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George G White

Public Grades 5-8

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

George G White is a highly-ranked public middle school in Hillsdale School District, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 492 students. This exceptional school consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking among the top middle schools in New Jersey.

George G White's academic performance is truly impressive, with proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) that significantly exceed state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 66.1% to 90.8%, compared to the state average of 52.7% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even more remarkable, ranging from 59.5% to 69.6%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 44.2%. The school's performance on NJSLA-S (Science) assessments is also noteworthy, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Fieldstone Middle School, West Brook Middle School, and Tenakill Middle School, George G White's academic performance is consistently higher across various subject areas and grade levels. The school's rankings and proficiency rates are often in the top tier of New Jersey middle schools, while the nearby schools, though still performing well, tend to have lower rankings and proficiency rates. This exceptional performance may be attributed to the school's lower student-teacher ratio of 8.1 to 8.4, which is lower than most of the nearby schools.

490

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,922

Per pupil spending ?

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Magnolia Ave
Hillsdale, NJ 07642-2131

(201) 664-0286

District: Hillsdale School District

Students who attend George G White usually attend:

High:

Pascack Valley High School

Feeder schools for George G White:

Elementary:	Ann Blanche Smith
	Meadowbrook

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

17.8%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg43%

49^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd of 609Hillsdale 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	89.9	49 of 752	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	57 of 743	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	92 of 748	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	100 of 745	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	113 of 652	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	77 of 745	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	193 of 716	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.2	152 of 712	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	83 of 713	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	82 of 713	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	74.7	200 of 717	72.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	142 of 704	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	93 of 677	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	132 of 684	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	164 of 677	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	160 of 664	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	142 of 640	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	153 of 631	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	83.5	76 of 615	87.6%	★★★★☆
2005	86.4	47 of 599	92.2%	★★★★★
2004	80.3	120 of 588	79.6%	★★★★☆
2003	82.7	91 of 574	84.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	46 of 204	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	25 of 200	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	101 of 201	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	48 of 200	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	79 of 728	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	64 of 717	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	82 of 720	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	82 of 726	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	89 of 625	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	112 of 703	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	174 of 680	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	40 of 608	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	12 of 589	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	8 of 587	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	38 of 591	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	34 of 480	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	72.6	96 of 524	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	216 of 504	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	61 of 613	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	57.4	151 of 549	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	45 of 726	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	66 of 719	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	72 of 718	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	123 of 730	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	138 of 635	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	79 of 697	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	201 of 675	70.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	54 of 507	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	13 of 510	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	29 of 505	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	66 of 535	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	94 of 401	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	33 of 492	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	64.8	122 of 471	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	43 of 502	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	76 of 510	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	121 of 509	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	119 of 512	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	122 of 435	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	79 of 504	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	193 of 497	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts81%+25 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science36%+11 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 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
George G White	Public	5-8	120 Magnolia Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0286	490	58	8.4	10.6%	328 (66.9%)	14 (2.9%)	87 (17.8%)	49 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	89.9	49^th of 752 public middle schools	93.5%		88.4	57^th of 743 public middle schools	92.3%	8	34.0	36.9		66.1	90.8	88.1	77.6		60.0	60.5	69.6	59.5		100.0	100.0			$10,922	$126	$10,796
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
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
Woodcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	134 Woodcliff Ave	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 930-5600	238	27	8.8	1.7%	181 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.3%)	22 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	91.9	28^th of 752 public middle schools	96.3%		93.9	16^th of 743 public middle schools	97.8%	12		38.7			87.5	86.8	85.4			70.0	70.7	50.0		100.0	100.0			$17,046	$28	$17,018
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
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
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	335 North Van Dien Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2780	627	57	10.9	2.6%	343 (54.7%)	7 (1.1%)	57 (9.1%)	166 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.5%)	88.6	56^th of 752 public middle schools	92.6%		78.3	135^th of 743 public middle schools	81.8%	79		38.4			88.8	86.0	86.1			79.3	67.5	37.3	100.0	82.1	85.8			$11,177		$11,177
Fieldstone Middle School	Public	5-8	47 Spring Valley Road	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 391-9000	443	41	10.8	9.5%	252 (56.9%)	11 (2.5%)	65 (14.7%)	95 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	85.8	77^th of 752 public middle schools	89.8%		85.6	77^th of 743 public middle schools	89.6%		52.5	29.5		89.8	85.6	87.3	81.3		69.4	55.1	58.0	52.8	100.0	100.0	100.0			$9,522	$85	$9,437
West Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Roosevelt Boulevard	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	500	57	8.8	15.0%	215 (43.0%)	13 (2.6%)	97 (19.4%)	152 (30.4%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.0%)	81.3	114^th of 752 public middle schools	84.8%		80	123^rd of 743 public middle schools	83.4%	9	38.8	34.9		58.3	76.7	75.6	63.0		51.2	64.7	57.3	40.2		100.0	100.0			$14,137		$14,137
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

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