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Dumont Public School District

At a glance

168^thof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 16

Better than 72% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 4 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

25 Depew Street
Dumont, NJ 07628·(201) 387-3080·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 72.4% of districts

Schools

2,467

Students

Top rankedGrant Elementary School332^nd of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Selzer Elementary/Middle School up 111 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Elementary School 9.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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Summary:

The Dumont Public School District in New Jersey consists of 5 schools, including 4 elementary/middle schools and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

The district's standout schools include Dumont High School, which has consistently ranked among the top 25% of high schools in New Jersey and boasts a strong 91.3% 4-year graduation rate and 65.6% proficiency in English Language Arts. Selzer Elementary/Middle School also stands out, with impressive performance on state assessments, including 100% proficiency in Algebra I for 8th graders. Additionally, Grant Elementary School has a 4-star rating and consistently ranks in the top 25% of elementary schools in the state.

Overall, the Dumont Public School District demonstrates strong academic performance, with the district generally outperforming the state average on NJSLA assessments, particularly in English Language Arts. However, the district may want to address areas such as chronic absenteeism and variation in elementary/middle school performance to further improve student outcomes.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dumont High School	Public	9-12	101 New Milford Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3000	704	65	10.8	16.6%	280 (39.8%)	31 (4.4%)	278 (39.5%)	94 (13.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	12 (1.7%)	65.5	115^th of 434 public high schools	73.5%		64.9	127^th of 429 public high schools	70.4%	12	71.9			33.0							65.6								40.5	40.5	72.4	72.4	$10,719	$550	$10,169
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
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
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3040	172	18	9.5	19.2%	52 (30.2%)	13 (7.6%)	69 (40.1%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	75	352^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%		69	428^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.0%	76		53.1			50.0	72.2	71.9					58.3	61.1	56.3									$10,424	$372	$10,052
Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	535	43	12.3	12.9%	201 (37.6%)	18 (3.4%)	210 (39.3%)	81 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	74.8	356^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.6%		66.1	467^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.1%	111		42.1	26.7		66.6	66.0	76.4	69.6	64.3	66.6		74.4	65.9	63.2	39.1	37.9	41.8	100.0		100.0			$7,760	$89	$7,671

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Milford Public School District	0.74 mi	4	163^rd
Bergenfield Borough School District	0.98 mi	7	230^th
Haworth Public School District	1.41 mi	1	15^th
Cresskill Public School District	1.54 mi	4	99^th
Demarest School District	1.61 mi	3	17^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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