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David E. Owens Middle School

Q: Is David E. Owens Middle School a good school?

David E. Owens Middle School ranks 188 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend David E. Owens Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended David E. Owens Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of David E. Owens Middle School?

Students at David E. Owens Middle School are 42% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 7% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What high school do graduates of David E. Owens Middle School attend?

Students who attend David E. Owens Middle School usually go on to attend New Milford High School

Public Grades 6-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 75% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

David E. Owens Middle School is a public middle school located in New Milford, New Jersey, serving students in grades 6-8 as part of the New Milford Public School District. With a student population of 514, the school has earned a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, reflecting its strong academic performance.

One of the key factors that sets David E. Owens Middle School apart is its consistently high academic achievement. The school outperforms the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly impressive results in Algebra I, where the proficiency rate reaches 97.5%. The school's performance is also noteworthy for its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and African American student subgroups, as well as its low socioeconomic status students, all of whom rank among the top in the state.

While David E. Owens Middle School excels compared to many nearby schools, such as Tenakill Middle School, Cresskill Middle School, and East Brook Middle School, it lags behind some of the top-performing schools in the region, such as Demarest Middle School and Tenafly Middle School. Nevertheless, the school's consistent high performance over the years is a testament to the quality of education and the dedication of its staff and administration.

523

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,019

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 Marion Avenue
New Milford, NJ 07646

(201) 265-8661

District: New Milford Public School District

Students who attend David E. Owens Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Milford High School

Feeder schools for David E. Owens Middle School:

Elementary:	Berkley Street School
	Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Hispanic:

31.0%

Asian:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg43%

188^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 609New Milford 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	71.2	188 of 752	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	179 of 743	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	166 of 748	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	162 of 745	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	204 of 652	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	184 of 745	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	163 of 716	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	159 of 712	77.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.5	111 of 713	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	158 of 713	77.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.1	249 of 717	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	256 of 704	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	217 of 677	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	253 of 684	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.2	298 of 677	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	405 of 664	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	318 of 640	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.6	294 of 631	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	384 of 615	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	72.9	204 of 599	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.2	290 of 588	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	122 of 352	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	130 of 361	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	60 of 356	83.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	106 of 204	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	82 of 200	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	87 of 201	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	114 of 200	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	60 of 147	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	102 of 199	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	106 of 200	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	54 of 288	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	31 of 270	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	37 of 202	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	190 of 728	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	153 of 717	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	148 of 720	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	167 of 726	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	190 of 625	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	219 of 703	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	172 of 680	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	139 of 608	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	118 of 589	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	92 of 587	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	92 of 591	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	191 of 480	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	127 of 524	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	86 of 504	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	90 of 613	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	60 of 584	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	47 of 568	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	68 of 549	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	87 of 541	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	135 of 522	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	190 of 726	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	196 of 719	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	181 of 718	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	163 of 730	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	187 of 635	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	170 of 697	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	158 of 675	76.6%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	84.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	211 of 507	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	85 of 510	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	132 of 505	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	131 of 535	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	95 of 401	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	164 of 492	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	92 of 471	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	168 of 502	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	174 of 510	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	166 of 509	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	195 of 512	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	216 of 435	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	199 of 504	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	151 of 497	69.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)81st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2024)65th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-27 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)<1st percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+52 vs state

English Language Arts75%+18 vs state

Mathematics43%+8 vs state

Science18%~ state avg

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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
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
River Dell Middle School	Public	7-8	230 Woodland Avenue	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7246	573	49	11.7	0.7%	300 (52.4%)	10 (1.7%)	74 (12.9%)	174 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	91.7	30^th of 752 public middle schools	96.0%		89.5	45^th of 743 public middle schools	93.9%	15		48.0				82.1	79.5				77.2	57.9			97.5	97.6					$15,095	$247	$14,848
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
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
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
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
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
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

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