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Brookdale Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Brookdale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bloomfield, New Jersey, serving 331 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bloomfield Township School District, which is ranked 312 out of 609 districts in the state.

Brookdale Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking as high as 106 out of 1,347 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Brookdale's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 89.7%, compared to 64.3% for the district and 52.7% for the state. Brookdale's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and White students, where the school ranks in the top 10% and top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, such as School #9 in Clifton and Northeast Elementary in Montclair, Brookdale consistently demonstrates higher academic achievement. Additionally, Brookdale's per-student spending of $6,568 in 2018-2019 is lower than the spending at some nearby schools, suggesting that the school is able to achieve strong academic outcomes with relatively fewer resources.

342

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,568

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1230 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3031

(973) 680-8520

District: Bloomfield Township School District

Students who attend Brookdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomfield Middle School
High:	Bloomfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bloomfield Township School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

106^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Bloomfield Township School District

312^th of 609Bloomfield Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	106 of 1347	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	199 of 1338	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	128 of 1342	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	170 of 1345	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	234 of 1317	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	264 of 1360	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	305 of 1353	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	291 of 1352	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	209 of 1346	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.5	151 of 1357	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	408 of 1363	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	251 of 1367	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	177 of 1363	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	89.8	9 of 1360	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	27 of 1354	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	149 of 1346	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	84.8	37 of 1338	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	79.7	144 of 1329	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.2	195 of 1314	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	80.5	163 of 1303	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	83.3	103 of 1298	92.1%	★★★★★
2003	83.2	153 of 1204	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	107 of 340	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	129 of 1326	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	309 of 1317	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	179 of 1318	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	190 of 1326	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	289 of 1290	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	170 of 1331	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	292 of 1333	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	80 of 1032	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	156 of 989	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	50 of 982	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	72 of 953	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	54.2	328 of 896	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	316 of 899	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	237 of 870	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	99 of 1318	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	72 of 1313	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	82 of 1315	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	222 of 1324	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	202 of 1297	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	332 of 1335	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	344 of 1334	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	88 of 1023	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	62 of 989	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	23.2	758 of 1007	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	40 of 970	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	99 of 963	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	64 of 975	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	156 of 976	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	237 of 964	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	275 of 1023	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	203 of 1022	80.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)69th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+30 vs state

Mathematics75%+30 vs state

Science49%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1230 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8520	342	32	10.8	12.6%	189 (55.3%)	21 (6.1%)	84 (24.6%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)	90.5	106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		85.7	199^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.1%	93	48.7	74.0	83.3	89.7	83.3	78.0	76.4	76.9	66.6	$6,568		$6,568
Oak View Elementary School	Public	K-6	150 Garrabrant Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8590	399	32	12.6	14.5%	169 (42.4%)	33 (8.3%)	121 (30.3%)	53 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	90	116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.4%		91.1	95^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.9%	21	53.1	61.6	80.0	86.0	100.0	74.3	72.3	78.0	86.5	$8,218		$8,218
Demarest Elementary School	Public	K-6	465 Broughton Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8510	482	42	11.3	34.4%	125 (25.9%)	79 (16.4%)	222 (46.1%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	59.8	543^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.7%		58.9	557^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.4%	14	37.6	51.5	53.2	62.8	71.9	50.7	41.7	42.9	55.4	$5,551	$111	$5,440
Spring Garden School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 S Spring Garden Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8896	606	34	18.0	7.9%	346 (57.1%)	13 (2.1%)	135 (22.3%)	79 (13.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	83.5	225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.3%		78.5	302^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	77.4%	77	32.2	70.4	77.6	78.6	89.1	72.7	75.9	60.0	67.3	$12,955	$167	$12,788
Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	603 Grove St	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4242	391	36	10.8	19.2%	205 (52.4%)	41 (10.5%)	87 (22.3%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	61.5	518^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.5%		65	480^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.1%	38	35.3	41.9	61.9	56.9		56.3	63.1	53.0		$11,807	$55	$11,752
Forest Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	287 Forest Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8308	127	12	11.0		98 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.7%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$7,979	$262	$7,717
Radcliffe School	Public	K-6	379 Bloomfield Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 667-8819	342	31	10.9	13.5%	204 (59.6%)	12 (3.5%)	85 (24.9%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	72.5	385^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.4%		72	395^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.5%	10	42.9	50.0	77.8	56.9	67.4	67.5	62.3	60.8	51.0	$14,637	$186	$14,451
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Garden St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4259	406	34	11.9	9.1%	245 (60.3%)	28 (6.9%)	57 (14.0%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	81.2	270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.4	231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	39	47.9	75.0	64.6	66.2		88.3	62.9	62.0		$11,719	$53	$11,666
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	301 Harrison St	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8882	446	36	12.5	26.7%	178 (39.9%)	19 (4.3%)	187 (41.9%)	44 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	50.8	670^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		58.4	563^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.9%	107	35.4	28.2	50.8	64.1	86.0	36.1	40.7	45.3	48.0	$11,383	$288	$11,095
School #9	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Brighton Road	Clifton	07012	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2396	306	28	10.9	37.6%	112 (36.6%)	8 (2.6%)	150 (49.0%)	22 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	78.1	314^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.7%		65	479^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.2%	165	43.7	61.7	62.1	79.0		64.6	63.2	71.1		$13,262		$13,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookdale Elementary School

Is Brookdale Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Brookdale Elementary School ranks in the top 7.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Brookdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brookdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomfield Middle School
High : Bloomfield High School

How many students attend Brookdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Brookdale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Brookdale Elementary School?

Students at Brookdale Elementary School are 55% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Brookdale Elementary School in?

Bloomfield Township School District

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