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Walter Stillman School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Walter Stillman School is an exceptional elementary school located in Tenafly, New Jersey, serving 325 students in grades PK-5. As part of the highly-ranked Tenafly Public School District, Walter Stillman School has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

The school's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students significantly outpacing their peers in the district and across New Jersey in standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81.1% of 3rd graders, 86% of 4th graders, and 86.6% of 5th graders at Walter Stillman School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 71.9%, 81.3%, and 82.6%, and the state's 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's mathematics and science scores are equally impressive, with 83.1% of 3rd graders, 88% of 4th graders, and 80.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in math, and 75.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in science.

Interestingly, the high-performing schools within the Tenafly Public School District, such as J. Spencer Smith School and Malcolm S. Mackay School, stand in contrast to the lower-performing schools in the neighboring Englewood Public School District, such as Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School and Dr. John Grieco Elementary School. This highlights the exceptional quality of education provided by the Tenafly Public School District and the Walter Stillman School.

314

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,810

Per pupil spending ?

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Tenafly Road
Tenafly, NJ 07670

(201) 816-7710

District: Tenafly Public School District

Students who attend Walter Stillman School usually attend:

Middle:	Tenafly Middle School
High:	Tenafly High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Asian:

43.3%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (83% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tenafly Public School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg78%

New Jersey avg46%

32^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.1	32 of 1347	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	60 of 1338	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	58 of 1342	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	21 of 1345	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	90 of 1317	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	135 of 1360	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	116 of 1353	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.8	80 of 1352	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	36 of 1346	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	93.7	42 of 1357	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	86.5	73 of 1363	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	55 of 1367	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	127 of 1363	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	30 of 1360	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	53 of 1354	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	23 of 1346	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.1	104 of 1338	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.6	76 of 1329	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	80.6	146 of 1314	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	85.9	25 of 1303	98.1%	★★★★★
2004	83.6	92 of 1298	92.9%	★★★★★
2003	80.0	222 of 1204	81.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	25 of 330	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	90 of 340	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	77 of 346	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	27 of 348	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	66.1	123 of 339	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	128 of 370	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	95 of 370	74.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	6 of 597	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	23 of 559	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	14 of 499	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	8 of 489	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	29 of 411	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	36 of 463	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	14 of 434	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	35 of 1326	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	32 of 1317	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	17 of 1318	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	8 of 1326	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	68 of 1290	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	72 of 1331	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	52 of 1333	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	26 of 1318	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	117 of 1313	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	104 of 1315	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	48 of 1324	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	104 of 1297	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	190 of 1335	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	140 of 1334	89.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	8 of 1023	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	77 of 989	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	42 of 958	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	36 of 949	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	149 of 868	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	97.0	20 of 1007	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	81 of 1001	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	33 of 970	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	137 of 963	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	38 of 975	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	66 of 976	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	129 of 964	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	216 of 1023	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	183 of 1022	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts85%+34 vs state

Mathematics84%+37 vs state

Science75%+45 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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School	Public	1-3	50 Durie Ave	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6164	499	50	10.0	78.4%	20 (4.0%)	105 (21.0%)	351 (70.3%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	23.9	1037^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.0%					(n/a)			35.9						26.9						$10,768	$347	$10,421
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
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
Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	186 Davison Place	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6113	434	37	11.7	70.7%	28 (6.5%)	71 (16.4%)	310 (71.4%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)															$15,225	$223	$15,002
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
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Murray Hill Terrace	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8582	261	25	10.6	57.1%	11 (4.2%)	25 (9.6%)	179 (68.6%)	41 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	51.9	654^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.4%		60.7	534^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.1%	120	15.2		50.0	72.1	53.3				38.2	52.3	50.0				$12,367	$398	$11,969
Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	306	26	11.7	46.7%	9 (2.9%)	97 (31.7%)	160 (52.3%)	21 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	30.9	941^st of 1347 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.3	894^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.2%	47	18.9	3.0	29.7	52.9	40.5	45.9	40.0	60.6	29.7	44.1	21.6	29.7	17.2	36.4	$11,407	$533	$10,874
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Stillman School

What is the racial makeup of Walter Stillman School?

Students at Walter Stillman School are 43% White, 43% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Walter Stillman School a good school?

Yes! Walter Stillman School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 32^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Walter Stillman School attend?

Students who attend Walter Stillman School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tenafly Middle School
High : Tenafly High School

How many students attend Walter Stillman School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Walter Stillman School.

What district is Walter Stillman School in?

Tenafly Public School District

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