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Lillian M. Steen

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Lillian M. Steen ranks 612 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lillian M. Steen is an elementary school located in Bogota, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Bogota Public School District, which is ranked 307 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lillian M. Steen has consistently performed better than the Bogota Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Compared to nearby schools, Lillian M. Steen generally outperforms E. Roy Bixby, the other elementary school in the Bogota Public School District, as well as the schools in the Teaneck and Hackensack districts.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Lillian M. Steen has maintained a strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top half of New Jersey elementary schools. The school's performance with its Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student subgroups is commendable, suggesting a focus on equity and inclusion in the school's educational approach. However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, which is a concern that the school and district should address to ensure continued academic success for all students.

347

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,428

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

134 W. Main
Bogota, NJ 07603

(201) 342-6446

District: Bogota Public School District

Students who attend Lillian M. Steen usually attend:

High:

Bogota Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

White:

9.8%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg46%

612^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bogota Public School District

307^th of 609Bogota Public 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	55.3	612 of 1347	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	616 of 1338	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	553 of 1342	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	563 of 1345	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	670 of 1317	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.2	298 of 1360	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	404 of 1353	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	491 of 1352	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	591 of 1346	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.3	603 of 1357	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.2	895 of 1363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	908 of 1367	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.1	1049 of 1363	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.3	890 of 1360	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	907 of 1354	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	875 of 1346	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.7	1035 of 1338	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.1	1018 of 1329	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.2	861 of 1314	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.8	831 of 1303	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	78.4	233 of 1298	82.0%	★★★★☆
2003	52.3	691 of 1204	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	35.9	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	696 of 1326	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	579 of 1317	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	562 of 1318	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	427 of 1326	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	579 of 1290	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	225 of 1331	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	230 of 1333	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	215 of 1032	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	229 of 989	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	156 of 982	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	116 of 953	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	140 of 896	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	31 of 899	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	74 of 870	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	187 of 1023	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	138 of 939	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	88 of 910	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	114 of 863	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	270 of 839	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.0	50 of 948	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	36 of 942	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	463 of 1318	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	628 of 1313	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	510 of 1315	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	611 of 1324	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	670 of 1297	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.6	357 of 1335	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	484 of 1334	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	400 of 1023	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	51.6	522 of 1022	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

White (2018)49th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2021)30th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+5 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science29%~ state avg

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Schools Near Lillian M. Steen

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lillian M. Steen	Public	PK, KG-5	134 W. Main	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 342-6446	347	28	12.3	59.1%	34 (9.8%)	29 (8.4%)	244 (70.3%)	28 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	55.3	612^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		54.4	616^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.0%	4	28.9		48.3	55.3	63.5				56.4	45.9	44.2									$8,428	$531	$7,897
Teaneck Community Charter school	Public, Charter	K-8	563 Chestnut Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-9600	377	30	12.5	20.4%	71 (18.8%)	112 (29.7%)	119 (31.6%)	41 (10.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.2%)	73.5	369^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.6%		62.2	518^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.3%	149	31.1	20.6	79.6	80.0	75.6	77.8	74.3	61.7	77.2	66.7	35.6	36.1	55.6	17.6	68.8		57.2	33.3	33.3	$10,075	$358	$9,717
E. Roy Bixby	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Fischer Ave	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 441-4834	314	30	10.5	64.6%	39 (12.4%)	22 (7.0%)	227 (72.3%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	34.2	891^st of 1347 public elementary schools	33.9%		43.4	750^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	141	19.2		34.0	41.5	46.8				38.0	46.3	36.2									$14,677	$534	$14,143
Jackson Avenue	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Jackson Ave	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7990	438	44	10.0	79.7%	22 (5.0%)	26 (5.9%)	376 (85.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42	788^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.5%		32.9	905^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.4%	117			33.8	45.2					52.6	45.4										$16,021	$744	$15,277
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	Dyer Avenue	South Hackensack	07606	Bergen County	South Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 440-2782	222	24	9.2	55.0%	50 (22.5%)	13 (5.9%)	145 (65.3%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	45.7	733^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	45.6%		66.8	459^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.7%	274	16.1	11.1	54.2	57.2	45.2	87.5	80.8	84.7	41.6	39.3	31.3	50.0	42.3	23.5		80.0	80.0			$14,711	$431	$14,280
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Lincoln Avenue	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 994-1830	346	42	8.2	54.3%	61 (17.6%)	18 (5.2%)	238 (68.8%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	63.1	503^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	62.7%		55	607^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.6%	104	33.3		51.7	48.5	62.5	64.1			53.3	54.3	54.7	54.7								$15,052	$1,025	$14,027
Fanny Meyer Hillers	Public	PK, KG-4	56 Longview Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7870	516	44	11.8	66.1%	32 (6.2%)	79 (15.3%)	345 (66.9%)	45 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	46.8	720^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.6	859^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.8%	139			44.1	57.0					50.0	37.0										$15,996	$709	$15,287
James Russell Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-4	1025 Lincoln Place	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5550	320	23	13.6	55.3%	38 (11.9%)	86 (26.9%)	158 (49.4%)	21 (6.6%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	52.1	650^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.7%		58.3	564^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.8%	86			47.1	54.8					60.9	36.5										$6,521	$364	$6,157
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Teaneck Road	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-0808	334	34	9.8	48.8%	64 (19.2%)	12 (3.6%)	214 (64.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	54.1	628^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.4%		55.9	595^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.5%	33	30.0		51.7	73.7	57.4	62.0			54.8	33.3	37.6	38.0								$10,844	$609	$10,235
Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School	Public	PK-K	One Merrison Street	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-2508	115	16	7.2	36.5%	22 (19.1%)	30 (26.1%)	48 (41.7%)	9 (7.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lillian M. Steen

What schools do graduates of Lillian M. Steen attend?

Students who attend Lillian M. Steen usually go on to attend:

High : Bogota Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Lillian M. Steen?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Lillian M. Steen.

Is Lillian M. Steen a good school?

Lillian M. Steen ranks 612^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lillian M. Steen?

Students at Lillian M. Steen are 70% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% African American, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Lillian M. Steen in?

Bogota Public School District

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