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Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School

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Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School ranks 112 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Verona, New Jersey, with 668 students. The school is part of the Verona Public School District, which is ranked 143 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA/PARCC assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 70.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.7%, and 72% of 7th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 38.8% statewide. The school's subgroup performance is particularly strong, with Hispanic students and special education students ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of all New Jersey middle schools, respectively, in recent years.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, it remains below the state average. At $11,775 per student in 2018-2019, the school's spending is on par with the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Glenfield Middle School and Bloomfield Middle School, Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School outperforms them on NJSLA assessments, indicating it is providing a high-quality education relative to its peers. The school's Algebra I proficiency rates are also exceptionally high, with 95.1% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 72.7%.

702

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,775

Per pupil spending ?

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Bloomfield Ave
Verona, NJ 07044-1817

(973) 571-6751

District: Verona Public School District

Students who attend Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School usually attend:

High:

Verona High School

Feeder schools for Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School:

Elementary:	Brookdale Avenue School
	Forest Avenue School
	Frederic N. Brown Elementary School
	Laning Avenue School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg43%

112^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 609Verona 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	81.8	112 of 752	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	177 of 743	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	192 of 748	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	253 of 745	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	169 of 652	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	282 of 745	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	242 of 716	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.0	194 of 712	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	65.9	217 of 713	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	198 of 713	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	86 of 717	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	88 of 704	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	82.1	110 of 677	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	121 of 684	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	128 of 677	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	153 of 664	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	159 of 640	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.0	202 of 631	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.5	161 of 615	73.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.3	140 of 599	76.6%	★★★★☆
2004	80.2	122 of 588	79.3%	★★★★☆
2003	79.4	125 of 574	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	114 of 728	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	154 of 717	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	156 of 720	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	187 of 726	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	124 of 625	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	275 of 703	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	241 of 680	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	34 of 608	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	68 of 589	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	58 of 587	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	79 of 591	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	37 of 480	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	53.7	217 of 524	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	109 of 504	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	123 of 726	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	195 of 719	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	223 of 718	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	319 of 730	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	191 of 635	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	278 of 697	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	208 of 675	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	80 of 507	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	152 of 510	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	74 of 505	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	147 of 535	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	55 of 401	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	217 of 492	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	167 of 471	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	118 of 502	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	186 of 510	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	212 of 509	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	293 of 512	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	174 of 435	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	276 of 504	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	217 of 497	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+50 vs state

English Language Arts74%+18 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science40%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School

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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
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	Public	5-8	600 Bloomfield Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6751	702	62	11.3	1.9%	584 (83.2%)	13 (1.9%)	53 (7.5%)	27 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.0%)	81.8	112^th of 752 public middle schools	85.1%		72.5	177^th of 743 public middle schools	76.2%	65	48.9	31.2		70.9	70.3	82.7	70.0		67.0	58.8	72.0	32.2		95.1	95.1			$11,775	$136	$11,639
Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	Public	6-8	176 North Fullerton Avenue	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-5741	203	28	7.2	15.3%	107 (52.7%)	36 (17.7%)	31 (15.3%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	74.2	160^th of 752 public middle schools	78.7%		70.5	189^th of 743 public middle schools	74.6%	29		33.3			75.0	81.4	76.2			56.8	57.7			43.7	43.7			$18,417	$89	$18,328
Gould/Mountain Elementary School	Public	4-6	132 Gould Ave	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	279	42	6.7		212 (76.0%)	5 (1.8%)	20 (7.2%)	36 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)	67.4		87.9	89.1	96.9			73.5	83.7	73.2								$10,455	$168	$10,287
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Ridge Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-2646	468	48	9.7	9.4%	355 (75.9%)	12 (2.6%)	58 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	71.6	185^th of 752 public middle schools	75.4%		64.7	238^th of 743 public middle schools	68.0%	53	46.3	17.9		81.4	73.1	68.4	78.8		76.7	53.4	56.5	22.1		86.7	86.7			$8,390	$21	$8,369
Grover Cleveland Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Academy Rd	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-9115	610	53	11.5	12.6%	471 (77.2%)	14 (2.3%)	95 (15.6%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	75.7	152^nd of 752 public middle schools	79.8%		77.6	138^th of 743 public middle schools	81.4%	14		27.7			65.7	75.7	60.3			58.2	61.6	35.7		98.2	98.2			$10,655	$21	$10,634
Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Public	6-8	173 Bellevue Ave	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4220	618	63	9.7	17.2%	317 (51.3%)	90 (14.6%)	91 (14.7%)	45 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.7%)	70.5	196^th of 752 public middle schools	73.9%		71.4	185^th of 743 public middle schools	75.1%	11		24.0			75.7	69.6	72.5			62.9	59.3	7.1	100.0	52.1	57.6			$11,896	$170	$11,726
Glenfield Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Maple Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4172	512	59	8.7	19.9%	238 (46.5%)	106 (20.7%)	77 (15.0%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.5%)	72.6	177^th of 752 public middle schools	76.5%		69.2	199^th of 743 public middle schools	73.2%	22		30.2			77.0	80.1	76.2			52.8	55.8		100.0	44.0	50.9	100.0	100.0	$12,589	$535	$12,054
Edison Middle School	Public	6	75 William St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5360	477	53	8.9	42.6%	94 (19.7%)	137 (28.7%)	195 (40.9%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.5%)								(n/a)					64.9					48.4								$11,329		$11,329
West Essex Middle School	Public	7-8	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	558	60	9.3	4.8%	417 (74.7%)	16 (2.9%)	64 (11.5%)	46 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	78.4	138^th of 752 public middle schools	81.6%		81.6	109^th of 743 public middle schools	85.3%	29		29.4				81.1	73.3				64.1	21.3		95.5	95.5			$10,372	$71	$10,301
Bloomfield Middle School	Public	7-8	60 Huck Road	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8620	944	85	11.1	50.1%	200 (21.2%)	218 (23.1%)	448 (47.5%)	56 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	12 (1.3%)	43.4	415^th of 752 public middle schools	44.8%		47.7	362^nd of 743 public middle schools	51.3%	53		15.7				53.6	50.8				31.9	16.9		84.7	84.7			$7,974	$128	$7,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School

What high school do graduates of Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School attend?

Students who attend Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School usually go on to attend Verona High School

What district is Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School in?

Verona Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School?

Students at Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School.

Is Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School a good school?

Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School ranks 112^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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