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Englewood on the Palisades Charter School

Q: Is Englewood on the Palisades Charter School a good school?

Englewood on the Palisades Charter School ranks 941 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Englewood on the Palisades Charter School is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Englewood, New Jersey, with 306 students. The school is part of the Englewood on the Palisades Charter School District, which is ranked 462 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Englewood on the Palisades Charter School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 29.7% to 60.6% in English Language Arts and 17.2% to 44.1% in Mathematics, which are significantly lower than the state averages. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state's target of 10% or less. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Englewood on the Palisades Charter School students from African American and Hispanic backgrounds generally performing better than the overall student population.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as those in the Englewood Public School District and the Tenafly Public School District, the Englewood on the Palisades Charter School generally underperforms on academic measures. The nearby Tenafly schools, in particular, have significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with some schools ranking among the top in the state. Additionally, the Englewood on the Palisades Charter School serves a higher proportion of students from low-income families, with 51.31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, in contrast to the nearby Tenafly schools, which have much lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds.

306

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,407

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65 West Demarest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631

(201) 569-9765

District: Englewood on the Palisades Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

African American:

31.7%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

941^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

455^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 29 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

462^nd of 609Englewood on the Palisades Charter School among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	941 of 1347	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	894 of 1338	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	827 of 1342	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	613 of 1345	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	562 of 1317	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	529 of 1360	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	402 of 1353	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	486 of 1352	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	552 of 1346	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	718 of 1357	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.8	559 of 1363	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.7	959 of 1367	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.2	631 of 1363	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	774 of 1360	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.5	1015 of 1354	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.6	1069 of 1346	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	950 of 1338	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	1076 of 1329	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.0	841 of 1314	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.3	754 of 1303	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.9	527 of 1298	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	84.7	120 of 1204	90.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	152 of 463	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	162 of 469	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	134 of 463	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	26 of 494	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	71.2	75 of 456	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	66 of 522	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.9	23 of 517	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	953 of 1326	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	861 of 1317	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	791 of 1318	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	604 of 1326	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	582 of 1290	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	547 of 1331	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	521 of 1333	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	442 of 1032	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	592 of 989	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	322 of 982	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	182 of 953	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	87 of 896	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	72 of 899	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	30 of 870	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	440 of 1023	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	278 of 939	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	275 of 910	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.6	75 of 863	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	102 of 839	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	65 of 948	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	27 of 942	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	802 of 1318	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	834 of 1313	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	777 of 1315	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	590 of 1324	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	512 of 1297	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	493 of 1335	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	275 of 1334	79.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	455 of 752	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	371 of 743	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	374 of 748	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	229 of 745	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	247 of 652	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	236 of 745	68.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	107 of 359	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.5	169 of 352	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	113 of 361	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.0	22 of 356	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	63.4	57 of 291	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	27 of 326	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	446 of 728	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	358 of 717	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	371 of 720	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	266 of 726	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	220 of 625	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	225 of 703	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	262 of 680	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	297 of 608	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	146 of 589	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	95 of 587	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	51 of 591	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	33 of 480	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	19 of 524	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	29 of 504	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	295 of 613	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	107 of 584	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	167 of 568	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	21 of 549	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	79 of 467	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	20 of 541	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	48 of 522	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	413 of 726	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	331 of 719	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	324 of 718	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	202 of 730	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	297 of 635	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	251 of 697	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	160 of 675	76.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)67th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)70th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-9 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Science11%-13 vs state

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My son is in his third year at EPCS and he is very happy there. The staff at the school is very dedicated to those children and my son is developing nicely under their care. Close Quote

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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-S Science 8th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	306	26	11.7	46.7%	9 (2.9%)	97 (31.7%)	160 (52.3%)	21 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	30.9	941^st of 1347 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.3	894^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.2%	47	18.9	3.0	29.7	52.9	40.5	45.9	40.0	60.6	29.7	44.1	21.6	29.7	17.2	36.4	$11,407	$533	$10,874
Dr. John Grieco Elementary School	Public	1-3	50 Durie Ave	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6164	499	50	10.0	78.4%	20 (4.0%)	105 (21.0%)	351 (70.3%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	23.9	1037^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.0%					(n/a)			35.9						26.9						$10,768	$347	$10,421
Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	186 Davison Place	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6113	434	37	11.7	70.7%	28 (6.5%)	71 (16.4%)	310 (71.4%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)															$15,225	$223	$15,002
Walter Stillman School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tenafly Road	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7710	314	28	11.1	3.2%	136 (43.3%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.7%)	136 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	95.1	32^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.1	60^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.5%	28	75.4		81.1	86.0	86.6				83.1	88.0	80.3				$12,810	$25	$12,785
J Spencer Smith School	Public	K-5	101 Downey Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7715	326	28	11.6	1.5%	181 (55.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	113 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	90.1	114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.5%		93.4	57^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.7%	57	61.0		62.5	83.3	81.5				76.7	81.4	74.6				$11,277	$28	$11,249
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
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Murray Hill Terrace	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8582	261	25	10.6	57.1%	11 (4.2%)	25 (9.6%)	179 (68.6%)	41 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	51.9	654^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.4%		60.7	534^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.1%	120	15.2		50.0	72.1	53.3				38.2	52.3	50.0				$12,367	$398	$11,969
North Cliff School	Public	PK, KG-2	700 Floyd St	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 568-4770	149	11	13.2		40 (26.8%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.7%)	98 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)															$14,076	$163	$13,913
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)
Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	349	29	11.8	0.9%	147 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	151 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	91.6	88^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		86.7	182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.4%	94	67.9		72.1	81.4	76.0				84.1	77.3	78.5				$10,904	$29	$10,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Englewood on the Palisades Charter School

Is Englewood on the Palisades Charter School a good school?

Englewood on the Palisades Charter School ranks 941^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Englewood on the Palisades Charter School?

Students at Englewood on the Palisades Charter School are 52% Hispanic, 32% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

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How many students attend Englewood on the Palisades Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Englewood on the Palisades Charter School.

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