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Hackensack Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Hackensack Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,402 students in grades 5-8 in Hackensack, New Jersey. The school is part of the Hackensack School District, which is ranked 466 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hackensack Middle School consistently underperforms the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 31.8% of 5th graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 52.7%, and in Math, the proficiency rates ranged from 12.2% for 8th grade to 19.6% for 6th grade, well below the state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Hackensack Middle School struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools for Asian, Hispanic, and Special Education students.

Interestingly, Hackensack Middle School stands out for its strong performance in Algebra I, with 100% of 8th-grade students proficient in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 72.7%. However, the school's overall performance lags behind many of its nearby counterparts, such as Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Lodi and East Brook Middle School in Paramus, which outperform Hackensack Middle School across multiple metrics. The school's declining rank and 1-star rating from SchoolDigger suggest the need for substantial improvements to better serve its diverse student population.

1,399

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,905

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Union Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601

(201) 646-7842

District: Hackensack School District

Students who attend Hackensack Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hackensack High School

Feeder schools for Hackensack Middle School:

Elementary:	Fairmount
	Fanny Meyer Hillers
	Jackson Avenue
	Nellie K. Parker

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

18.9%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg43%

568^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

466^th of 609Hackensack 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	23.4	568 of 752	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	541 of 743	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	520 of 748	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	575 of 745	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	531 of 652	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	545 of 745	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	513 of 716	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	459 of 712	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	470 of 713	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	503 of 713	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	545 of 717	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	114 of 359	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	114 of 352	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	115 of 361	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	159 of 356	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	181 of 291	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	149 of 326	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	115 of 326	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	148 of 204	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	160 of 200	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	144 of 201	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	117 of 147	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	152 of 200	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	201 of 343	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	149 of 320	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	156 of 288	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	182 of 270	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	118 of 197	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	155 of 227	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	117 of 202	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	561 of 728	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	500 of 717	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	491 of 720	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	531 of 726	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	471 of 625	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	510 of 703	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	502 of 680	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	453 of 608	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	396 of 589	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	342 of 587	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	430 of 591	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	361 of 480	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	338 of 524	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	274 of 504	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	445 of 613	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	335 of 584	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	323 of 568	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	344 of 549	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	325 of 467	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	308 of 541	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	236 of 522	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	546 of 726	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	532 of 719	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	493 of 718	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	576 of 730	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	529 of 635	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	529 of 697	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	471 of 675	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	371 of 507	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	433 of 510	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	373 of 505	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	387 of 535	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	329 of 401	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	346 of 492	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	298 of 471	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	345 of 502	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	320 of 510	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	349 of 509	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	410 of 512	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	356 of 435	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	339 of 504	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	434 of 497	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)68th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+53 vs state

English Language Arts36%-20 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science12%-12 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 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 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
Hackensack Middle School	Public	5-8	360 Union Street	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7842	1,399	128	10.9	70.7%	60 (4.3%)	265 (18.9%)	994 (71.1%)	55 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.6%)	23.4	568^th of 752 public middle schools	24.5%		26.4	541^st of 743 public middle schools	27.2%	27	13.8	10.3		31.8	38.2	38.1	34.7		16.6	19.6	13.8	12.2	100.0	96.9			$13,905	$516	$13,389
Maywood Avenue School	Public	4-8	452 Maywood Ave	Maywood	07607	Bergen County	Maywood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 845-9114	561	46	12.3	25.3%	172 (30.7%)	40 (7.1%)	239 (42.6%)	91 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	73.3	170^th of 752 public middle schools	77.4%		86.4	71^st of 743 public middle schools	90.4%	99	38.8	17.4	68.1	75.5	77.8	93.0	52.7	56.6	65.1	51.0	76.8	43.8	100.0	100.0			$12,176	$271	$11,905
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
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
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
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 393-8170	417	37	11.2	21.8%	187 (44.8%)	12 (2.9%)	156 (37.4%)	49 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	73.5	167^th of 752 public middle schools	77.8%		69.8	194^th of 743 public middle schools	73.9%	27		19.7			77.0	74.3	55.1			59.5	53.9	38.2	100.0	100.0			$10,295	$114	$10,181
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	75 First Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-8662	686	59	11.5	65.9%	141 (20.6%)	41 (6.0%)	440 (64.1%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	69	209^th of 752 public middle schools	72.2%		67.9	206^th of 743 public middle schools	72.3%	3		14.3			79.1	78.1	78.8			34.2	46.2	33.7	100.0	100.0			$7,692	$133	$7,559
East Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	190 Spring Valley Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	555	56	9.8	15.9%	224 (40.4%)	16 (2.9%)	87 (15.7%)	190 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.1%)	89.5	54^th of 752 public middle schools	92.8%		86.6	68^th of 743 public middle schools	90.8%	14	46.8	39.1		74.4	77.3	86.9	79.3		66.9	62.6	74.8	54.6	100.0	100.0			$14,097		$14,097
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6186	353	33	10.6	45.3%	91 (25.8%)	10 (2.8%)	183 (51.8%)	64 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	46.9	377^th of 752 public middle schools	49.9%		46.3	373^rd of 743 public middle schools	49.8%	4	32.7	13.0		56.3	60.5	53.8	56.0		47.5	30.4	38.3	16.1	80.0	80.0			$10,561		$10,561
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hackensack Middle School

What district is Hackensack Middle School in?

Hackensack School District

What high school do graduates of Hackensack Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hackensack Middle School usually go on to attend Hackensack High School

How many students attend Hackensack Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,399 students attended Hackensack Middle School.

Is Hackensack Middle School a good school?

Hackensack Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of New Jersey middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hackensack Middle School?

Students at Hackensack Middle School are 71% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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