0			50.0	68.8	56.0	50.4			38.7	25.0	29.1	28.3		100.0	100.0			$10,012	$272	$9,740
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
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	510	47	10.7	48.0%	45 (8.8%)	142 (27.8%)	246 (48.2%)	55 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	50.7	348^th of 752 public middle schools	53.7%		48.5	360^th of 743 public middle schools	51.5%	12	25.8	16.5			44.3	53.2	54.9	64.1			44.9	43.3	31.9	16.9		100.0	100.0			$10,765	$200	$10,565
Upper School	Public	3-8	143 Charlotte Pl	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 567-7292	264	39	6.8		67 (25.4%)	10 (3.8%)	20 (7.6%)	157 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	91.8	29^th of 752 public middle schools	96.1%		92.8	24^th of 743 public middle schools	96.8%	5	66.2	70.0	82.2	97.4	93.5	93.9	83.3	87.8	88.9	87.5	85.5	84.9	69.4			91.6	91.6			$12,826	$216	$12,610
Leonia Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	661	55	12.1	21.2%	143 (21.6%)	24 (3.6%)	168 (25.4%)	290 (43.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.7%)	81.7	113^th of 752 public middle schools	85.0%		85.4	78^th of 743 public middle schools	89.5%	35	57.4	37.3			69.4	62.0	75.6	78.9			73.9	61.1	59.1	37.5	100.0	98.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	$13,354		$13,354
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
Bogota Middle School	Public	6-7	131 East Fort Lee Road	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4800	166	14	12.2	66.3%	14 (8.4%)	10 (6.0%)	133 (80.1%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	61.7	262^nd of 752 public middle schools	65.2%		65.5	228^th of 743 public middle schools	69.3%	34						55.5	71.5					40.3	44.2

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