Elementary Schools in Essex Fells School District

Summary:

Essex Fells School District is home to a single exceptional elementary school, Essex Fells Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 247 students. This school is part of the Essex Fells School District, which is ranked 11th out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating.

Essex Fells Elementary School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey. The school has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and its students have demonstrated exceptional proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 87.5% (3rd grade) to 93.3% (5th grade), while its Mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 70% (4th grade) to 87.5% (3rd grade), all well above the state averages.

The school's exceptional performance is further evidenced by its low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of student engagement and attendance. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $16,556, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 9.9, suggesting that the district is investing significant resources into the education of its students, which may be a contributing factor to the school's outstanding results.

District Detail

102 Hawthorne Road
Essex Fells, NJ 07021

(973) 226-0505

SchoolDigger Rank:
11^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 251

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Essex Fells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 Hawthorne Rd	Essex Fells	07021	Essex County	Essex Fells School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-0505	251	26	9.4		191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	94.1	40^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.8	34^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	60.0	87.5	85.0	93.3	90.6	87.5	70.0	83.3	84.4	$16,556	$263	$16,293

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Caldwell-West School District	0.76 mi	7	175^th
Verona Public School District	1.38 mi	6	143^rd
Roseland School District	1.68 mi	1	33^rd
Essex County Schools of Technology	1.69 mi	3	352^nd
West Orange Public Schools	1.85 mi	13	226^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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