The Green Brook Middle School offers an abundance of programs to meet the needs and interests of its student population. The middle school campus houses a total of 450 students in grades five through eight. This configuration provides an opportunity to orientate students to the middle school model gradually. There is a modified self-contained model for grade five, and a middle school, departmentalized model for grades six through eight.
Academic programs form the foundation of the Green Brook Middle School. Advanced classes in mathematics, language arts literacy, science, and social studies challenge the most capable students by offering accelerated and enriched curriculum, often at a grade level above the students’ current placement. Students enjoy Harcourt Brace, Glencoe, and McDougall Littell mathematics programs. Beginning in the five grade, students select Spanish or Latin, in which their studies continue for the remainder of the middle school years. The Prentice Hall language arts literacy program provides a literature-based approach to the teaching of reading and English. The science program utilizes an inquiry-based, hands-on approach to the subject for all grade levels. The social studies program concentrates on the United States, New Jersey, civics, and cultures of the world.
Special classes and programs benefit both the gifted and talented students, as well as, the students in need of additional support. GBMS offers GATE English Language Arts classes grades 6-8, GATE Science classes for grades seven and eight, and a GATE Social Studies class for grade eight students. Advanced-level mathematics classes are offered in grades four through eight. In addition, small group instructional programs, such as language arts and mathematics Instructional Support, English Language Learners, and special education replacement, inclusion, and self-contained classes are offered to meet student needs.
Through the hard work and dedication of an outstanding professional staff, Green Brook students have achieved exceptional results on State and District assessments. On the 2013 NJASK, general education eighth graders scored 99.1% Proficient/Advanced Proficient in Language Arts Literacy, 91.7% Proficient/Advanced Proficient in mathematics, 91.7% Proficient/Advance Proficient in Science. On the 2013 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge, general education students in grades six, seven, and eight scored greater than ninety-one percent proficient in the area of language arts literacy. Mathematics scores in the middle school remain competitive with the sending districts, with between fifty-two to sixty-three percent of the students in grades five through eight scoring at the advanced proficient level. In science, 99 percent of general education grade four students scored proficient, and 91.7 percent of grade eight students were proficient.
The Green Brook Middle School is overflowing with activity well beyond the conclusion of the regular school day. Extra-curricular programs and activities include: soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball, softball, track, yearbook, student council, winter and spring theatrical productions, community service, literary magazine, chess club, robotics club, cooking club, homework club, newspaper club, band, chorus, Math League, Middle School Design Challenge, Geography Bee, Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl, Ultimate Frisbee, after-school and evening intramurals, and Gym Nights. New programs are constantly being developed as students express interest and teaching staff members suggest innovative ideas.