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Teaneck School District

At a glance

361^stof 609 New Jersey districts▼ 21

Better than 40% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 5 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

651 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666·(201) 833-5510·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 40.7% of districts

Schools

3,630

Students

Top rankedNathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School615^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Benjamin Franklin Middle School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School 7.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Teaneck School District in New Jersey consists of 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district's schools exhibit a mix of strengths and challenges, with some standout performers and areas for improvement.

Among the middle schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School stands out with the highest state-wide ranking and the best English Language Arts proficiency rates in the district. Similarly, Benjamin Franklin Middle School also performs well, with strong English Language Arts proficiency, particularly in 6th grade. At the elementary level, Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School excels in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, often exceeding district and state averages.

While the district's graduation rate at Teaneck High School is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate is lower. However, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is higher than the state average, suggesting a need for improvement in this area. Additionally, the wide range in spending per student, from $5,014 to $10,765, indicates potential inequities in resource allocation across the district's schools.

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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 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Teaneck High School	Public	9-12	100 Elizabeth Ave	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5400	1,244	104	12.0	42.1%	126 (10.1%)	392 (31.5%)	562 (45.2%)	115 (9.2%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	28 (2.3%)	45.4	232^nd of 434 public high schools	46.5%		46.7	217^th of 429 public high schools	49.4%	15	82.9	51.2			26.7							40.4								25.9	25.4	70.4	67.8	$10,712		$10,712
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	463	52	8.8	52.3%	40 (8.6%)	162 (35.0%)	195 (42.1%)	46 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	46.7	380^th of 752 public middle schools	49.5%		43.1	396^th of 743 public middle schools	46.7%	16			21.8	11.0				50.0	68.8	56.0	50.4				38.7	25.0	29.1	28.3	100.0		100.0			$10,012	$272	$9,740
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	510	47	10.7	48.0%	45 (8.8%)	142 (27.8%)	246 (48.2%)	55 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	50.7	348^th of 752 public middle schools	53.7%		48.5	360^th of 743 public middle schools	51.5%	12			25.8	16.5				44.3	53.2	54.9	64.1				44.9	43.3	31.9	16.9	100.0		100.0			$10,765	$200	$10,565
William Cullen Bryant School	Public	PK-K	1 Tryon Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 833-5546	283	26	10.8	36.4%	31 (11.0%)	67 (23.7%)	145 (51.2%)	29 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)																								$5,014		$5,014
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 Fycke Lane	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5540	334	30	11.2	53.6%	34 (10.2%)	93 (27.8%)	150 (44.9%)	44 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	55.1	615^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.3%		61.2	529^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.5%	86						54.9	53.1						54.1	44.2										$6,234	$236	$5,998
James Russell Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-4	1025 Lincoln Place	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5550	320	23	13.6	55.3%	38 (11.9%)	86 (26.9%)	158 (49.4%)	21 (6.6%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	52.1	650^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.7%		58.3	564^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.8%	86						47.1	54.8						60.9	36.5										$6,521	$364	$6,157
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-4	491 W Englewood Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5535	361	29	12.3	49.9%	59 (16.3%)	118 (32.7%)	134 (37.1%)	26 (7.2%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	38.6	835^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.0%		45.9	721^st of 1338 public elementary schools	46.1%	114						26.3	62.9						38.3	41.0										$6,681	$351	$6,330
Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School	Public	PK-K	One Merrison Street	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-2508	115	16	7.2	36.5%	22 (19.1%)	30 (26.1%)	48 (41.7%)	9 (7.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Teaneck Community Charter School	0.94 mi	1	220^th
Bogota Public School District	1.21 mi	4	307^th
Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	1.53 mi	6	125^th
Englewood Public School District	1.6 mi	5	490^th
Leonia Public School District	1.74 mi	3	135^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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