Middle Schools in Westfield Public School District

The Westfield Public School District in New Jersey is home to two high-performing middle schools: Thomas Edison Intermediate School and Roosevelt Intermediate School. Both schools are ranked among the top middle schools in the state, with Thomas Edison Intermediate School ranking 74th and Roosevelt Intermediate School ranking 41st out of 748 middle schools in New Jersey.

Academically, the two schools demonstrate exceptional performance, with high proficiency rates on state assessments that significantly exceed the state averages. In the 2022-2023 school year, Thomas Edison Intermediate School had English Language Arts proficiency rates ranging from 70.6% to 76.4% across grades 6-8, while Roosevelt Intermediate School had rates ranging from 74.8% to 82.6%. In Mathematics, Thomas Edison had proficiency rates from 22.3% to 70.6%, and Roosevelt had rates from 38.8% to 73.1%. Both schools also had exceptional performance on Algebra I and Geometry assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90%.

The student populations at both schools are predominantly white, with Thomas Edison Intermediate School having a more diverse student body with 14.47% Asian students and 7.55% Hispanic students, compared to Roosevelt Intermediate School's 7.45% Asian and 5.78% Hispanic students. Additionally, both schools have very low percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population. The per-student spending and student-teacher ratios are also comparable between the two schools, suggesting the Westfield Public School District is allocating resources evenly across its middle schools.