Janis E. Dismus Middle School
325 Tryon Ave
Englewood NJ, 07631, Bergen County
Phone: 201-862-6013
Ranking: (1,598 out of 1,847, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Englewood City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 45 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 51 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 385 | 396 | 398 | 375 | 380 | 536 | 516 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 186 | 48.3% | 183 | 46.2% | 197 | 49.5% | 176 | 46.9% | 192 | 50.5% | 177 | 33.0% | 179 | 34.7% |
Grade 8: | 188 | 48.8% | 194 | 49.0% | 184 | 46.2% | 185 | 49.3% | 176 | 46.3% | 169 | 31.5% | 180 | 34.9% |
Ungraded: | 11 | 2.9% | 19 | 4.8% | 17 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 190 | 49.4% | 205 | 51.8% | 204 | 51.3% | 191 | 50.9% | 195 | 51.3% | 273 | 50.9% | 267 | 51.7% |
Female: | 195 | 50.6% | 191 | 48.2% | 194 | 48.7% | 184 | 49.1% | 185 | 48.7% | 263 | 49.1% | 245 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 13 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 167 | 43.4% | 169 | 42.7% | 162 | 40.7% | 143 | 38.1% | 144 | 37.9% | 191 | 35.6% | 173 | 33.5% |
Black: | 196 | 50.9% | 204 | 51.5% | 212 | 53.3% | 210 | 56.0% | 223 | 58.7% | 328 | 61.2% | 323 | 62.6% |
White: | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 174 | 45.2% | 221 | 55.8% | 208 | 52.3% | 223 | 59.5% | 219 | 57.6% | 289 | 53.9% | 245 | 47.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.9% | 33 | 8.3% | 49 | 12.3% | 36 | 9.6% | 43 | 11.3% | 68 | 12.7% | 69 | 13.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.56 | 9.30 | 11.24 | 13.35 | 11.18 | 9.40 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 73.7% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.5% | 33.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.3% | 48.9% | 70.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 60.4% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 42.4% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 43.7% | 71.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 70.9% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 49.1% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 52.5% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 49.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 37.3% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 44.7% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 44.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 43.5% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 41.1% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.6% | 37.6% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 31.1% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.5% | 36.5% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33.5% | 33.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 34.7% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 69.1% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 67.6% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.2% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.9% | 59.9% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 61.3% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 70.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.0% | 42.0% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 44.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 41.6% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 38.7% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 37.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.4% | 37.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.2% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 63.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 59.0% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.8% | 49.8% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 54.9% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 56.1% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 51.4% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 40.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 49.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 54.2% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 57.4% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 36.8% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 35.9% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 30.5% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 38.3% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 45.4% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 56.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 64.5% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 63.1% | 78.9% |
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* Janis E. Dismus Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.