East Rutherford School District

East Rutherford School District has three schools serving 787 students across prekindergarten through grade 8: McKenzie School (PK–3), Lincoln School (grades 4–5), and Alfred S. Faust Middle School (grades 6–8). The latest results show a generally positive picture, with 11 of 14 reported grade-and-subject results above the matching state result and an average advantage of 3 points. ELA is the clearest strength, averaging 7 points above the state, while mathematics averaged 3 points above and science 4 points below. Most important, results are usually above state levels, but strength is concentrated in ELA rather than consistent across subjects.

McKenzie had the standout ELA result: grade 3 proficiency was 63%, 15 points above the state’s 48%. Lincoln led in mathematics, with grade 5 at 53%, 8 points above the state. Faust had strong ELA results in grades 7 and 8—5 and 10 points above the state—but also the weakest comparisons: grade 6 mathematics was 5 points below, and grade 8 science was 7 points below. Lincoln’s grade 5 science result was nearly even with the state, just under 1 point lower.

Year-over-year changes were mixed. McKenzie’s grade 3 ELA result rose 15 points, while Faust and Lincoln saw declines in ELA across their matched grades; Faust’s grade 8 mathematics was a notable exception, rising 10 points. Across the same 14 comparisons, the average advantage over the state narrowed from 8 points in 2024–2025 to 3 points in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 48 to 64 for McKenzie and fell from 74 to 57 for Faust. For context, 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios were 9.8 at McKenzie, 9.3 at Faust, and 12.4 at Lincoln; free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 47%, 52%, and 47%, respectively. These schools serve different grades, and the supplied results do not cover every subject at every grade.