Middle Schools in Lyndhurst Public School District

Lyndhurst Public School District has a single middle school, Lyndhurst Middle School, serving grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 347 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools in 2023-2024 to 428 out of 745 in 2021-2022. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 to 2 stars out of 5 in the previous two years.

Academically, Lyndhurst Middle School has relative strengths in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates above the state average in 6th and 8th grades, and in Algebra I, where the 8th-grade proficiency rate was significantly higher than the state average. However, the school struggles more in Mathematics, with proficiency rates below the state average in 7th and 8th grades, and in Science, where the 8th-grade proficiency rate was lower than the state average. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 25.25% suggests that a significant portion of its student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may impact the school's overall performance and resource allocation.

Despite the fluctuations in performance, Lyndhurst Middle School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13:1, which could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, the data suggests that the school has areas of strength, but also faces challenges in maintaining consistent academic achievement and addressing potential socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student outcomes.