West Brook Middle School
560 Roosevelt Blvd
Paramus NJ, 07652, Bergen County
Phone: 201-261-7800
Ranking: 
(483 out of 1,847, top 26%)*
(483 out of 1,847, top 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Paramus Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 55 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 627 | 672 | 679 | 704 | 735 | 736 | 712 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 134 | 21.4% | 154 | 22.9% | 135 | 19.9% | 142 | 20.2% | 179 | 24.4% | 176 | 23.9% | 174 | 24.4% |
| Grade 6: | 154 | 24.6% | 147 | 21.9% | 152 | 22.4% | 180 | 25.6% | 178 | 24.2% | 177 | 24.0% | 181 | 25.4% |
| Grade 7: | 153 | 24.4% | 155 | 23.1% | 180 | 26.5% | 180 | 25.6% | 177 | 24.1% | 180 | 24.5% | 172 | 24.2% |
| Grade 8: | 160 | 25.5% | 191 | 28.4% | 183 | 27.0% | 178 | 25.3% | 181 | 24.6% | 181 | 24.6% | 170 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | 26 | 4.1% | 25 | 3.7% | 29 | 4.3% | 24 | 3.4% | 20 | 2.7% | 22 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 333 | 53.1% | 358 | 53.3% | 376 | 55.4% | 374 | 53.1% | 389 | 52.9% | 394 | 53.5% | 353 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 294 | 46.9% | 314 | 46.7% | 303 | 44.6% | 330 | 46.9% | 346 | 47.1% | 342 | 46.5% | 355 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 178 | 28.4% | 170 | 25.3% | 169 | 24.9% | 165 | 23.4% | 162 | 22.0% | 169 | 23.0% | 156 | 21.9% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 8.0% | 55 | 8.2% | 50 | 7.4% | 47 | 6.7% | 54 | 7.3% | 46 | 6.3% | 46 | 6.5% |
| Black: | 15 | 2.4% | 12 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% |
| White: | 383 | 61.1% | 431 | 64.1% | 446 | 65.7% | 480 | 68.2% | 506 | 68.8% | 511 | 69.4% | 502 | 70.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 5.1% | 26 | 3.9% | 13 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.1% | 24 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.0% | 20 | 2.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 16 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.44 | 11.63 | 11.90 | 13.75 | 14.70 | 11.70 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 93.7% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 79.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 75.8% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74.7% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 69.7% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 90.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 80.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 81.3% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 82.9% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 82.8% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 90.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 87.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 84.8% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 72.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 78.8% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 77.5% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 75.9% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 91.6% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 78.6% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 79.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 77.4% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 78.8% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 84.6% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 93.2% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 83.7% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 84.7% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 87.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 81.0% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 79.1% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 83.3% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 78.1% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 81.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.1% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 75.6% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 78.4% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 70.6% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 80.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 93.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 92.5% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 90.3% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 93.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 94.0% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 91.2% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 82.2% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 87.3% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 81.2% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 84.9% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 86.2% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 80.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 94.4% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 94.3% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 91.5% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.7% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 95.6% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 87.2% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 88.9% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 86.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.2% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 90.3% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.4% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 70.8% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 78.0% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 81.2% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 82.2% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 84.0% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 90.6% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 90.6% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 90.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 90.6% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 90.9% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Brook Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.