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Veterans Middle School

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Veterans Middle School ranks 253 rd of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Veterans Middle School in North Arlington, New Jersey, is part of the North Arlington School District and reports 426 students, with a listed grade span of 6–12. Its 2025–2026 results show a mixed academic picture: performance is above the state in most reported math and English Language Arts results, but varies by grade. The clearest takeaway is that Algebra I is a standout strength, while grade-8 Science remains the main academic weakness.

Algebra I is among the school’s strongest results compared with the state and nearby schools: 90% of eighth-graders were proficient, versus 75% statewide, and the district also scored 90%. Lyndhurst Middle School and Union School scored higher, placing Veterans third among seven nearby schools with results. Math was above the state in all three reported grades, with Veterans ranking second among nearby schools in grade 6 and third in grades 7 and 8. ELA was less consistent: grade 6 was above the state, grade 7 below it, and grade 8 slightly above it. Science was the weakest comparison: grade-8 proficiency was 15%, versus 19% statewide, and ranked fourth among nine nearby schools.

Results have shifted over time. Grade-8 Algebra I rose from 74% in 2023–2024 to 100% in 2024–2025, then fell to 90%; math proficiency increased across all three grades over the three years supplied. In ELA, grade 6 improved overall, while grade 7 declined. SchoolDigger gives Veterans a 66th-percentile statewide ranking and 3 stars for 2025–2026, behind nearby Union and John H. Walker Middle School. Its SchoolDigger effectiveness rankings are notably higher for Low Socio Economic Status Students (88th percentile) and Hispanic Students (80th percentile) than its overall ranking. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.2:1, close to the lowest reported nearby, and 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.

426

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,308

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

191 Rutherford Place
North Arlington, NJ 07031

(201) 991-6800

District: North Arlington School District

Students who attend Veterans Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Arlington High School

Feeder schools for Veterans Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

White:

42.5%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg42%

253^rd of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

310^th of 607North Arlington 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	61.4	253 of 743	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	263 of 752	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	326 of 743	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	336 of 748	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	263 of 745	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	225 of 652	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	324 of 745	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	332 of 716	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.3	382 of 712	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	432 of 713	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.5	256 of 713	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.8	308 of 717	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	286 of 704	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	241 of 677	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.8	189 of 684	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	173 of 677	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	238 of 664	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	219 of 640	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.3	338 of 631	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.5	261 of 615	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.7	208 of 599	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.3	204 of 588	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.8	215 of 574	62.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	52 of 336	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	33 of 343	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	55.0	102 of 320	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	99 of 288	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	100 of 270	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	37 of 227	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	40 of 202	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	277 of 716	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	268 of 728	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	327 of 717	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	276 of 720	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	253 of 726	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	195 of 625	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	323 of 703	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	308 of 680	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	119 of 589	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	172 of 608	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	216 of 589	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	266 of 587	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	131 of 591	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	100 of 480	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	168 of 524	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	177 of 504	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	71 of 590	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	82 of 613	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	162 of 584	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	169 of 568	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	58 of 549	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	138 of 467	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	170 of 541	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	80 of 522	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	236 of 714	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	246 of 726	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	294 of 719	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	348 of 718	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	258 of 730	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	218 of 635	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	299 of 697	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	308 of 675	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	193 of 482	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.9	220 of 507	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	186 of 510	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	216 of 505	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	271 of 535	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	208 of 401	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	247 of 492	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	336 of 471	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	219 of 490	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	190 of 502	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	233 of 510	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	263 of 509	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	248 of 512	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	219 of 435	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	309 of 504	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	322 of 497	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I90%+43 vs state

English Language Arts56%+3 vs state

Mathematics45%+10 vs state

Science15%-4 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)		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 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
Veterans Middle School	Public	6-12	191 Rutherford Place	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	426	42	10.2	43.7%	181 (42.5%)	5 (1.2%)	215 (50.5%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	61.4	253^rd of 743 public middle schools	65.9%		61.4	263^rd of 752 public middle schools	65.0%	10		15.2			60.2	53.5	55.2			49.0	42.7	41.9		90.0	90.0			$13,308	$166	$13,142
Lincoln Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Beech St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5095	763	67	11.3	72.5%	196 (25.7%)	13 (1.7%)	527 (69.1%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	35.5	468^th of 743 public middle schools	37.0%		32.4	489^th of 752 public middle schools	35.0%	21		10.2				49.4	45.3				26.3	15.3		83.1	83.1			$14,838	$859	$13,979
Belleville Middle School	Public	7-8	279 Washington Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4342	685	61	11.2	71.5%	62 (9.1%)	53 (7.7%)	517 (75.5%)	38 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.0%)	24.2	559^th of 743 public middle schools	24.8%		25.6	556^th of 752 public middle schools	26.1%	3		6.9				48.4	43.1				13.0	3.0		39.2	39.2			$19,880	$885	$18,995
Lyndhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Page Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-5683	610	43	14.0	38.7%	281 (46.1%)	22 (3.6%)	262 (43.0%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	45.8	387^th of 743 public middle schools	47.9%		52.6	327^th of 752 public middle schools	56.5%	60		16.6			52.3	53.3	52.1			27.7	30.3	17.8		100.0	100.0			$14,916	$563	$14,353
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	One North Fifth Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-2285	466	37	12.6	85.0%	48 (10.3%)	9 (1.9%)	386 (82.8%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.2	498^th of 743 public middle schools	33.0%		34.2	478^th of 752 public middle schools	36.4%	20		12.9			33.9	43.3	43.8			25.8	26.2	11.8		86.4	86.4			$20,286	$1,108	$19,178
John H. Walker Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8869	637	45	14.2	17.9%	315 (49.5%)	20 (3.1%)	211 (33.1%)	62 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	70.3	196^th of 743 public middle schools	73.6%		76.8	145^th of 752 public middle schools	80.7%	51		22.0				73.9	62.0				49.2	31.1		87.3	89.6			$14,068	$286	$13,782
Pierrepont School	Public	4-6	70 E Pierrepont Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	569	56	10.1	6.3%	281 (49.4%)	11 (1.9%)	153 (26.9%)	83 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)								(n/a)	56.9		66.2	83.9	75.3			65.2	73.5	74.8								$13,621	$341	$13,280
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	240 Halsey St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 623-0222	99	6	15.8	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	81 (81.8%)	17 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.9	350^th of 743 public middle schools	52.9%		67.7	218^th of 752 public middle schools	71.0%	132	31.6	11.1	40.0	42.1	44.0	65.4	44.5	40.0	31.6	28.0	34.6	55.6						$20,037	$1,597	$18,440
Patrick F. Healy Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5670	322	21	15.7	14.0%	20 (6.2%)	231 (71.7%)	67 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	7	732^nd of 743 public middle schools	1.5%		11.1	693^rd of 752 public middle schools	7.8%	39		0.8				13.6	13.2				4.7	1.7						$16,521	$1,408	$15,113
Union School	Public	7-9	359 Union Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	399	39	10.1	6.8%	205 (51.4%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.8%)	61 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	87.8	63^rd of 743 public middle schools	91.5%		88.1	62^nd of 752 public middle schools	91.8%	1		38.7				72.4	71.0				66.3	59.8		96.7	96.7			$14,660	$264	$14,396

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