Top Rankings
Rumson Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 1%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 525 students in Rumson Borough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Rumson Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 83% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 90% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% 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
2 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
919 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
96 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Rumson Borough School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#7 out of 650 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
84%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
89%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
3%
38%
% Black
n/a
18%
% White
92%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,313 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $38,097 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,313
$26,931
Spending / Student
$38,097
$25,828
Best Rumson Borough School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Forrestdale School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Grades: 4-8
| 525 students
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