Benjamin Franklin Middle School
335 North Van Dien Ave
Ridgewood NJ, 07451, Bergen County
Phone: 201-670-2780
Ranking: (48 out of 1,847, top 3%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ridgewood Village School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 41 | 49 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 750 | 738 | 700 | 689 | 687 | 689 | 670 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 254 | 33.9% | 241 | 32.7% | 245 | 35.0% | 237 | 34.4% | 210 | 30.6% | 230 | 33.4% | 224 | 33.4% |
Grade 7: | 241 | 32.1% | 247 | 33.5% | 232 | 33.1% | 211 | 30.6% | 238 | 34.6% | 234 | 34.0% | 206 | 30.7% |
Grade 8: | 248 | 33.1% | 235 | 31.8% | 207 | 29.6% | 241 | 35.0% | 236 | 34.4% | 220 | 31.9% | 226 | 33.7% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 0.9% | 15 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.3% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 14 | 2.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 364 | 48.5% | 363 | 49.2% | 340 | 48.6% | 348 | 50.5% | 352 | 51.2% | 373 | 54.1% | 355 | 53.0% |
Female: | 386 | 51.5% | 375 | 50.8% | 360 | 51.4% | 341 | 49.5% | 335 | 48.8% | 316 | 45.9% | 311 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 132 | 17.6% | 129 | 17.5% | 131 | 18.7% | 129 | 18.7% | 149 | 21.7% | 154 | 22.4% | 142 | 21.2% |
Hispanic: | 60 | 8.0% | 63 | 8.5% | 47 | 6.7% | 44 | 6.4% | 30 | 4.4% | 28 | 4.1% | 25 | 3.7% |
Black: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% |
White: | 522 | 69.6% | 520 | 70.5% | 502 | 71.7% | 488 | 70.8% | 496 | 72.2% | 496 | 72.0% | 496 | 74.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 4.3% | 21 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.4% | 25 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.02 | 14.85 | 13.97 | 16.40 | 16.76 | 11.00 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 92.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 83.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 90.5% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 90.0% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 89.7% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 90.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 93.4% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 95.1% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 93.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 95.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 93.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 90.2% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.8% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 90.7% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 89.9% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 88.7% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.5% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 82.7% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 90.9% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 86.8% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 90.3% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 90.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.9% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.8% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 94.1% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 95.3% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 96.3% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 87.9% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 89.0% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 89.1% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 90.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 92.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 91.5% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 95.5% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 98.6% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 95.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 95.6% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.3% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 96.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 94.0% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 89.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 93.8% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 92.0% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 88.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 90.2% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 90.8% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 91.5% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 90.8% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 93.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 93.4% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 95.8% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 96.0% | 78.9% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.