📍 1315 Taft Road, Teaneck, Bergen County, 07666
Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Teaneck, Bergen County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Teaneck School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School enrolls 518 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 169 | 33% |
| White | 64 | 12% |
| Asian | 41 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 518 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School is one of 8 schools in Teaneck School District, based in Teaneck, New Jersey. The district serves 3,752 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 518 students, Benjamin Franklin Middle School is close to the district average of about 469 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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