Veterans Middle School

Summary:

Veterans Middle School is a public middle school located in North Arlington, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the North Arlington School District, which is ranked 258 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Veterans Middle School stands out for its relatively diverse student population, with 45.76% White, 48.45% Hispanic, and 3.31% Asian students. This diversity is higher compared to some nearby schools like Union School (53.12% White) and Alfred S. Faust Middle School (26.51% White). The school's academic performance is also noteworthy, with English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates above the state average and exceptional Algebra I proficiency rates, with 86.3% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 66%. However, the school's mathematics proficiency rates are mixed, with 6th and 8th grades below the state averages but 7th grade above.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Veterans Middle School stands out for its diverse student population and strong performance in ELA and Algebra I. However, it lags behind some higher-performing schools like Union School and Alfred S. Faust Middle School in overall academic achievement. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the middle range of New Jersey middle schools, and has seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, with the 2021-2022 rate of 5.7% lower than the previous year's 7.6%.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 191 Rutherford Place
       North Arlington, NJ  07031


(201) 991-6800

District: North Arlington School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
336th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,568 Help


Students who attend Veterans Middle School usually attend:

High:    North Arlington High School

Feeder schools for Veterans Middle School:

Elementary:    Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School
    George Washington Elementary School
    Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  483

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.4%
White:
45.8%
Asian:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.6% Help


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Compare Details Veterans Middle School ranks better than 55.1% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.97. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.4%), White (45.8%), Asian (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Veterans Middle School is 12.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Veterans Middle School is $7,568.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Veterans Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Veterans Middle School 336th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Veterans Middle School in the ranking list.)

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North Arlington School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Arlington School District 258th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Veterans Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 69.76 215th 574 62.5%
2004 72.27 204th 588 65.3%
2005 72.67 208th 599 65.3%
2006 68.47 261st 615 57.6%
2007 59.33 338th 631 46.4%
2008 70.41 219th 640 65.8%
2009 70.10 238th 664 64.2%
2010 75.69 173rd 677 74.4%
2011 74.78 189th 684 72.4%
2012 70.92 241st 677 64.4%
2013 64.98 286th 704 59.4%
2014 63.79 308th 717 57.0%
2015 60.52 256th 713 64.1%
2016 41.73 432nd 713 39.4%
2017 46.34 382nd 712 46.3%
2018 53.28 332nd 716 53.6%
2019 55.85 324th 745 56.5%
2021 59.70 225th 652 65.5%
2022 60.07 263rd 745 64.7%
2023 50.97 336th 748 55.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.58 40th 202 80.2%
2019 69.94 37th 227 83.7%
2022 49.90 100th 270 63.0%
2023 52.73 99th 288 65.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.09 336th 471 28.7%
2019 42.62 247th 492 49.8%
2021 42.41 208th 401 48.1%
2022 39.71 271st 535 49.3%
2023 46.33 216th 505 57.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.69 80th 522 84.7%
2019 58.27 170th 541 68.6%
2021 56.05 138th 467 70.4%
2022 76.00 58th 549 89.4%
2023 56.25 169th 568 70.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.38 308th 680 54.7%
2019 56.29 323rd 703 54.1%
2021 61.67 195th 625 68.8%
2022 61.42 253rd 726 65.2%
2023 57.35 276th 720 61.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.77 308th 675 54.4%
2019 56.30 299th 697 57.1%
2021 58.12 218th 635 65.7%
2022 58.01 258th 730 64.7%
2023 46.01 348th 718 51.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.67 177th 504 64.9%
2019 61.06 168th 524 67.9%
2021 67.56 100th 480 79.2%
2022 67.03 131st 591 77.8%
2023 47.83 266th 587 54.7%
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Rank History for White students at Veterans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.19 322nd 497 35.2%
2019 41.47 309th 504 38.7%
2021 45.12 219th 435 49.7%
2022 48.48 248th 512 51.6%
2023 46.93 263rd 509 48.3%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Veterans Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 174 0 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 188
1989 169 0 5 19 0 n/a n/a 0 193
1990 180 0 9 19 0 n/a n/a 0 208
1991 190 0 15 20 0 n/a n/a 0 225
1992 190 0 11 18 0 n/a n/a 0 219
1993 190 0 18 20 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1994 187 0 21 24 2 n/a n/a 0 234
1995 282 0 39 35 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1996 282 0 39 35 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1998 268 0 13 55 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1999 279 0 17 49 0 n/a n/a 0 345
2000 288 0 18 45 0 n/a n/a 0 351
2001 297 0 28 38 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2002 341 0 12 27 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2003 341 0 12 27 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2004 304 0 17 64 0 n/a n/a 0 385
2005 291 0 21 62 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2006 280 2 19 64 0 n/a n/a 0 365
2007 266 1 12 53 0 n/a n/a 0 332
2008 271 4 9 50 0 n/a n/a 0 334
2009 277 3 9 54 0 0 0 0 343
2010 253 2 11 80 0 0 0 0 346
2011 236 3 12 105 1 0 0 0 357
2012 226 8 14 109 0 0 0 0 357
2013 223 11 15 110 0 0 0 0 359
2014 227 9 17 109 0 0 0 0 362
2015 239 5 20 112 0 0 0 0 376
2016 248 6 18 125 0 0 2 0 399
2017 243 3 17 137 0 0 3 0 403
2018 224 2 18 148 0 1 3 0 396
2019 235 9 20 156 0 1 1 0 422
2020 231 13 20 180 0 3 3 0 450
2021 247 12 16 183 0 3 3 0 464
2022 229 10 14 199 0 4 2 0 458
2023 221 6 16 234 0 2 4 0 483

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Veterans Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 188 9.0 20.8 n/a
1989 193 8.0 24.1 n/a
1990 208 9.0 23.1 4.8
1991 225 11.0 20.4 5.8
1992 219 10.0 21.9 8.7
1993 228 9.0 25.3 5.3
1994 234 10.5 22.3 4.7
1995 356 18.5 19.2 5.3
1996 356 18.5 19.2 5.3
1998 336 19.0 17.7 8.9
1999 345 20.0 17.3 8.4
2000 351 20.5 17.1 12
2001 363 20.7 17.5 14.6
2002 380 21.5 17.7 13.2
2003 380 21.5 17.7 13.2
2004 385 23.0 16.7 10.4
2005 374 25.0 15.0 n/a
2006 365 24.0 15.2 11.5
2007 332 23.0 14.4 13.9
2008 334 17.0 19.6 14.4
2009 343 25.4 12.7 16.9
2010 346 24.0 14.4 16.8
2011 357 24.0 14.8 16.8
2012 357 26.6 13.3 22.7
2013 359 29.0 12.3 22
2014 362 29.0 12.4 22.9
2015 376 31.0 12.1 23.1
2016 399 32.0 12.4 25.1
2017 403 31.0 13.0 19.4
2018 396 31.8 12.4 19.2
2019 422 33.5 12.5 24.6
2020 450 36.1 12.4 25.6
2021 464 38.5 12.0 25.9
2022 458 38.8 11.7 21.4
2023 483 39.7 12.1 28.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Veterans Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 188 9.0 20.8 n/a
1989 193 8.0 24.1 n/a
1990 208 9.0 23.1 4.8
1991 225 11.0 20.4 5.8
1992 219 10.0 21.9 8.7
1993 228 9.0 25.3 5.3
1994 234 10.5 22.3 4.7
1995 356 18.5 19.2 5.3
1996 356 18.5 19.2 5.3
1998 336 19.0 17.7 8.9
1999 345 20.0 17.3 8.4
2000 351 20.5 17.1 12
2001 363 20.7 17.5 14.6
2002 380 21.5 17.7 13.2
2003 380 21.5 17.7 13.2
2004 385 23.0 16.7 10.4
2005 374 25.0 15.0 n/a
2006 365 24.0 15.2 11.5
2007 332 23.0 14.4 13.9
2008 334 17.0 19.6 14.4
2009 343 25.4 12.7 16.9
2010 346 24.0 14.4 16.8
2011 357 24.0 14.8 16.8
2012 357 26.6 13.3 22.7
2013 359 29.0 12.3 22
2014 362 29.0 12.4 22.9
2015 376 31.0 12.1 23.1
2016 399 32.0 12.4 25.1
2017 403 31.0 13.0 19.4
2018 396 31.8 12.4 19.2
2019 422 33.5 12.5 24.6
2020 450 36.1 12.4 25.6
2021 464 38.5 12.0 25.9
2022 458 38.8 11.7 21.4
2023 483 39.7 12.1 28.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Veterans Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $17 (0.2%) $7,551 (99.8%) $7,568

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Veterans Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 324th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 336th of 748 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Veterans Middle School)61.451.4
 10%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (North Arlington School District)61.451.4
 10%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Veterans Middle School)35.228.3
 6.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Arlington School District)35.228.3
 6.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Veterans Middle School)7060.1
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (North Arlington School District)7060.1
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Veterans Middle School)35.835.5
 0.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Arlington School District)35.835.5
 0.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Veterans Middle School)71.150.7
 20.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (North Arlington School District)71.150.7
 20.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Veterans Middle School)30.824.3
 6.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Arlington School District)30.824.3
 6.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Veterans Middle School)86.286.3
 0.1%
   8th Grade Algebra I (North Arlington School District)86.286.3
 0.1%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Veterans Middle School)86.286.3
 0.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (North Arlington School District)31.339.9
 8.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students422483
 14.5%
African American96
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian2016
 20%
Hispanic156234
 50%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White235221
 6%
Two or More Races14
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.6%28.6%
 3.9%


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Students at Veterans Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 46% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

Veterans Middle School ranks 336th of 748 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Veterans Middle School usually go on to attend North Arlington High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 483 students attended Veterans Middle School.


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