Benjamin Franklin Middle School
1315 Taft Rd
Teaneck NJ, 07666, Bergen County
Phone: 201-833-5451
Ranking: (1,249 out of 1,847, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Teaneck Township 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: | 54 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 46 | 56 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 513 | 525 | 570 | 559 | 576 | 555 | 558 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 116 | 22.6% | 105 | 20.0% | 131 | 23.0% | 110 | 19.7% | 143 | 24.8% | 133 | 24.0% | 117 | 21.0% |
Grade 6: | 108 | 21.1% | 123 | 23.4% | 115 | 20.2% | 143 | 25.6% | 135 | 23.4% | 126 | 22.7% | 131 | 23.5% |
Grade 7: | 123 | 24.0% | 112 | 21.3% | 150 | 26.3% | 141 | 25.2% | 127 | 22.0% | 144 | 25.9% | 137 | 24.6% |
Grade 8: | 122 | 23.8% | 141 | 26.9% | 137 | 24.0% | 133 | 23.8% | 151 | 26.2% | 138 | 24.9% | 165 | 29.6% |
Ungraded: | 44 | 8.6% | 44 | 8.4% | 37 | 6.5% | 32 | 5.7% | 20 | 3.5% | 14 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 260 | 50.7% | 270 | 51.4% | 275 | 48.2% | 270 | 48.3% | 286 | 49.7% | 287 | 51.7% | 302 | 54.1% |
Female: | 253 | 49.3% | 255 | 48.6% | 295 | 51.8% | 289 | 51.7% | 290 | 50.3% | 268 | 48.3% | 252 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 44 | 8.6% | 52 | 9.9% | 66 | 11.6% | 59 | 10.6% | 65 | 11.3% | 58 | 10.5% | 48 | 8.6% |
Hispanic: | 169 | 32.9% | 148 | 28.2% | 160 | 28.1% | 164 | 29.3% | 148 | 25.7% | 151 | 27.2% | 132 | 23.7% |
Black: | 237 | 46.2% | 252 | 48.0% | 264 | 46.3% | 260 | 46.5% | 289 | 50.2% | 272 | 49.0% | 289 | 51.8% |
White: | 45 | 8.8% | 55 | 10.5% | 62 | 10.9% | 61 | 10.9% | 73 | 12.7% | 71 | 12.8% | 82 | 14.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 27.5% | 181 | 34.5% | 200 | 35.1% | 165 | 29.5% | 134 | 23.3% | 119 | 21.4% | 43 | 7.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 9.4% | 55 | 10.5% | 60 | 10.5% | 47 | 8.4% | 56 | 9.7% | 49 | 8.8% | 98 | 17.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.46 | 9.38 | 11.49 | 13.37 | 12.52 | 9.10 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.4% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 52.7% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 61.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 61.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 55.3% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 65.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 55.8% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 78.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 74.4% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 72.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 78.7% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 75.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 82.0% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 75.3% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 70.6% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 54.7% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 59.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 69.4% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 64.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 69.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 69.0% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 69.7% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 62.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 68.4% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 75.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 72.1% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 85.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 66.9% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 71.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 65.1% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 63.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 60.2% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 66.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 71.1% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 51.0% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 62.6% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 61.9% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 67.1% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 57.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 65.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 82.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 80.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 83.2% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 80.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 83.5% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 78.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 59.4% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 61.5% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 60.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 65.9% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 67.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 68.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 87.6% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 81.3% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 85.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 80.4% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 76.5% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 74.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 74.7% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 82.5% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 76.4% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 60.6% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 54% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 61.4% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 56.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 57.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 79.5% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 78.0% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 79.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 81.8% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 81.6% | 78.9% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.