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Secaucus Middle School

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Secaucus Middle School ranks 308 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 59% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Secaucus Middle School is a public middle school serving 463 students in grades 6-8 in Secaucus, New Jersey. The school is part of the Secaucus School District, which is ranked 337 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Secaucus Middle School generally performs better than the state average on NJSLA assessments, particularly in English Language Arts, with 70.2% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 57.1%. However, the school's math performance lags behind, with only 36.3% of 8th graders proficient or better compared to the state's 20.7%. The school also faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, increasing from 8.7% in 2020-2021 to 14.9% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Secaucus Middle School outperforms Lyndhurst Middle School and West New York Middle School in English Language Arts, but lags behind in mathematics. However, the school stands out for its exceptional Algebra I performance, with 100% of its 8th graders scoring proficient or better in recent years, significantly higher than the state average of around 70%. Additionally, Secaucus Middle School has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (28.08%) compared to many of the nearby schools, suggesting it serves a more economically advantaged population.

478

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,873

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Mill Ridge Road
Secaucus, NJ 07094

(201) 974-2025

District: Secaucus School District

Students who attend Secaucus Middle School usually attend:

High:

Secaucus High School

Feeder schools for Secaucus Middle School:

Elementary:	Clarendon School
	Huber Street School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.7%

Asian:

28.2%

White:

22.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg43%

308^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

337^th of 609Secaucus 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	55.5	308 of 752	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	241 of 743	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	220 of 748	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	251 of 745	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	258 of 652	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	306 of 745	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	250 of 716	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.2	210 of 712	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.5	201 of 713	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	63.1	234 of 713	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.8	297 of 717	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.7	264 of 704	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	291 of 677	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	310 of 684	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	325 of 677	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	325 of 664	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.2	344 of 640	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.1	350 of 631	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.6	327 of 615	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.5	312 of 599	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.9	320 of 588	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	67.2	237 of 574	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	136 of 204	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	107 of 200	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	105 of 201	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	116 of 200	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	78 of 147	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	86 of 199	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	108 of 200	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	156 of 343	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	97 of 320	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	132 of 288	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	119 of 270	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	50 of 227	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	341 of 728	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	284 of 717	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	281 of 720	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	252 of 726	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	211 of 625	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	318 of 703	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	288 of 680	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	310 of 608	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	200 of 589	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	226 of 587	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	191 of 591	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	206 of 480	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	248 of 524	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	171 of 504	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	282 of 613	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	181 of 584	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	197 of 568	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	135 of 549	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	185 of 467	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	162 of 541	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	175 of 522	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	262 of 726	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	183 of 719	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	182 of 718	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	255 of 730	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	269 of 635	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	283 of 697	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	236 of 675	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	416 of 507	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	344 of 510	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	205 of 505	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	307 of 535	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	284 of 401	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	430 of 492	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	395 of 471	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	343 of 502	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	343 of 510	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	257 of 509	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	365 of 512	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	354 of 435	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	385 of 504	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	317 of 497	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Mathematics39%+4 vs state

Science12%-7 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)		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 (2025)	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 3rd 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 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Secaucus Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2025	478	46	10.4	37.2%	109 (22.8%)	19 (4.0%)	209 (43.7%)	135 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	55.5	308^th of 752 public middle schools	59.0%		64.5	241^st of 743 public middle schools	67.6%	67		12.3				48.6	57.0	70.2				36.3	43.8	36.3	100.0	100.0	$8,873	$645	$8,228
North Bergen Junior High School	Public	7-8	2000 85th Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(201) 875-5020	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Esther Salas Academy	Public	7-9	516 36th Street	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(201) 271-2289	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West New York Middle School	Public	7-8	201 57th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4160	1,087	68	15.9	91.4%	19 (1.7%)	10 (0.9%)	1,048 (96.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31.2	502^nd of 752 public middle schools	33.2%		31.6	494^th of 743 public middle schools	33.5%	8		9.4					39.0	45.2					25.1	16.3	100.0	100.0	$8,996	$962	$8,034
Union Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5936	865	59	14.6	83.5%	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	846 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	270^th of 752 public middle schools	64.1%		63.2	248^th of 743 public middle schools	66.6%	22		6.4					66.9	69.6					36.8	44.3			$10,040	$489	$9,551
Lincoln School	Public	3-8	140 Anderson Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0560	635	55	11.5	76.1%	44 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	586 (92.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	625^th of 752 public middle schools	16.9%		16.7	634^th of 743 public middle schools	14.7%	9	11.8	1.3			18.3	19.2	16.8	41.1			20.2	13.2	21.2	16.1	81.3	81.3	$10,180	$1,153	$9,027
Emerson Middle School	Public	7-8	318 - 18th Street	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5900	999	67	14.9	86.7%	10 (1.0%)	10 (1.0%)	972 (97.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	342^nd of 752 public middle schools	54.5%		52.1	328^th of 743 public middle schools	55.9%	14		5.1				67.1	59.7	66.9				42.1	28.0	26.5			$8,615	$483	$8,132
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6186	353	33	10.6	45.3%	91 (25.8%)	10 (2.8%)	183 (51.8%)	64 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	46.9	377^th of 752 public middle schools	49.9%		46.3	373^rd of 743 public middle schools	49.8%	4	32.7	13.0			56.3	60.5	53.8	56.0			47.5	30.4	38.3	16.1	80.0	80.0	$10,561		$10,561
Alfred S. Faust Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Uhland Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 804-3100	240	26	9.3	51.7%	63 (26.3%)	16 (6.7%)	122 (50.8%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	66.2	230^th of 752 public middle schools	69.4%		69.4	196^th of 743 public middle schools	73.6%	34		20.2				69.8	78.0	70.2				47.4	42.6	18.2	94.4	94.4	$14,389	$243	$14,146
Slocum Skewes School	Public	3-8	650 Prospect Ave	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-4299	654	70	9.4	49.2%	158 (24.2%)	30 (4.6%)	324 (49.5%)	131 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	63.5	583^rd of 1347 public middle schools	56.7%		59.6	280^th of 743 public middle schools	62.3%	303	38.4	22.1	50.0	49.2	57.1	61.3	66.7	66.6	55.3	49.2	51.3	42.1	39.1	30.6	100.0	100.0	$11,589	$183	$11,406

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