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Benjamin Franklin Middle School

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Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks 365 th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 51% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Middle School serves 463 students in grades 5–8 in Teaneck, New Jersey. Its academic results vary sharply by subject: ELA is near the state average overall, Mathematics is a little below it, and Science is a more consistent concern. The clearest contrast is that Algebra I proficiency reached 100% in both reported results, while Science averaged 16% across grades 5 and 8, compared with 23% statewide.

Algebra I is a standout against the state: the school’s 100% proficiency compares with 40% statewide for the End of Course test and 75% for the 8th-grade result. Science is weaker, with an 8-point deficit to the state average; its average was also 15.5% compared with 16.4% in the Teaneck School District. Mathematics averaged 35% across grades 5–8, 2 points below both the state and district. Results differ by grade: grade 8 Math was 3 points above the state, while grade 6 was 9 points below. Among nearby schools with comparable results, Benjamin Franklin ranked third of six in grade 5 ELA and Math, but sixth of 10 in grade 6 Math.

Over time, Mathematics improved from an average of 27% in 2022–2023 to 35% in 2025–2026, while Science changed little, moving from 15% to 16%; ELA fell from 54% to 51%, with notable year-to-year variation. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 51st percentile statewide with 3 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 47th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–2024. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 8.8, among the lowest in the nearby group. In 2024–2025, 52% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism declined to 10% in 2024–2025, below the district’s 14% and the state’s 14%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students fell from the 73rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 26th in 2025–2026; its measure for African American Students was at the 83rd percentile, compared with 51st overall. Subject averages are calculated from grade-level percentages and are not enrollment-weighted schoolwide rates.

463

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,237

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1315 Taft Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666

(201) 833-5451

District: Teaneck School District

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Teaneck High School

Feeder schools for Benjamin Franklin Middle School:

Elementary:

John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.1%

African American:

35.0%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg42%

365^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Teaneck School District

385^th of 607Teaneck 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	48.1	365 of 743	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	380 of 752	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	396 of 743	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	357 of 748	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	311 of 745	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	352 of 652	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	378 of 745	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	382 of 716	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	392 of 712	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.9	279 of 713	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	240 of 713	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.4	416 of 717	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	447 of 704	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	438 of 677	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.9	372 of 684	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	426 of 677	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	438 of 664	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	405 of 640	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.3	399 of 631	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.9	370 of 615	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.1	342 of 599	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.9	387 of 588	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.0	294 of 574	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	57 of 331	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.6	109 of 359	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	119 of 352	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	88 of 361	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	50 of 356	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	80 of 291	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	110 of 326	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	67 of 326	79.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	145 of 192	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	166 of 204	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	151 of 200	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	152 of 200	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	139 of 147	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	103 of 199	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	138 of 200	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	247 of 336	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.5	93 of 343	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	115 of 320	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	55 of 288	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	378 of 716	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	360 of 728	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	388 of 717	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	341 of 720	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	269 of 726	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	300 of 625	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	321 of 703	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	349 of 680	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	199 of 589	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.5	182 of 608	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	255 of 589	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	198 of 587	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	113 of 591	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	126 of 480	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	84 of 524	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	185 of 504	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	179 of 590	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	194 of 613	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	175 of 584	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	58 of 568	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	43 of 549	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.3	58 of 467	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	126 of 541	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	104 of 522	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	338 of 714	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	365 of 726	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	376 of 719	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	344 of 718	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	348 of 730	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	379 of 635	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	404 of 697	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	387 of 675	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	217 of 482	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.9	290 of 507	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	260 of 510	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	148 of 505	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	188 of 535	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	157 of 401	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	159 of 492	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	211 of 471	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	271 of 502	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	154 of 510	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	189 of 509	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	269 of 512	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	193 of 435	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	237 of 504	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	275 of 497	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)24th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science14%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

This school is horrible! They defend bullies! Mr. Williams and Mrs Williams are terrible at their jobs!!! Mrs Williams didn’t let me file a bullying report. I didn’t know she’s the bullying specialist and now I see why she got away with lying on the report. Had a hearing but their nasty Attorney gave me 6 mins to talk and kicked me out the zoom meeting. I have proof that the school lied so of course they don’t want to hear it. I took this to the commissioner of education and waiting but I will be moving because my taxes will not go to this disgusting district! a district with a superintendent that’s not wanted - dr. Irving! He says he here to work with families although he never taught in a school but never gave me the chance to speak. Scheduled a meeting yesterday but didn’t show. Also have proof of that. A board full of relatives that will have each others back! They don't care about the good students! They don’t want you to file reports! Do yourself a favor and don’t send your kids here! Do your research as well , there’s constant fights and bullying! My son was injured then kept getting bullied for 4 days! The bully never stopped until he was finally moved. Then a month later came after my son and school didn’t do anything! Close Quote

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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
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
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	510	47	10.7	48.0%	45 (8.8%)	142 (27.8%)	246 (48.2%)	55 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	56.8	297^th of 743 public middle schools	60.0%		50.7	348^th of 752 public middle schools	53.7%	51	19.3	16.0		32.5	50.4	49.2	54.6		28.9	50.4	40.9	36.9		100.0	100.0			$12,973	$409	$12,564
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
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
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%)	21.7	585^th of 743 public middle schools	21.3%		23.4	568^th of 752 public middle schools	24.5%	17	11.5	7.1		31.5	31.3	35.4	40.5		19.0	13.7	15.6	12.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	80.0	$14,655		$14,655
Bogota Middle School	Public	6-8	131 East Fort Lee Road	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4800	166	14	12.2	66.3%	14 (8.4%)	10 (6.0%)	133 (80.1%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	43.6	401^st of 743 public middle schools	46.0%		61.7	262^nd of 752 public middle schools	65.2%	139					49.1	52.3				31.4	31.4							$19,231	$739	$18,492
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
Leonia Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	661	55	12.1	21.2%	143 (21.6%)	24 (3.6%)	168 (25.4%)	290 (43.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.7%)	79.7	121^st of 743 public middle schools	83.7%		81.7	113^th of 752 public middle schools	85.0%	8	37.4	33.0		65.6	72.8	66.7	74.4		65.8	56.4	47.7	38.9	100.0	100.0	100.0			$17,164	$317	$16,847
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
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%)	88	60^th of 743 public middle schools	91.9%		73.3	170^th of 752 public middle schools	77.4%	110	38.9	41.1	51.5	67.2	76.0	72.5	80.0	40.0	64.9	68.7	58.3	45.3		100.0	100.0			$16,949	$191	$16,758

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