Benjamin Franklin Middle School

Regular School · TEANECK, NJ

Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a regular school school in TEANECK, New Jersey, serving grades 05–08 with 463 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

463

Teachers (FTE)

52.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

8.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	195	42%
Black or African American	162	35%
Asian	46	10%
White	40	9%
Two or more races	13	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	463	249M / 214F

English Language Learners: 17 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	17.0% -8.6pp	25.6%	505
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.8pp	46.8%	500
Science Proficiency	17.0%	—	237

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.09 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

82 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	463	100%

Contact & Location

1315 TAFT ROAD

TEANECK, NJ 07666

Phone: (201)833-5451

http://www.teaneckschools.org/benjaminfranklinmiddleschool_home.aspx

District

Teaneck School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $40,882

District enrollment: 3,633

Other Schools in District

James Russell Lowell Elementary School Elementary
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School Elementary
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School Elementary
Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School Elementary
William Cullen Bryant School Elementary
Teaneck High School High
Thomas Jefferson Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07666) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341608000842

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD