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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 219 th of 743 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

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

David E. Owens Middle School in New Milford, NJ, serves 523 students in grades 6–8 and is in a community with several nearby schools for comparison. SchoolDigger places it at the 71st statewide percentile with four stars, above the New Milford Public School District at the 61st percentile and three stars. Results are generally above state averages, but performance varies by grade. The most important concern is eighth-grade math: 23.2% of students were proficient, just above the state’s 22.6% but 18 percentage points below the nearby-school average of 41%.

Algebra I is the clearest academic strength: 91% were proficient, compared with 75% statewide, the same result as the district, and an 89% average among nearby schools. By contrast, math results were below nearby averages in all three grades, with the widest gap in eighth grade. ELA is more mixed: sixth-grade results were slightly above the nearby average, while seventh and eighth grade were slightly below. In general, the school’s scores are close to district results, but being above the state does not always mean it leads among nearby schools.

Results have softened in some areas: average ELA proficiency across grades fell from 71% in 2022–23 to 64% in 2025–26, including declines in every grade in the latest year. Average math proficiency slipped from 41% to 39% over that period, with eighth-grade math accounting for the sharpest longer-term drop. SchoolDigger’s rating has also eased from the 78th percentile in 2021–22 and 2022–23 to the 71st percentile in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.4, above the nearby average of 10.7; its Free/reduced lunch eligible share was 21%, below the nearby average of 30%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was notably higher than the overall ranking, at the 91st percentile; Special Education Students ranked at the 52nd percentile, 19 points below overall.

523

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,233

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg42%

219^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

235^th of 607New 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
2026	66.9	219 of 743	70.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.3	60 of 331	81.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	49.9	115 of 192	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	63.3	244 of 716	65.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	70.4	122 of 589	79.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.7	56 of 590	90.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	69.4	199 of 714	72.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	44.2	233 of 482	51.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.8	276 of 490	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)91st percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+11 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-30 vs school

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

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I91%+43 vs state

English Language Arts64%+11 vs state

Mathematics42%+7 vs state

Science22%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)		NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	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%)	66.9	219^th of 743 public middle schools	70.5%		71.2	188^th of 752 public middle schools	75.0%	31		21.7			60.4	67.3	63.7			40.6	52.9	23.2			90.7	90.7						$11,233	$411	$10,822
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%)	62.8	241^st of 743 public middle schools	67.6%		59.7	280^th of 752 public middle schools	62.8%	39		17.6			17.6	64.0	65.6			18.8	41.4	32.0		100.0	91.4	95.1	93.1	93.1				$14,398	$402	$13,996
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) 599-7200	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%)	91.5	39^th of 743 public middle schools	94.8%		91.7	30^th of 752 public middle schools	96.0%	9		44.0				84.9	74.2				76.9	42.4			100.0	100.0						$19,279	$133	$19,146
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%)	90.4	45^th of 743 public middle schools	93.9%		89.5	54^th of 752 public middle schools	92.8%	9	39.8	42.9		59.0	72.8	78.1	73.0		61.1	62.7	76.1	74.2			100.0	100.0						$15,716	$98	$15,618
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%)	92.6	30^th of 743 public middle schools	96.0%		91.1	34^th of 752 public middle schools	95.5%	4		52.8			82.6	78.4	86.6			84.1	73.0	56.9		100.0	95.6	97.0	100.0	100.0				$19,586	$85	$19,501
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)	47.2		65.4	65.8	73.1			73.1	61.6	68.0												$16,996	$220	$16,776
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%)	48.1	365^th of 743 public middle schools	50.9%		46.7	380^th of 752 public middle schools	49.5%	15	22.6	8.3		40.9	47.9	63.0	50.0		41.9	31.3	40.2	25.4			100.0	100.0						$14,237	$443	$13,794
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%)	77.1	143^rd of 743 public middle schools	80.8%		81.1	119^th of 752 public middle schools	84.2%	24		26.6			71.9	73.5	59.3			69.5	49.6	41.4	94.1	95.7	95.0	95.0	100.0	100.0		38.1	37.9	$14,767	$278	$14,489
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%)	19	612^th of 743 public middle schools	17.6%		20.3	604^th of 752 public middle schools	19.7%	8		6.3				48.7	33.5				0.9	3.5		30.0	40.0	35.3						$38,082	$2,175	$35,907
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)	9.6		32.4	33.3	44.9			17.6	21.7	21.5												$15,833	$895	$14,938

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