Hackensack Middle School

360 Union Street, Hackensack NJ, 7601 | Hackensack City School District | 201-646-7842
  • grades 5-8
  • students 1466
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 35% 34% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Hackensack
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
52%Hackensack
52%New Jersey

Hackensack Middle School is a school servicing grades 5 to 8 and is located in the district of "Hackensack City School District" in Hackensack, NJ. There are a total of 1,466 students and 114 teachers at Hackensack Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Hackensack Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 34.5%, which is 34% lower than the New Jersey average.

Hackensack Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1466
Teachers114
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Hackensack Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All22%
3n/a
4n/a
524%
619%
722%
826%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
3n/a
4n/a
542%
641%
751%
857%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Hackensack Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 6.1% 17.0% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 29.2% 22.0% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 6.1% 13.1% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 57.9% 46.3% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.9% 1.5% 3.1%

Hackensack demographics profile

StatisticHackensackNew JerseyNational
Population44,2668,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)10,5611,21591
Median age39.239.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)42%56%55%
Speak English51%69%79%
Speak Spanish29%16%13%

Education level achieved in Hackensack

IndexHackensackNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade86.9%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school85.5%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college56.5%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.5%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors34.3%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters11.1%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.5%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Hackensack Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.