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Malcolm S Mackay School

Public Grades K-5

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Malcolm S Mackay School is an exceptional elementary school located in Tenafly Public School District, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in New Jersey, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Malcolm S Mackay School's academic performance is truly outstanding. The school consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the state averages, with 3rd-grade ELA at 72.1% (vs. 44.9% state), 4th-grade ELA at 81.4% (vs. 53.6% state), and 5th-grade Math at 78.5% (vs. 44.2% state). The school's performance on NJSLA-S (Science) for 5th grade is also impressive, with a 67.9% proficiency rate compared to the state average of 30.1%. Additionally, the school excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking highly for Asian students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

When compared to nearby schools within the Tenafly Public School District, such as Ralph S Maugham School and Walter Stillman School, Malcolm S Mackay School's performance is consistently higher. The school's exceptional results are even more impressive when compared to schools outside the Tenafly district, such as those in Bergenfield and Cresskill, which the school outpaces across various academic metrics.

349

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,904

Per pupil spending ?

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Jefferson Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670

(201) 816-7700

District: Tenafly Public School District

Students who attend Malcolm S Mackay School usually attend:

Middle:	Tenafly Middle School
High:	Tenafly High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.3%

White:

42.1%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (77% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg78%

New Jersey avg46%

88^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Tenafly Public School District

37^th of 609Tenafly 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	91.6	88 of 1347	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	182 of 1338	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	61 of 1342	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	62 of 1345	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	67 of 1317	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	100 of 1360	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	78 of 1353	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	76 of 1352	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.5	92 of 1346	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	82 of 1357	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	36 of 1363	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.3	93 of 1367	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	30 of 1363	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	85.8	57 of 1360	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	4 of 1354	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	53 of 1346	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	59 of 1338	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	80.8	104 of 1329	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.2	33 of 1314	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	79.3	202 of 1303	84.5%	★★★★☆
2004	80.9	159 of 1298	87.8%	★★★★☆
2003	86.0	83 of 1204	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	27 of 330	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.2	138 of 340	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	84 of 346	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	51 of 348	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	84 of 339	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	88 of 370	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	112 of 370	69.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	43 of 597	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	40 of 559	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	49 of 499	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	39 of 489	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	12 of 411	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	27 of 463	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	11 of 434	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	134 of 1326	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	185 of 1317	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	71 of 1318	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	50 of 1326	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	82 of 1290	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	150 of 1331	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	179 of 1333	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	76 of 1318	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	180 of 1313	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	64 of 1315	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	102 of 1324	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	110 of 1297	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	88 of 1335	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	31 of 1334	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	57 of 1023	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	81 of 989	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	109 of 949	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	24 of 868	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	5 of 1007	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	402 of 970	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	399 of 963	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	148 of 975	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	165 of 976	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	201 of 964	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	227 of 1023	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	154 of 1022	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+33 vs state

English Language Arts77%+26 vs state

Science68%+38 vs state

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Schools Near Malcolm S Mackay School

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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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	349	29	11.8	0.9%	147 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	151 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	91.6	88^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		86.7	182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.4%	94	67.9		72.1	81.4	76.0				84.1	77.3	78.5						$10,904	$29	$10,875
Ralph S Maugham School	Public	K-5	111 Magnolia Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7705	358	28	13.0	3.9%	206 (57.5%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (8.9%)	110 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	90.5	107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.1	192^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	85.7%	85	78.3		71.7	75.4	85.0				86.9	64.9	85.0						$9,945	$31	$9,914
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hickory Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8804	291	18	16.5	36.1%	42 (14.4%)	22 (7.6%)	148 (50.9%)	69 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	60.3	531^st of 1347 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.8	547^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.1%	16	39.4		40.8	67.3	75.9				38.9	36.5	65.5						$10,815	$59	$10,756
Walter Stillman School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tenafly Road	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7710	314	28	11.1	3.2%	136 (43.3%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.7%)	136 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	95.1	32^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.1	60^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.5%	28	75.4		81.1	86.0	86.6				83.1	88.0	80.3						$12,810	$25	$12,785
Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	624	51	12.1	19.7%	217 (34.8%)	26 (4.2%)	255 (40.9%)	100 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	71.2	405^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.9%		73	381^st of 1338 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	47.9	32.4	49.1	44.8	65.2	67.9	65.9	69.8	64.1	55.9	80.5	59.2	53.7	21.7	96.2	96.2	$8,229	$228	$8,001
Edward H. Bryan	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Brookside Ave	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	555	41	13.7	1.1%	272 (49.0%)	7 (1.3%)	49 (8.8%)	204 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	94.5	38^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.2%		88.8	138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.7%	100	75.5		74.7	79.8	88.6				84.7	81.9	88.9						$11,618	$32	$11,586
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 S Summit Street	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8771	253	20	12.7	39.5%	24 (9.5%)	16 (6.3%)	141 (55.7%)	58 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	65.5	473^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.9%		63.3	499^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.7%	26	42.8		43.5	73.2	65.3				50.0	57.1	54.0						$9,806	$222	$9,584
Merritt Memorial	Public	1-5	1 Dogwood Lane	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	282	28	10.2	1.4%	155 (55.0%)	11 (3.9%)	19 (6.7%)	84 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	85.4	189^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%		86.1	191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	85.7%	2	53.0		66.7	80.7	67.2				80.7	83.3	60.6						$10,439	$203	$10,236
J Spencer Smith School	Public	K-5	101 Downey Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7715	326	28	11.6	1.5%	181 (55.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	113 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	90.1	114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.5%		93.4	57^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.7%	57	61.0		62.5	83.3	81.5				76.7	81.4	74.6						$11,277	$28	$11,249
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Grant Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3050	432	33	13.0	17.4%	157 (36.3%)	15 (3.5%)	164 (38.0%)	74 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	76.6	332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.8	270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.8%	62	57.0		45.1	69.2	84.7				56.1	70.5	66.6						$8,269	$437	$7,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Malcolm S Mackay School

Is Malcolm S Mackay School a good school?

Yes. Malcolm S Mackay School ranks in the top 6.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Malcolm S Mackay School attend?

Students who attend Malcolm S Mackay School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tenafly Middle School
High : Tenafly High School

What district is Malcolm S Mackay School in?

Tenafly Public School District

How many students attend Malcolm S Mackay School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Malcolm S Mackay School.

What is the racial makeup of Malcolm S Mackay School?

Students at Malcolm S Mackay School are 43% Asian, 42% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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