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Benjamin Franklin Middle School

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Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks 380 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a public middle school in Teaneck, New Jersey, serving 485 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Teaneck School District, which is ranked 361 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Benjamin Franklin Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New Jersey middle schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) generally around the state average, but lower than the district average. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are below both the state and district averages. However, the school excels in Algebra I, where 100% of students have been proficient or better in recent years, significantly outperforming the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Leonia Middle School and River Dell Middle School consistently outperform Benjamin Franklin Middle School on NJSLA assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates across all subject areas. Another Teaneck School District middle school, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, has also generally performed better than Benjamin Franklin Middle School on these assessments.

463

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,012

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 66th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg43%

380^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

361^st of 609Teaneck 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science16%-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 (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
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
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%)	50.7	348^th of 752 public middle schools	53.7%		48.5	360^th of 743 public middle schools	51.5%	12	25.8	16.5		44.3	53.2	54.9	64.1		44.9	43.3	31.9	16.9		100.0	100.0			$10,765	$200	$10,565
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%)	20.3	604^th of 752 public middle schools	19.7%		25.2	549^th of 743 public middle schools	26.1%	55		6.0				33.4	43.8				14.9	3.8		45.0	45.0	90.9	90.9	$11,153	$201	$10,952
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
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
Bogota Middle School	Public	6-7	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%)	61.7	262^nd of 752 public middle schools	65.2%		65.5	228^th of 743 public middle schools	69.3%	34					55.5	71.5				40.3	44.2
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)	11.8		35.5	35.5	37.5			22.0	20.4	14.0								$11,706	$311	$11,395
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%)	81.7	113^th of 752 public middle schools	85.0%		85.4	78^th of 743 public middle schools	89.5%	35	57.4	37.3		69.4	62.0	75.6	78.9		73.9	61.1	59.1	37.5	100.0	98.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	$13,354		$13,354
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Middle School

What high school do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Teaneck High School

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Benjamin Franklin Middle School.

What district is Benjamin Franklin Middle School in?

Teaneck School District

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Middle School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 35% African American, 10% Asian, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Benjamin Franklin Middle School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks 380^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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