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Central School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Central School is an exceptional elementary school located in Glen Rock, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with strong academic performance, low chronic absenteeism, and a high-achieving student population.

Central School's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics that significantly exceed state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 77.3% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.7% statewide and 84.1% in the Glen Rock Public School District. The school's performance on the NJSLA-S/Science assessment is also noteworthy, with 70.4% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, far surpassing the state average of 30.1%. Central School's academic excellence extends to specific student subgroups, with its Asian, female, male, and special education students all ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey.

While Central School's performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further improve in areas such as reducing chronic absenteeism and addressing any achievement gaps between student subgroups. When compared to nearby schools within the Glen Rock Public School District, such as Richard E Byrd School and Clara E Coleman School, Central School's academic performance is generally higher. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Orchard Elementary and Radburn Elementary in the Ridgewood Public School District, the gap in performance narrows, as these schools also demonstrate exceptional academic achievement.

299

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,648

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 S Maple Ave
Glen Rock, NJ 07452-1821

(201) 445-7700

District: Glen Rock Public School District

Students who attend Central School usually attend:

Middle:	Glen Rock Middle School
High:	Glen Rock High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.2%

Asian:

15.1%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Glen Rock Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg80%

New Jersey avg46%

133^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Glen Rock Public School District

44^th of 609Glen Rock 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	89.4	133 of 1347	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	183 of 1338	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	150 of 1342	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	79 of 1345	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	18 of 1317	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	64 of 1360	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	173 of 1353	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	90.3	85 of 1352	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	99 of 1346	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	157 of 1357	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	86.7	69 of 1363	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	47 of 1367	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	38 of 1363	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	67 of 1360	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	80 of 1354	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.8	159 of 1346	88.2%	★★★★☆
2008	81.6	117 of 1338	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	53 of 1329	96.0%	★★★★★
2006	81.5	115 of 1314	91.2%	★★★★★
2005	73.7	369 of 1303	71.7%	★★★★☆
2004	66.7	535 of 1298	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	84.9	110 of 1204	90.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	91.1	2 of 346	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	14 of 348	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	76 of 339	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	144 of 370	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	96 of 370	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	98 of 1326	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	159 of 1317	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	116 of 1318	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	59 of 1326	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	8 of 1290	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	52 of 1331	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	206 of 1333	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	146 of 1318	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	189 of 1313	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	178 of 1315	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	104 of 1324	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	99 of 1297	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	107 of 1335	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	134 of 1334	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	114 of 1023	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	130 of 989	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	119 of 958	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	96 of 949	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	98.4	4 of 868	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	60 of 1007	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	239 of 1001	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	151 of 970	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	186 of 963	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	185 of 975	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	102 of 976	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	95.0	10 of 964	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	39 of 1023	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	121 of 1022	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2023)99th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+34 vs state

English Language Arts73%+23 vs state

Science70%+40 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	299	22	13.8	1.0%	207 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.0%)	45 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	89.4	133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.7	183^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.3%	50	70.4	67.5	73.5	77.3	70.0	85.9	81.9	$13,648	$28	$13,620
Richard E Byrd School	Public	K-5	640 Doremus Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	246	20	12.3		160 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	38 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	90.9	99^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.1	59^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.6%	40	68.1	60.0	74.5	78.8	90.0	85.1	91.5	$13,228	$28	$13,200
Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Demarest St	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2730	348	29	12.1	5.2%	202 (58.0%)	6 (1.7%)	53 (15.2%)	59 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	95.4	23^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.5	13^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.0%	10	67.2	79.1	88.9	88.1	86.6	90.3	80.6	$12,001	$232	$11,769
Clara E Coleman School	Public	K-5	100 Pinelynn Rd	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	322	25	13.0	0.9%	206 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	70 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	92.6	67^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.0%		90.3	105^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.2%	38	64.1	81.3	75.0	83.6	84.4	81.7	75.0	$12,862	$27	$12,835
Alexander Hamilton School	Public	K-5	380 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	300	24	12.7	2.3%	160 (53.3%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.3%)	101 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	95.1	31^st of 1347 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.9	11^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.2%	20	78.7	67.9	96.2	94.7	76.3	92.3	95.1	$13,180	$28	$13,152
Hawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Stevens Avenue	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2720	357	31	11.5	5.0%	158 (44.3%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.5%)	127 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	89.9	119^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.8	99^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.6%	20	56.0	69.4	88.0	72.1	80.4	77.7	75.4	$10,461	$106	$10,355
Radburn Elementary School	Public	K-4	18-00 Radburn Rd	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5480	445	33	13.3	11.5%	258 (58.0%)	8 (1.8%)	53 (11.9%)	97 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	95.5	22^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.5	14^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.0%	8		79.2	88.0		90.8	86.2		$6,159	$16	$6,143
Somerville Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 South Pleasant Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2750	394	33	12.0	3.8%	229 (58.1%)	5 (1.3%)	48 (12.2%)	83 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	95	34^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.5	27^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.0%	7	53.3	89.7	85.3	92.0	92.3	87.1	79.0	$11,464	$88	$11,376
Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 West Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07450	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2740	448	35	12.8	1.6%	299 (66.7%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	48 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	93.2	59^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.8	66^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.1%	7	63.8	70.7	87.6	82.6	81.5	89.2	77.2	$11,275	$32	$11,243
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Roosevelt Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6485	521	52	10.0	42.4%	219 (42.0%)	16 (3.1%)	253 (48.6%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	58.2	571^st of 1347 public elementary schools	57.6%		48.7	686^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.7%	115	30.5	54.0	57.4	65.3	45.3	48.3	56.1	$11,687	$294	$11,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Central School

How many students attend Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Central School.

What district is Central School in?

Glen Rock Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Central School?

Students at Central School are 69% White, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Central School a good school?

Yes. Central School ranks in the top 9.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Central School attend?

Students who attend Central School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glen Rock Middle School
High : Glen Rock High School

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