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Holdrum Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Holdrum Middle School is a public middle school located in River Vale, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 348 students. The school is part of the River Vale Public School District, which is ranked 58 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holdrum Middle School consistently delivers outstanding academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 87% of 6th graders, 85% of 7th graders, and 81.1% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, significantly outperforming the state averages. In Mathematics, Holdrum Middle School also excelled, with 70% of 6th graders, 73.5% of 7th graders, and 44.5% of 8th graders proficient or better, again surpassing the state averages. The school's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and white students, as well as special education students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Benjamin Franklin Middle School (Ridgewood), David E. Owens Middle School (New Milford), and Westwood Regional Middle School, Holdrum Middle School consistently outperforms them on ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, the school stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra I, with 96.9% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding the state average of 38.2%. While the school excels in ELA and Mathematics, its science proficiency rates, at 37% in the 2024-2025 school year, are more in line with the state average of 19%, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

347

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,988

Per pupil spending ?

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

393 Rivervale Road
River Vale, NJ 07675

(201) 358-4016

District: River Vale Public School District

Students who attend Holdrum Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pascack Valley High School

Feeder schools for Holdrum Middle School:

Elementary:	Roberge Elementary School
	Woodside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Asian:

11.0%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (73% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg43%

44^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 609River Vale 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	90.2	44 of 752	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	56 of 743	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	64 of 748	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	69 of 745	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	99 of 652	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	106 of 745	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	73 of 716	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	103 of 712	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	70 of 713	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	72 of 713	89.9%	★★★★★
2014	82.8	97 of 717	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.1	117 of 704	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	57 of 677	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	98 of 684	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	116 of 677	82.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	105 of 664	84.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	81 of 640	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	84.4	42 of 631	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	62 of 615	89.9%	★★★★★
2005	82.1	83 of 599	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	79.2	137 of 588	76.7%	★★★★☆
2003	84.2	70 of 574	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	32 of 204	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	29 of 200	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	12 of 201	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	25 of 200	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	4 of 147	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	7 of 199	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	41 of 200	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	49 of 728	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	62 of 717	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	61 of 720	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	60 of 726	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.7	109 of 625	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	82 of 703	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	70 of 680	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	53 of 608	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	54 of 726	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	70 of 719	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	80 of 718	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	92 of 730	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	118 of 635	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	147 of 697	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	91 of 675	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	43 of 507	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	61.6	133 of 510	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	130 of 505	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	91 of 535	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	54 of 401	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	83 of 492	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	43 of 471	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	46 of 502	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	79 of 510	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	116 of 509	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	142 of 512	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	141 of 435	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	171 of 504	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	115 of 497	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+51 vs state

English Language Arts84%+27 vs state

Mathematics66%+31 vs state

Science37%+18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Demarest Middle School	Public	5-8	568 Piermont Rd	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	359	36	10.0	0.8%	208 (57.9%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.9%)	120 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	92.6	23^rd of 752 public middle schools	96.9%		92.1	27^th of 743 public middle schools	96.4%	4	48.2	42.4		71.8	92.4	80.5	85.6		71.5	84.0	83.5	38.5		100.0	100.0			$12,207	$16	$12,191
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

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