Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Summary:

Walter T. Bergen Middle School is a public middle school located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, serving 224 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Bloomingdale School District, which is ranked 236 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walter T. Bergen Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, but its Mathematics and Science performance is more mixed, with some grades exceeding the state average and others falling behind. The school particularly excels in serving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and Hispanic students, ranking 92nd and 178th, respectively, out of all New Jersey middle schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for male students and special education students has been more inconsistent.

Compared to nearby schools, Walter T. Bergen Middle School performs well against some, such as George Washington Middle School and Franklin Avenue Middle School, but lags behind other high-performing schools like Schuyler Colfax Middle School, Valley Middle School, and Pearl R. Miller Middle School. The school's performance has also been somewhat inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 188th and 395th place.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 225 Glenwild Avenue
       Bloomingdale, NJ  07403


(973) 838-4835

District: Bloomingdale School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
246th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,949 Help


Feeder schools for Walter T. Bergen Middle School:

Elementary:    Martha B. Day Elementary School
    Samuel R. Donald Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  222

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.1%
Hispanic:
33.8%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Walter T. Bergen Middle School ranks better than 66.9% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.69. (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: White (58.1%), Hispanic (33.8%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walter T. Bergen Middle School is 10.4. (See more...)
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Compare Walter T. Bergen Middle School employs 21.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walter T. Bergen Middle School is $14,949.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walter T. Bergen Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Walter T. Bergen Middle School 246th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Walter T. Bergen Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Bloomingdale School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bloomingdale School District 236th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walter T. Bergen Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 68.16 226th 574 60.6%
2004 59.77 315th 588 46.4%
2005 64.02 287th 599 52.1%
2006 57.76 351st 615 42.9%
2007 59.64 335th 631 46.9%
2008 56.20 362nd 640 43.4%
2009 54.60 390th 664 41.3%
2010 60.33 341st 677 49.6%
2011 65.64 282nd 684 58.8%
2012 65.94 292nd 677 56.9%
2013 58.72 353rd 704 49.9%
2014 52.29 395th 717 44.9%
2015 48.69 362nd 713 49.2%
2016 70.23 188th 713 73.6%
2017 62.64 259th 712 63.6%
2018 63.03 251st 716 64.9%
2019 62.73 270th 745 63.8%
2021 36.75 376th 652 42.3%
2022 46.26 371st 745 50.2%
2023 54.84 308th 748 58.8%
2024 63.69 246th 743 66.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.87 274th 471 41.8%
2019 53.02 187th 492 62.0%
2021 41.35 214th 401 46.6%
2022 28.47 397th 535 25.8%
2023 43.06 248th 505 50.9%
2024 48.58 212th 510 58.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.83 98th 522 81.2%
2019 53.46 208th 541 61.6%
2021 43.42 233rd 467 50.1%
2023 71.48 75th 568 86.8%
2024 68.46 92nd 584 84.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.10 231st 680 66.0%
2019 61.69 276th 703 60.7%
2021 35.79 381st 625 39.0%
2022 52.55 312th 726 57.0%
2023 53.86 304th 720 57.8%
2024 66.13 224th 717 68.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.26 286th 675 57.6%
2019 63.26 250th 697 64.1%
2021 40.18 325th 635 48.8%
2022 40.05 410th 730 43.8%
2023 54.78 295th 718 58.9%
2024 58.12 268th 719 62.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.95 308th 504 38.9%
2019 49.22 263rd 524 49.8%
2021 37.63 281st 480 41.5%
2022 44.69 290th 591 50.9%
2023 53.00 227th 587 61.3%
2024 60.75 178th 589 69.8%
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Rank History for White students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.86 229th 497 53.9%
2019 55.26 211th 504 58.1%
2021 29.72 332nd 435 23.7%
2022 35.78 334th 512 34.8%
2023 42.97 290th 509 43.0%
2024 54.48 212th 510 58.4%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Walter T. Bergen Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 231 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 236
1989 237 0 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 244
1990 224 0 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 235
1991 225 0 4 11 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1992 205 4 6 11 0 n/a n/a 0 226
1993 201 5 6 16 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1994 216 5 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 241
1995 209 9 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 230
1996 209 9 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 230
1998 271 9 7 10 4 n/a n/a 0 301
1999 265 6 9 10 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2000 210 2 6 7 0 n/a n/a 0 225
2001 243 2 14 12 0 n/a n/a 0 271
2002 278 7 11 19 0 n/a n/a 0 315
2003 278 7 11 19 0 n/a n/a 0 315
2004 286 6 10 20 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2005 282 8 8 27 0 n/a n/a 0 325
2006 270 7 9 26 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2007 303 7 7 31 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2008 238 6 7 22 0 n/a n/a 0 273
2009 223 7 6 28 0 0 0 0 264
2010 212 6 4 29 0 0 0 0 251
2011 226 7 4 27 0 0 0 0 264
2012 211 6 7 32 0 0 0 0 256
2013 232 5 7 32 0 3 0 0 279
2014 214 6 7 30 0 3 0 0 260
2015 198 5 6 37 0 5 0 0 251
2016 214 6 6 41 0 4 0 0 271
2017 176 10 6 43 1 6 0 0 242
2018 172 11 6 49 1 6 0 0 245
2019 180 8 8 51 0 5 0 0 252
2020 162 12 6 54 0 6 1 0 241
2021 160 10 2 62 0 4 3 0 241
2022 145 8 1 63 0 6 3 0 226
2023 130 8 3 72 0 7 4 0 224
2024 129 4 1 75 0 6 7 0 222

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 Walter T. Bergen Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 236 14.0 16.8 n/a
1989 244 15.0 16.2 n/a
1990 235 16.0 14.6 3.4
1991 240 17.0 14.1 3.8
1992 226 15.0 15.0 5.8
1993 228 16.7 13.7 7.9
1994 241 16.6 14.5 9.5
1995 230 14.4 16.0 8.7
1996 230 14.4 16.0 8.7
1998 301 20.0 15.1 9.6
1999 290 19.5 14.9 6.9
2000 225 19.6 11.5 13.3
2001 271 20.5 13.2 11.8
2002 315 23.6 13.3 11.4
2003 315 23.6 13.3 11.4
2004 322 22.6 14.2 10.2
2005 325 23.6 13.8 n/a
2006 312 25.6 12.2 9
2007 348 23.0 15.1 10.3
2008 273 16.0 17.1 9.9
2009 264 20.3 9.9 11.4
2010 251 21.0 11.9 12
2011 264 19.7 13.4 10.2
2012 256 22.3 11.4 12.5
2013 279 21.1 13.2 15.4
2014 260 21.3 12.1 11.2
2015 251 23.0 10.9 17.5
2016 271 21.0 12.9 18.1
2017 242 21.0 11.5 24.4
2018 245 20.6 11.8 21.6
2019 252 21.5 11.7 20.6
2020 241 19.2 12.5 20.3
2021 241 22.3 10.7 21.2
2022 226 23.6 9.5 22.1
2023 224 21.9 10.2 20.5
2024 222 21.1 10.4 38.3

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 Walter T. Bergen Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 236 14.0 16.8 n/a
1989 244 15.0 16.2 n/a
1990 235 16.0 14.6 3.4
1991 240 17.0 14.1 3.8
1992 226 15.0 15.0 5.8
1993 228 16.7 13.7 7.9
1994 241 16.6 14.5 9.5
1995 230 14.4 16.0 8.7
1996 230 14.4 16.0 8.7
1998 301 20.0 15.1 9.6
1999 290 19.5 14.9 6.9
2000 225 19.6 11.5 13.3
2001 271 20.5 13.2 11.8
2002 315 23.6 13.3 11.4
2003 315 23.6 13.3 11.4
2004 322 22.6 14.2 10.2
2005 325 23.6 13.8 n/a
2006 312 25.6 12.2 9
2007 348 23.0 15.1 10.3
2008 273 16.0 17.1 9.9
2009 264 20.3 9.9 11.4
2010 251 21.0 11.9 12
2011 264 19.7 13.4 10.2
2012 256 22.3 11.4 12.5
2013 279 21.1 13.2 15.4
2014 260 21.3 12.1 11.2
2015 251 23.0 10.9 17.5
2016 271 21.0 12.9 18.1
2017 242 21.0 11.5 24.4
2018 245 20.6 11.8 21.6
2019 252 21.5 11.7 20.6
2020 241 19.2 12.5 20.3
2021 241 22.3 10.7 21.2
2022 226 23.6 9.5 22.1
2023 224 21.9 10.2 20.5
2024 222 21.1 10.4 38.3

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Walter T. Bergen Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $125 (0.8%) $14,824 (99.2%) $14,949

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Walter T. Bergen Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 270th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 308th of 748 Middle schools
 4.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)36.140
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomingdale School District)36.140
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)5025.5
 24.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bloomingdale School District)5025.5
 24.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)7744.1
 32.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomingdale School District)7744.1
 32.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)41.639.6
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Bloomingdale School District)41.639.6
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)7050.9
 19.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomingdale School District)7050.9
 19.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)4728.6
 18.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Bloomingdale School District)4728.6
 18.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)64.267.8
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomingdale School District)64.267.8
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)29.824.4
 5.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bloomingdale School District)29.824.4
 5.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)8085.7
 5.7%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Bloomingdale School District)8085.7
 5.7%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Walter T. Bergen Middle School)8085.7
 5.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Bloomingdale School District)8085.7
 5.7%
   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 Students252224
 11.1%
African American88
American Indian00
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic5172
 41.2%
Pacific Islander57
 40%
White180130
 27.8%
Two or More Races04
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.6%20.5%
 0.1%


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Walter T. Bergen Middle School ranks 246th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 222 students attended Walter T. Bergen Middle School.

Students at Walter T. Bergen Middle School are 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.


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