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Tamaques Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Tamaques Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school in Westfield, New Jersey, serving 444 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Westfield Public School District, which is ranked 49 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tamaques Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, with 74.2% of 3rd graders, 80.4% of 4th graders, and 75% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 76.5% of 3rd graders, 77% of 4th graders, and 70.5% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.6 to 13.1 over the past three years.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Washington Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School, Tamaques generally outperforms them in academic achievement. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.3% in the 2023-2024 school year to 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is an area of concern that the school and district may need to address.

427

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,564

Per pupil spending ?

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

641 Willow Grove Road
Westfield, NJ 07090-3519

(908) 789-4580

District: Westfield Public School District

Students who attend Tamaques Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Intermediate School
High:	Westfield Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Asian:

13.1%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg46%

126^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Westfield Public School District

49^th of 609Westfield 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	89.6	126 of 1347	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	123 of 1338	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	136 of 1342	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	148 of 1345	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.6	33 of 1317	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	254 of 1360	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	115 of 1353	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	145 of 1352	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.4	156 of 1346	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.1	207 of 1357	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	82.4	185 of 1363	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	123 of 1367	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.0	194 of 1363	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	185 of 1360	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	409 of 1354	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.9	211 of 1346	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.9	135 of 1338	89.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	159 of 1329	88.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.1	305 of 1314	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	272 of 1303	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	85.9	46 of 1298	96.5%	★★★★★
2003	87.3	57 of 1204	95.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	106 of 330	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	86 of 340	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	101 of 346	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	5 of 348	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	8 of 339	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	55.1	169 of 370	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	123 of 370	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	176 of 1326	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	106 of 1317	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	140 of 1318	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	186 of 1326	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	51 of 1290	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	229 of 1331	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	71 of 1333	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	98 of 1318	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	136 of 1313	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	122 of 1315	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	121 of 1324	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	37 of 1297	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	235 of 1335	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	152 of 1334	88.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	219 of 1023	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	215 of 989	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	232 of 958	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	91 of 949	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	103 of 868	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	270 of 1007	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	103 of 1001	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	132 of 970	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	134 of 963	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	143 of 975	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	262 of 976	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	37 of 964	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	70.9	259 of 1023	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	104 of 1022	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+26 vs state

Mathematics75%+28 vs state

Science61%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 22, 2018

The teachers and staff go above and beyond! I can’t say enough good things. In our first 2 months they have communicated more than expected and made sure we were all on the same page to get my son where he needs to be. Close Quote

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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
Tamaques Elementary School	Public	1-5	641 Willow Grove Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4580	427	34	12.6	3.5%	290 (67.9%)	12 (2.8%)	35 (8.2%)	56 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.0%)	89.6	126^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.5	123^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.8%	3	61.4		74.2	80.4	75.0				76.5	77.0	70.5						$6,564	$189	$6,375
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$4,578	$17	$4,561
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	467	34	13.5	0.6%	279 (59.7%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (9.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	91.6	87^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.4	88^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	62.8		77.6	78.5	76.9				81.5	85.0	73.1						$6,449	$17	$6,432
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25	59.7		62.1	76.3	67.2				68.9	80.0	75.4						$6,690	$306	$6,384
Frank K. Hehnly	Public	K-5	590 Raritan Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 381-8100	543	36	15.0	6.8%	401 (73.8%)	5 (0.9%)	95 (17.5%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	72.1	390^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.0%		76.5	328^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.5%	62	31.7		44.7	81.9	75.8				61.7	72.3	55.6						$10,499	$112	$10,387
Lincoln	Public	K-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	372	33	11.2	25.8%	252 (67.7%)	9 (2.4%)	93 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	55.3	611^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		73.1	378^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	233	35.9	27.3	46.5	75.0	53.9	56.5	76.8	84.1	40.9	53.8	38.5	35.9	62.8	36.0	84.2	84.2	$11,448	$164	$11,284
Livingston Avenue School	Public	3-5	75 Livingston Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6248	270	23	11.8	1.1%	186 (68.9%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (19.3%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	82.8	234^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.6%		89.9	117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.3%	117	53.2		65.2	79.3	68.1				70.5	67.0	63.8						$8,649	$06	$8,643
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.6	84^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.7%	33	64.2		82.4	87.8	86.5				77.9	81.6	76.2						$6,459	$17	$6,442
William J. McGinn Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Roosevelt Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7950	543	42	12.7	1.1%	364 (67.0%)	13 (2.4%)	63 (11.6%)	67 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	87.1	169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.4	162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.9%	7			68.0	78.4					70.2	83.5							$8,178	$04	$8,174
Walnut Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	370 Walnut Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6253	304	21	14.5	1.6%	213 (70.1%)	5 (1.6%)	45 (14.8%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)								(n/a)																	$11,031	$168	$10,863

Frequently Asked Questions about Tamaques Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tamaques Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Roosevelt Intermediate School
High : Westfield Senior High School

Is Tamaques Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Tamaques Elementary School ranks in the top 9.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Tamaques Elementary School in?

Westfield Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Tamaques Elementary School?

Students at Tamaques Elementary School are 68% White, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Tamaques Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Tamaques Elementary School.

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