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Nutley Public School District

At a glance

177^thof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 4

Better than 70% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 5 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

371 Franklin Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110·(973) 661-3500·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 70.9% of districts

Schools

4,299

Students

Top rankedSpring Garden School225^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Spring Garden School up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Radcliffe School 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

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Summary:

The Nutley Public School District in New Jersey operates 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is ranked 177 out of 609 in the state and has an overall 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their strong performance. John H. Walker Middle School is ranked 145 out of 752 middle schools in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating, with particularly impressive math proficiency rates. At the elementary level, Spring Garden School and Yantacaw School both earn 4-star ratings and rank among the top 300 elementary schools in the state, with strengths in English Language Arts and math, respectively.

The district generally outperforms the state average on standardized assessments, especially in English Language Arts, but math proficiency rates are more mixed. Additionally, the district faces a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% across all schools, which could be an area for improvement. Per-student spending also varies significantly between the schools, from $11,239 at Yantacaw School to $15,810 at John H. Walker Middle School.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	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 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nutley High School	Public	9-12	300 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8824	1,222	88	13.8	15.4%	623 (51.0%)	42 (3.4%)	410 (33.6%)	118 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.1%)	62.3	137^th of 434 public high schools	68.4%		60	145^th of 429 public high schools	66.2%	8	88.8	65.8			36.6							55.3								31.6	31.6		73.4	73.4	$12,615	$225	$12,390
John H. Walker Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8869	637	45	14.2	17.9%	315 (49.5%)	20 (3.1%)	211 (33.1%)	62 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	76.8	145^th of 752 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	144^th of 743 public middle schools	80.6%	1				25.0						73.5	72.8						50.0	43.6	95.8		96.4	100.0		100.0	$15,810	$376	$15,434
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	301 Harrison St	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8882	446	36	12.5	26.7%	178 (39.9%)	19 (4.3%)	187 (41.9%)	44 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	50.8	670^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		58.4	563^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.9%	107			35.4			28.2	50.8	64.1	86.0				36.1	40.7	45.3	48.0									$11,383	$288	$11,095
Radcliffe School	Public	K-6	379 Bloomfield Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 667-8819	342	31	10.9	13.5%	204 (59.6%)	12 (3.5%)	85 (24.9%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	72.5	385^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.4%		72	395^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.5%	10			42.9			50.0	77.8	56.9	67.4				67.5	62.3	60.8	51.0									$14,637	$186	$14,451
Spring Garden School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 S Spring Garden Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8896	606	34	18.0	7.9%	346 (57.1%)	13 (2.1%)	135 (22.3%)	79 (13.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	83.5	225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.3%		78.5	302^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	77.4%	77			32.2			70.4	77.6	78.6	89.1				72.7	75.9	60.0	67.3									$12,955	$167	$12,788
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Washington Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8887	534	39	13.5	23.4%	212 (39.7%)	16 (3.0%)	191 (35.8%)	88 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	72.7	383^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		75	356^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.4%	27			32.9			49.3	67.8	67.5	91.0				64.4	56.3	56.3	61.5									$11,365	$259	$11,106
Yantacaw School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Yantacaw Place	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8891	512	34	14.9	7.2%	244 (47.7%)	10 (2.0%)	105 (20.5%)	131 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	80.5	282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.1%		81.5	261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	80.5%	21			57.6			52.4	74.3	78.9	90.8				51.7	60.6	79.0	73.7									$11,239	$133	$11,106

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belleville Public School District	0.96 mi	10	461^st
Bloomfield Township School District	1.09 mi	11	312^th
Clifton Public School District	1.42 mi	19	457^th
Lyndhurst Public School District	1.64 mi	9
Glen Ridge Public School District	1.87 mi	5

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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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