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River Dell Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 96% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

River Dell Middle School is a highly successful public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the River Dell Regional School District in River Edge, New Jersey. With 570 students, the school consistently ranks among the top 30-45 middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Dell Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly exceeding state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 82.1% proficiency in 7th grade ELA, 79.5% in 8th grade ELA, 77.2% in 7th grade Math, and 97.6% in Algebra I - all well above the state averages. The school's students demonstrate outstanding outcomes, with the school ranking in the top 30-40 middle schools in New Jersey for overall performance and for specific student subgroups. Additionally, River Dell Middle School has very low chronic absenteeism rates and an extremely low percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a focus on equity and inclusive practices.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hackensack Middle School, River Dell Middle School stands out as a top-performing institution. Hackensack Middle School, the closest geographically, ranks significantly lower (568th out of 752 in 2024-2025) and has much lower proficiency rates across all subject areas. River Dell Middle School's higher spending per student, at $15,095, may contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes and student support services, demonstrating a sustained commitment to academic excellence.

573

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,095

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Woodland Avenue
River Edge, NJ 07661

(201) 599-7200

District: River Dell Regional School District

Students who attend River Dell Middle School usually attend:

High:

River Dell Regional High School

Feeder schools for River Dell Middle School:

Elementary:	Cherry Hill School
	Oradell Public School
	Roosevelt School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

Asian:

30.4%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2014 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg41%

30^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 609River Dell Regional 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	91.7	30 of 752	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	45 of 743	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	30 of 748	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	30 of 745	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	45 of 745	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	60 of 716	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	84.4	80 of 712	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	44 of 713	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	32 of 713	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.6	45 of 717	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.4	42 of 704	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	98 of 677	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	97 of 684	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	91 of 677	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.3	113 of 664	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	115 of 640	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	80.3	100 of 631	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	217 of 615	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.4	165 of 599	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	82.3	90 of 588	84.7%	★★★★☆
2003	80.8	105 of 574	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	11 of 204	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	38 of 200	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	34 of 201	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	33 of 200	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	76 of 199	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	61 of 200	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	40 of 728	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	52 of 717	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	34 of 720	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	39 of 726	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	80 of 703	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	59 of 680	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	58 of 608	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	77 of 589	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	61 of 587	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	57 of 591	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	54 of 524	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	88 of 504	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	35 of 726	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	61 of 719	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	49 of 718	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	37 of 730	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	63 of 697	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	88 of 675	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	34 of 507	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	47 of 510	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	51.6	187 of 505	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	62 of 535	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	86 of 492	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	124 of 471	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	54 of 502	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	83 of 510	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	89 of 509	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	59 of 512	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	82 of 504	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	116 of 497	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+52 vs state

English Language Arts81%+24 vs state

Mathematics70%+39 vs state

Science48%+29 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
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%)	91.7	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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