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Samuel R. Donald Elementary School

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Samuel R. Donald Elementary School ranks 479 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Samuel R. Donald Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, serving grades 2-4 with a total enrollment of 212 students. The school is part of the Bloomingdale School District, which is ranked 301 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Samuel R. Donald Elementary School has consistently performed above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency for grades 3 and 4 over the past few years. In 2024-2025, the school's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 60.7%, compared to the state average of 53.6%, and its 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 75.4%, compared to the state average of 46.7%. The school has also performed exceptionally well in serving its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, ranking 212 and 105 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, in these categories.

While Samuel R. Donald Elementary School performs similarly to the other district school, Martha B. Day Elementary School, it lags behind some nearby schools, such as North Boulevard School in Pequannock Township and Lincoln School in Pompton Lakes, particularly in Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which is an area of concern that the school may need to address.

232

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,555

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29 Captolene Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403

(973) 838-5353

District: Bloomingdale School District

Students who attend Samuel R. Donald Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Hispanic:

33.2%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg49%

479^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

301^st of 609Bloomingdale 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	65.1	479 of 1347	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	485 of 1338	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	531 of 1342	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	633 of 1345	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.2	962 of 1317	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	712 of 1360	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	661 of 1353	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	536 of 1352	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.4	437 of 1346	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.2	704 of 1357	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.4	635 of 1363	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.3	736 of 1367	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	703 of 1363	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	868 of 1360	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	900 of 1354	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	865 of 1346	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	786 of 1338	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.6	803 of 1329	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	920 of 1314	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.4	855 of 1303	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.2	1022 of 1298	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.1	1005 of 1204	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	487 of 1326	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	546 of 1317	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	535 of 1318	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	571 of 1326	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	911 of 1290	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	879 of 1331	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	536 of 1333	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	328 of 1032	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	314 of 989	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	298 of 982	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	611 of 953	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.1	840 of 896	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	357 of 899	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	407 of 870	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	105 of 1023	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	73 of 939	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	149 of 910	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	144 of 863	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	23.7	681 of 839	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	408 of 948	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	405 of 942	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	454 of 1318	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	389 of 1313	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	501 of 1315	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	685 of 1324	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	968 of 1297	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	503 of 1335	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	708 of 1334	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	212 of 1023	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	287 of 989	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	156 of 958	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	37.1	525 of 949	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	815 of 868	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	553 of 1007	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	583 of 1001	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	405 of 970	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	351 of 963	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	471 of 975	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	541 of 976	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.1	882 of 964	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	572 of 1023	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	647 of 1022	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+18 vs state

English Language Arts52%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Samuel R. Donald Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School	Public	2-4	29 Captolene Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5353	232	23	10.0	32.8%	129 (55.6%)	6 (2.6%)	77 (33.2%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	65.1	479^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.8	485^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	6			43.1	60.7					56.0	75.4							$16,555	$1,340	$15,215
Martha B. Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	225 Rafkind Road	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1311	207	20	10.5	30.0%	125 (60.4%)	5 (2.4%)	66 (31.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,685	$125	$18,560
Aaron Decker School	Public	PK, KG-4	98 Decker Road	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2037	383	34	11.2	26.9%	217 (56.7%)	4 (1.0%)	134 (35.0%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	55.6	606^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.3	676^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.5%	70			42.3	64.7					55.7	45.4							$12,052	$878	$11,174
Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.4	513^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	46.4	33.3	63.0	63.6	75.0	54.3	62.6	80.0	70.4	40.9	75.0	22.9	31.3	15.4	62.6	62.6	$12,574	$156	$12,418
Kiel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	115 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-0611	374	30	12.3	2.9%	290 (77.5%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.6%)	39 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,039	$113	$12,926
Apshawa Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 High Crest Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1703	266	23	11.5	25.9%	195 (73.3%)	3 (1.1%)	59 (22.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	69.8	428^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%		69.5	423^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	68.4%	5	37.8		64.1	70.0	45.9				69.2	80.0	43.2						$12,195	$278	$11,917
Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	355	31	11.5	31.8%	212 (59.7%)	9 (2.5%)	108 (30.4%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	39.8	814^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.2	662^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.5%	152	22.2		36.1	58.8	42.9				45.9	45.1	34.9						$9,988	$206	$9,782
Stonybrook Elementary School	Public	3-5	118 Boonton Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1881	358	32	11.3	3.6%	261 (72.9%)	8 (2.2%)	34 (9.5%)	40 (11.2%)	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	90	115^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.5%		82.8	241^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.0%	126	60.2		74.6	73.7	77.8				83.3	69.3	86.7						$12,633	$38	$12,595
North Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6070	326	27	11.8	4.0%	268 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.4	314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	40	30.4		63.5	75.0	76.1				80.5	80.0	67.4						$13,107	$91	$13,016
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Mill Street	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	344	30	11.3	28.5%	194 (56.4%)	17 (4.9%)	99 (28.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	84.1	217^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.9%		65.5	473^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	256	39.6		67.2	75.5	83.3				70.7	67.3	79.2						$14,057	$474	$13,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel R. Donald Elementary School

How many students attend Samuel R. Donald Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Samuel R. Donald Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Samuel R. Donald Elementary School?

Students at Samuel R. Donald Elementary School are 56% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Samuel R. Donald Elementary School in?

Bloomingdale School District

What schools do graduates of Samuel R. Donald Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Samuel R. Donald Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter T. Bergen Middle School

Is Samuel R. Donald Elementary School a good school?

Samuel R. Donald Elementary School ranks 479^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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