Lyndhurst Public School District

420 Fern Avenue, 2nd Floor
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 620 students in Lyndhurst Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Lyndhurst Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
9 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,618 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
198 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Lyndhurst Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#375 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
31%
38%
51%
49%
16%
23%
92%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.60
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
9%
% Hispanic
43%
38%
% Black
4%
18%
% White
47%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $21,572 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,937. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,085 is less than the state median of $25,834. The school district spending/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,572
$26,937
Spending / Student
$24,085
$25,834

Best Lyndhurst Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lyndhurst Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
625 Page Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 438-5683
Gr: 6-8 | 620 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 54%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 9 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 2,618 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 54%
  • : 92% (Top 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 31% (Btm 50%)
  • : 51% (Top 50%)
  • : 16% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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