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Parkway Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Parkway Elementary School is a public elementary school in Paramus Public School District, serving 294 students in grades PK-4. This high-performing school consistently excels academically, ranking in the top 7% of New Jersey elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkway Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, with 76% of 3rd graders and 80.7% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, far exceeding the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school also performs particularly well with certain student subgroups, ranking 43rd out of 1,326 New Jersey elementary schools for female students and 45th out of 989 for Hispanic students, both with 5-star ratings. Additionally, Parkway has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 16.6% in 2022-2023 to 9.9% in 2023-2024, indicating improved student attendance.

Compared to nearby Memorial Elementary, Ridge Ranch Elementary, and Stony Lane Elementary, all within a 1.6-mile radius, Parkway Elementary has higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.3 to 11.1 over the past few years, and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the nearby Paramus public elementary schools.

297

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,646

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 261-7800

District: Paramus Public School District

Students who attend Parkway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Brook Middle School
High:	Paramus High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

Asian:

26.3%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg49%

92^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Paramus Public School District

83^rd of 609Paramus 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	91.4	92 of 1347	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	233 of 1338	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	298 of 1342	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	224 of 1345	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	451 of 1317	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	277 of 1360	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	88 of 1353	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	82.9	219 of 1352	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	415 of 1346	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.1	324 of 1357	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	67.9	516 of 1363	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.6	454 of 1367	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.2	299 of 1363	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	212 of 1360	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.3	521 of 1354	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.2	356 of 1346	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	175 of 1338	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	157 of 1329	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	342 of 1314	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	330 of 1303	74.7%	★★★★☆
2004	76.9	273 of 1298	79.0%	★★★★☆
2003	79.6	232 of 1204	80.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	79 of 330	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	186 of 340	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	133 of 346	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	132 of 348	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	142 of 370	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	63 of 370	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	43 of 1326	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	241 of 1317	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	341 of 1318	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	381 of 1326	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	458 of 1290	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	355 of 1331	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	91 of 1333	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	94.0	45 of 989	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	173 of 1318	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	223 of 1313	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	281 of 1315	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	101 of 1324	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	62.2	424 of 1297	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.4	90 of 1335	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	16 of 1334	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	780 of 868	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	500 of 1007	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	125 of 970	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	252 of 963	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	435 of 975	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	263 of 976	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.6	535 of 964	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	391 of 1023	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	133 of 1022	87.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2021)10th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+31 vs state

English Language Arts78%+28 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
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 E. Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	297	27	11.0	15.8%	134 (45.1%)	11 (3.7%)	64 (21.5%)	78 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	91.4	92^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	82.6%	141		76.0	80.7			82.2	74.2			$16,646		$16,646
Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-4	W 110 Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	223	20	11.1	13.9%	106 (47.5%)	6 (2.7%)	36 (16.1%)	66 (29.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	73.9	366^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.8%		73.4	373^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.1%	7		64.7	76.1			70.5	43.5			$15,297		$15,297
Midland Elementary School	Public	K-4	241 West Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	200	21	9.7	20.0%	73 (36.5%)	5 (2.5%)	53 (26.5%)	55 (27.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	92.1	77^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.7	139^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.6%	62		82.7	85.3			80.6	73.5			$15,352		$15,352
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	East 203 Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	289	22	12.9	13.5%	123 (42.6%)	15 (5.2%)	51 (17.6%)	89 (30.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	83.7	221^st of 1347 public elementary schools	83.6%		87.6	159^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.1%	62		62.7	77.4			66.1	80.0			$15,311		$15,311
Ridge Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-4	345 Lockwood Drive	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	338	26	13.0	18.9%	130 (38.5%)	7 (2.1%)	54 (16.0%)	133 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	86.7	177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.9%		84	219^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.6%	42		76.7	80.2			73.4	65.5			$15,309		$15,309
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
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 School Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-6440	329	30	11.0	7.3%	217 (66.0%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.6%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	73.9	365^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.9%		77.7	311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.8%	54	41.5	49.2	78.4	68.3		60.4	66.7	61.0		$5,601	$20	$5,581
Jessie F. George Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Palm Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-3033	282	29	9.6	3.9%	218 (77.3%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	89.4	131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.8	180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.5%	49	38.7	88.4	83.4	81.7		83.7	86.1	77.5		$6,151	$25	$6,126
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
Oradell Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Propect Avenue	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	Oradell Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1180	809	62	13.0		440 (54.4%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.2%)	228 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (8.2%)	91.7	84^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.8%		92.2	77^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.2%	7	62.8	69.8	81.0	87.6	89.0	74.8	70.6	80.1	76.7	$12,862	$147	$12,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkway Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Parkway Elementary School?

Students at Parkway Elementary School are 45% White, 26% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Parkway Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Brook Middle School
High : Paramus High School

How many students attend Parkway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Parkway Elementary School.

Is Parkway Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Parkway Elementary School ranks in the top 6.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Parkway Elementary School in?

Paramus Public School District

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