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Stony Lane Elementary School

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Stony Lane Elementary School ranks 366 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Stony Lane Elementary School is a public elementary school in Paramus, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. With a student enrollment of 201, the school is part of the Paramus Public School District, which is ranked 83 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Stony Lane Elementary School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking between 282 and 379 out of over 1,300 New Jersey elementary schools. The school's students have outperformed the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3 and 4. In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.7% of 3rd-grade students and 76.1% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. Similarly, 70.5% of 3rd-grade students and 43.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%, respectively.

However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups has been mixed. While Stony Lane Elementary School has shown strong performance for female students, ranking 53 out of 1,318 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year, its performance for male students has been relatively weaker, ranking 605 out of 1,315 New Jersey elementary schools in the same year. Additionally, the school's performance for Asian and white students has ranged from 1-star to 4-star ratings in recent years. Interestingly, the school's performance for special education students has been relatively stronger, ranking 163 out of 958 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year, with a 4-star rating.

223

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,297

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

W 110 Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652-4131

(201) 261-7800

District: Paramus Public School District

Students who attend Stony Lane Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Brook Middle School
High:	Paramus High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

Asian:

29.6%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (73rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Paramus Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg49%

366^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	73.9	366 of 1347	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	373 of 1338	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	282 of 1342	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	343 of 1345	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	379 of 1317	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	350 of 1360	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	441 of 1353	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.7	390 of 1352	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	89.1	111 of 1346	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	57 of 1357	95.8%	★★★★★
2014	75.1	362 of 1363	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.1	119 of 1367	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	75.7	341 of 1363	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.3	93 of 1360	93.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	37 of 1354	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	71.3	437 of 1346	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	527 of 1338	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.4	322 of 1329	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	220 of 1314	83.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.0	294 of 1303	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	71.9	404 of 1298	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.9	543 of 1204	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	252 of 330	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	273 of 340	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	71.3	90 of 346	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	128 of 348	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	131 of 339	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	263 of 370	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	382 of 1326	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	299 of 1317	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	53 of 1318	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	235 of 1326	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	331 of 1290	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	593 of 1331	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	436 of 1333	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	474 of 1318	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	439 of 1313	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	605 of 1315	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	493 of 1324	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	379 of 1297	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	290 of 1335	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	310 of 1334	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	232 of 1023	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	460 of 989	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	163 of 958	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	123 of 949	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	147 of 1007	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	398 of 970	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	287 of 963	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	451 of 975	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	581 of 976	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	518 of 964	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	459 of 1023	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	555 of 1022	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+21 vs state

Mathematics58%+9 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
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
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
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
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
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
Travell Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 Bogert Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2760	295	27	11.1	2.0%	174 (59.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	70 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	94.8	36^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.3%		94.5	42^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	68.9	70.0	86.3	93.5	84.0	85.0	86.9	$11,151	$36	$11,115
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Stony Lane Elementary School

What district is Stony Lane Elementary School in?

Paramus Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Stony Lane Elementary School?

Students at Stony Lane Elementary School are 48% White, 30% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Stony Lane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Stony Lane Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Stony Lane Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stony Lane Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Brook Middle School
High : Paramus High School

Is Stony Lane Elementary School a good school?

Stony Lane Elementary School ranks 366^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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