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Demarest Elementary School

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Demarest Elementary School ranks 543 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Demarest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the Bloomfield Township School District, which is ranked 312 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Demarest Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New Jersey elementary schools, typically between the 400-600 range out of around 1,300-1,350 schools. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is generally above the Bloomfield Township School District and New Jersey state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). However, the school's math performance is more mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state, while others are below. Demarest Elementary School also performs particularly well for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Brookdale Elementary School and Oak View Elementary School, both in the Bloomfield district, significantly outperform Demarest on academic measures, ranking in the top 10-20% of New Jersey elementary schools. In contrast, the Nutley and Glen Ridge schools have more mixed performance, with some schools ranking in the top 30-40% and others in the middle to lower range. Additionally, Demarest Elementary School's per-student spending of $5,551 in 2018-2019 is lower than the nearby Brookdale ($6,568) and Oak View ($8,218) schools, which could suggest fewer resources available compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

482

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,551

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

465 Broughton Ave
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-4232

(973) 680-8510

District: Bloomfield Township School District

Students who attend Demarest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomfield Middle School
High:	Bloomfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

White:

25.9%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

543^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Bloomfield Township School District

312^th of 609Bloomfield 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
2025	59.8	543 of 1347	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	557 of 1338	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	536 of 1342	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	632 of 1345	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	739 of 1317	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.0	463 of 1360	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	444 of 1353	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.5	325 of 1352	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	385 of 1346	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	65.5	491 of 1357	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.3	549 of 1363	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	563 of 1367	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	587 of 1363	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.7	519 of 1360	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	692 of 1354	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.6	729 of 1346	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	963 of 1338	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.6	789 of 1329	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.9	668 of 1314	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.9	970 of 1303	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	63.4	598 of 1298	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.7	629 of 1204	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	64 of 463	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	111 of 469	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	83 of 463	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	186 of 494	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	74 of 456	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	47 of 522	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	43 of 517	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	51.5	180 of 434	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	523 of 1326	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	636 of 1317	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	565 of 1318	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	729 of 1326	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	756 of 1290	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	419 of 1331	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	323 of 1333	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	285 of 1032	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	204 of 989	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	302 of 982	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	268 of 953	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	349 of 896	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	97 of 899	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	92 of 870	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	410 of 1023	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	241 of 939	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	362 of 910	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	457 of 863	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	411 of 839	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	113 of 948	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	117 of 942	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	541 of 1318	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	447 of 1313	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	452 of 1315	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	501 of 1324	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	687 of 1297	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	497 of 1335	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	531 of 1334	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	266 of 1023	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	234 of 989	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	218 of 958	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	253 of 949	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	29.2	587 of 868	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	483 of 1007	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	171 of 1001	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	274 of 970	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	319 of 963	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	243 of 975	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	479 of 976	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	559 of 964	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	369 of 1023	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	411 of 1022	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)59th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+8 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science38%+7 vs state

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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
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%)	59.8	543^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.7%		58.9	557^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.4%	14	37.6	51.5	53.2	62.8	71.9	50.7	41.7	42.9	55.4	$5,551	$111	$5,440
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
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%)	90.5	106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		85.7	199^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.1%	93	48.7	74.0	83.3	89.7	83.3	78.0	76.4	76.9	66.6	$6,568		$6,568
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
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
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)										$7,979	$262	$7,717
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%)	90	116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.4%		91.1	95^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.9%	21	53.1	61.6	80.0	86.0	100.0	74.3	72.3	78.0	86.5	$8,218		$8,218
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	85 Curtis Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8560	352	34	10.5	47.7%	89 (25.3%)	50 (14.2%)	182 (51.7%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	59.4	550^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.2%		65.5	474^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	76	24.4	68.1	60.7	68.3	58.6	63.6	41.1	39.0	44.9	$7,165	$233	$6,932
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%)	81.2	270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.4	231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	39	47.9	75.0	64.6	66.2		88.3	62.9	62.0		$11,719	$53	$11,666
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Demarest Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Demarest Elementary School?

Students at Demarest Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 26% White, 16% African American, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Demarest Elementary School in?

Bloomfield Township School District

How many students attend Demarest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Demarest Elementary School.

Is Demarest Elementary School a good school?

Demarest Elementary School ranks 543^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Demarest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Demarest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomfield Middle School
High : Bloomfield High School

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