Roy W. Brown Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bergenfield, New Jersey

Roy W. Brown Middle School in Bergenfield, New Jersey enrolled 761 students in 2024-25 with 64.9 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

840 students in 2022-23, 792 students in 2023-24, 761 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.4 to 64.9.

Students enrolled at Roy W. Brown Middle School by school year2022-23: 840, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 76102505007501k2022-238402023-247922024-25761
Students enrolled at Roy W. Brown Middle School by school year2022-23: 840, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 76102505007501k2022-238402023-247922024-25761
Students enrolled at Roy W. Brown Middle School by school year2022-23: 840, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 76102505007501k2022-238402023-247922024-25761
Students enrolled at Roy W. Brown Middle School by school year2022-23: 840, 2023-24: 792, 2024-25: 76102505007501k2022-238402023-247922024-25761
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384065.412.8
2023-2479264.912.2
2024-2576164.911.7

11.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools

Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 11.7; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 11.7; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 11.7; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 11.7; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 285 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Roy W. Brown Middle School enrolled 855 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 64 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 285 of the 855 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions64
  • Chronically absent11.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.0% of students were Hispanic, 21.6% Asian, 8.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic59.0%
  2. Asian21.6%
  3. White8.3%
  4. Black7.8%
  5. Two or more races2.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Roy W. Brown Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256%59%48.6%
Math, 2022-2336%36% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Roy W. Brown Middle School

  1. David E. Owens Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 523 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Janis E. Dismus Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 342 students, 8.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Roy W. Brown Middle School with David E. Owens Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bergenfield Public School District spends per student$25,196 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,196
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyRoy W. Brown Middle School is the number 103 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#103 of 439
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.11.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Roy W. Brown Middle School

  1. How many students attend Roy W. Brown Middle School?
    761 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 840 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bergenfield, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Roy W. Brown Middle School?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Roy W. Brown Middle School a Title I school?
    Roy W. Brown Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Roy W. Brown Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Roy W. Brown Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Roy W. Brown Middle School in?
    Bergenfield Public School District, NCES district ID 3401500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340150000278 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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