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Brookdale Elementary School

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Brookdale Elementary School ranks 153 rd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Brookdale Elementary School serves 342 students in grades K–6 in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and is one of several nearby elementary schools parents can compare. Its clearest strength is current academic performance: Brookdale is above both its district and the state in every reported subject and grade.

Brookdale is particularly strong in grades 4–6 compared with nearby schools: it has the highest reported grade 6 ELA score (85%) and the highest math scores in grades 4 (84%), 5 (82%) and 6 (70%). Oak View Elementary School is just ahead in grade 5 ELA and science. Brookdale’s grade 3 results are a relative weak spot: its 58% in ELA and 56% in math each place seventh among 10 schools with scores. Across grades 3–6, Brookdale averages 75% in ELA and 73% in math, compared with 54% and 48% in the Bloomfield Township School District, and 49% and 46% statewide. In grade 5 science, Brookdale scores 58%, versus 29% districtwide and 27% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also lower: 6% at Brookdale, compared with 13% in the district and 14% statewide.

Results have moved in different directions since 2022–2023: average math proficiency rose 6 percentage points, while ELA fell 4 points and grade 5 science fell 8. Brookdale’s SchoolDigger ranking is 153rd of 1,331 New Jersey schools, at the 89th percentile with 4 stars; nearby Oak View ranks at the 93rd percentile, while Watchung Elementary School is at the 87th. Brookdale’s student-teacher ratio is 10.8 in 2024–2025, and 13% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One subgroup ranking merits attention: SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness for Special Education Students places Brookdale at the 73rd percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 94th percentile in 2023–2024 and below its overall 89th-percentile standing.

342

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,482

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1230 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3031

(973) 680-8520

District: Bloomfield Township School District

Students who attend Brookdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomfield Middle School
High:	Bloomfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg45%

153^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Bloomfield Township School District

328^th of 607Bloomfield Township School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	153 of 1331	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	90.5	106 of 1347	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	199 of 1338	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	128 of 1342	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	170 of 1345	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	234 of 1317	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	264 of 1360	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	305 of 1353	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	291 of 1352	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	209 of 1346	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.5	151 of 1357	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	408 of 1363	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	251 of 1367	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	177 of 1363	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	89.8	9 of 1360	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	27 of 1354	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	149 of 1346	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	84.8	37 of 1338	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	79.7	144 of 1329	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.2	195 of 1314	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	80.5	163 of 1303	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	83.3	103 of 1298	92.1%	★★★★★
2003	83.2	153 of 1204	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	107 of 340	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	144 of 1311	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	129 of 1326	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	309 of 1317	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	179 of 1318	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	190 of 1326	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	289 of 1290	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	170 of 1331	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	292 of 1333	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	189 of 991	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	80 of 1032	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	156 of 989	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	50 of 982	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	72 of 953	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	54.2	328 of 896	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	316 of 899	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	237 of 870	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	181 of 1306	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.1	99 of 1318	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	72 of 1313	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	82 of 1315	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	222 of 1324	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	202 of 1297	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	332 of 1335	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	344 of 1334	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	261 of 970	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.5	88 of 1023	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	62 of 989	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	23.2	758 of 1007	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	48 of 951	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	40 of 970	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	99 of 963	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	64 of 975	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	156 of 976	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	237 of 964	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	275 of 1023	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	203 of 1022	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2024)69th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+26 vs state

Mathematics73%+28 vs state

Science58%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Brookdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1230 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8520	342	32	10.8	12.6%	189 (55.3%)	21 (6.1%)	84 (24.6%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)	87.6	153^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.5	106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%	47	58.3	58.2	72.7	83.3	85.0	55.8	84.1	81.7	70.0	$11,482	$184	$11,298
Oak View Elementary School	Public	K-6	150 Garrabrant Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8590	399	32	12.6	14.5%	169 (42.4%)	33 (8.3%)	121 (30.3%)	53 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	91.2	87^th of 1331 public elementary schools	93.5%		90	116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.4%	29	59.0	78.6	75.0	83.6	81.7	67.8	80.6	77.0	63.3	$13,123	$192	$12,931
Demarest Elementary School	Public	K-6	465 Broughton Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8510	482	42	11.3	34.4%	125 (25.9%)	79 (16.4%)	222 (46.1%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	54.7	618^th of 1331 public elementary schools	53.6%		59.8	543^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.7%	75	29.2	42.6	49.3	47.6	79.2	39.4	55.0	36.6	52.8	$9,723	$163	$9,560
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%)	75.4	351^st of 1331 public elementary schools	73.6%		83.5	225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.3%	126	31.7	73.9	72.3	68.4	74.5	76.2	72.9	50.0	38.1	$10,350	$309	$10,041
Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	603 Grove St	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4242	391	36	10.8	19.2%	205 (52.4%)	41 (10.5%)	87 (22.3%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	78.9	296^th of 1331 public elementary schools	77.8%		61.5	518^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.5%	222	47.5	66.2	55.2	73.8		67.1	59.3	65.6		$20,680	$419	$20,261
Forest Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	287 Forest Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8308	127	12	11.0	—	98 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.7%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$23,025	$21	$23,004
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%)	74.3	368^th of 1331 public elementary schools	72.4%		72.5	385^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.4%	17	45.4	64.1	53.5	68.1	70.9	61.6	48.9	59.1	56.2	$14,760	$545	$14,215
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Garden St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4259	406	34	11.9	9.1%	245 (60.3%)	28 (6.9%)	57 (14.0%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	86.9	174^th of 1331 public elementary schools	86.9%		81.2	270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%	96	45.9	81.7	75.7	70.5		85.9	67.1	60.7		$19,305	$227	$19,078
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	45.2	731^st of 1331 public elementary schools	45.1%		50.8	670^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%	61	25.0	39.3	27.5	53.1	71.7	37.7	28.6	45.3	55.0	$12,290	$922	$11,368
School #9	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Brighton Road	Clifton	07012	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2396	306	28	10.9	37.6%	112 (36.6%)	8 (2.6%)	150 (49.0%)	22 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	66.3	472^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	64.5%		78.1	314^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.7%	158	37.1	42.3	62.2	57.1		38.5	62.2	71.4		$12,762		$12,762

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