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Emil A. Cavallini Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 98% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Emil A. Cavallini Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Upper Saddle River School District, which is ranked 10 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cavallini Middle School consistently ranks among the top 25 middle schools in New Jersey, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with over 80% proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts and over 60% proficient or better in NJSLA/Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's performance in NJSLA/Algebra I is particularly noteworthy, with 98.6% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year. Cavallini Middle School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at around 0.8% in recent years, indicating a high socioeconomic status of the student population. The school spends a relatively high amount per student, at $15,979 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, and has a low student-teacher ratio of around 9-10 students per teacher.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Holdrum Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and Ramapo Ridge, Cavallini Middle School outperforms them in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Mathematics. The nearby Brookside School in Allendale is another top-performing middle school, ranking 11th in the state, and demonstrates similar academic excellence to Cavallini Middle School. However, Cavallini Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from around 6% in the 2022-2023 school year to 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, a trend also seen in many of the nearby schools.

389

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,979

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

392 W Saddle River Rd
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

(201) 961-6400

District: Upper Saddle River School District

Students who attend Emil A. Cavallini Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northern Highlands Regional High School

Feeder schools for Emil A. Cavallini Middle School:

Elementary:	Edith A. Bogert Elementary School
	Robert D Reynolds Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Asian:

19.8%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (81% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

New Jersey avg43%

16^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 609Upper Saddle River 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	93.8	16 of 752	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	34 of 743	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	25 of 748	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	23 of 745	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	16 of 652	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	22 of 745	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	20 of 716	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	17 of 712	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	12 of 713	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	15 of 713	97.9%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	33 of 717	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.3	56 of 704	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	32 of 677	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.9	23 of 684	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	32 of 677	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	34 of 664	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	36 of 640	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	16 of 631	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	80 of 615	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	88.0	20 of 599	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	90.2	8 of 588	98.6%	★★★★★
2003	89.2	11 of 574	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	12 of 204	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	22 of 200	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	40 of 201	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	21 of 200	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	13 of 199	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	6 of 200	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	13 of 728	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	13 of 717	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	21 of 720	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	16 of 726	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	10 of 625	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	24 of 703	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	24 of 680	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	16 of 608	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	33 of 589	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	14 of 587	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	7 of 591	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	8 of 524	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	11 of 504	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	28 of 726	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	73 of 719	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	52 of 718	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	49 of 730	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	22 of 635	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	37 of 697	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	29 of 675	95.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	37 of 507	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	8 of 510	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	13 of 505	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	46 of 535	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	10 of 401	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	7 of 492	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	8 of 471	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	22 of 502	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	42 of 510	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	34 of 509	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	36 of 512	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	15 of 435	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	41 of 504	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	32 of 497	93.6%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+53 vs state

English Language Arts88%+31 vs state

Mathematics77%+43 vs state

Science45%+26 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
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	Public	6-8	392 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6400	389	42	9.2	0.8%	245 (63.0%)	8 (2.1%)	39 (10.0%)	77 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	93.8	16^th of 752 public middle schools	97.9%		91.4	34^th of 743 public middle schools	95.4%	18		44.7			89.3	90.1	83.1			76.2	82.7	61.3		98.6	98.6			$15,979	$51	$15,928
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
Eric S. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Monroe Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2313	613	71	8.6	5.7%	451 (73.6%)	13 (2.1%)	61 (10.0%)	66 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	88.3	58^th of 752 public middle schools	92.3%		81.7	108^th of 743 public middle schools	85.5%	50		46.5			78.6	80.5	77.3			69.5	67.7	45.2	100.0	95.9	96.5	100.0	100.0	$11,092		$11,092
Brookside School	Public	4-8	100 Brookside Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	502	43	11.7	2.0%	338 (67.3%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.8%)	92 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	94.8	11^th of 752 public middle schools	98.5%		95.5	10^th of 743 public middle schools	98.7%	1	57.9	56.1	78.1	88.5	87.1	89.4	93.8	85.7	87.7	87.4	89.3	45.2		98.5	98.5			$10,272	$01	$10,271
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
Ramapo Ridge	Public	6-8	150 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2380	642	61	10.5	14.0%	372 (57.9%)	28 (4.4%)	94 (14.6%)	101 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	73.8	165^th of 752 public middle schools	78.1%		78.5	133^rd of 743 public middle schools	82.1%	32		31.1			76.2	81.5	60.9			50.3	60.8	17.8	100.0	81.6	84.4	100.0	100.0	$11,030		$11,030
Waldwick Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 652-9000	401	36	11.1	1.0%	274 (68.3%)	5 (1.2%)	77 (19.2%)	28 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	81.3	116^th of 752 public middle schools	84.6%		88.7	54^th of 743 public middle schools	92.7%	62		33.3			59.5	83.6	85.0			49.3	70.7	41.5		100.0	100.0			$11,561		$11,561
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
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	335 North Van Dien Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2780	627	57	10.9	2.6%	343 (54.7%)	7 (1.1%)	57 (9.1%)	166 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.5%)	88.6	56^th of 752 public middle schools	92.6%		78.3	135^th of 743 public middle schools	81.8%	79		38.4			88.8	86.0	86.1			79.3	67.5	37.3	100.0	82.1	85.8			$11,177		$11,177
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Emil A. Cavallini Middle School

Is Emil A. Cavallini Middle School a good school?

Yes! Emil A. Cavallini Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Emil A. Cavallini Middle School in?

Upper Saddle River School District

What high school do graduates of Emil A. Cavallini Middle School attend?

Students who attend Emil A. Cavallini Middle School usually go on to attend Northern Highlands Regional High School

How many students attend Emil A. Cavallini Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Emil A. Cavallini Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Emil A. Cavallini Middle School?

Students at Emil A. Cavallini Middle School are 63% White, 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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