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Honiss Elementary/Middle School

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Honiss Elementary/Middle School ranks 405 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Honiss Elementary/Middle School is a public school in Dumont, New Jersey, serving 618 students in grades K-8 and part of the Dumont Public School District. The school consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with particularly strong results in advanced mathematics and science. Honiss also demonstrates a focus on equity, with diverse student populations, including female, Asian, Hispanic, special education, and low-income students, all performing well academically.

Honiss Elementary/Middle School's academic performance is generally consistent with or exceeds other schools in the Dumont district, indicating a district-wide emphasis on excellence. However, some nearby schools, such as Edward H. Bryan in Cresskill and Malcolm S. Mackay School in Tenafly, demonstrate even stronger academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Honiss has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to some neighboring schools, suggesting a more economically diverse student population.

Despite its strong academic performance, Honiss Elementary/Middle School has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, which may be an area for the school to address. Additionally, the school's per-student spending is slightly lower than the district average, indicating efficient resource allocation and a focus on maximizing the educational experience for students with limited resources. Overall, Honiss Elementary/Middle School emerges as a high-performing school within the Dumont district, with a consistent focus on academic excellence, equity, and efficient use of resources.

624

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,229

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31 Depew St
Dumont, NJ 07628-3601

(201) 387-3020

District: Dumont Public School District

Students who attend Honiss Elementary/Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dumont High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

White:

34.8%

Asian:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Dumont Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

405^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

162^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Dumont Public School District

168^th of 609Dumont Public 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	405 of 1347	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	381 of 1338	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	409 of 1342	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	393 of 1345	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	388 of 1317	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	505 of 1360	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	448 of 1353	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	483 of 1352	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.9	358 of 1346	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	344 of 1357	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	69.3	489 of 1363	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.1	281 of 1367	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	272 of 1363	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	239 of 1360	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	380 of 1354	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	382 of 1346	71.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	302 of 1338	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	66.8	560 of 1329	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.9	314 of 1314	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	64.3	593 of 1303	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	575 of 1298	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.7	277 of 1204	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	115 of 346	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	186 of 348	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.8	91 of 370	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	350 of 1326	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	333 of 1317	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	318 of 1318	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	419 of 1326	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	300 of 1290	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	489 of 1331	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	450 of 1333	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	197 of 1032	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	133 of 989	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	149 of 982	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	186 of 953	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	252 of 896	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	358 of 899	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	194 of 870	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	173 of 1023	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	135 of 939	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	171 of 948	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	107 of 942	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	443 of 1318	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	413 of 1313	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	466 of 1315	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	361 of 1324	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	434 of 1297	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	514 of 1335	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	419 of 1334	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	196 of 1023	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	431 of 989	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	340 of 958	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	289 of 949	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.9	68 of 868	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	56.2	370 of 1007	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	207 of 1001	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	420 of 970	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	380 of 963	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	405 of 975	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	322 of 976	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	185 of 964	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	552 of 1023	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	551 of 1022	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	162 of 752	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	168 of 743	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	185 of 748	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	184 of 745	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	190 of 652	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	179 of 745	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	148 of 716	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	144 of 712	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	36 of 713	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	78.4	109 of 713	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.4	130 of 717	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	130 of 704	81.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.8	189 of 677	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	174 of 684	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	222 of 677	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.9	176 of 664	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	70.4	218 of 640	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	206 of 631	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.8	244 of 615	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	243 of 599	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.7	247 of 588	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.2	238 of 574	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	126 of 204	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	96 of 200	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	110 of 201	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	85 of 200	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	27 of 147	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	45 of 199	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	73 of 200	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	42 of 343	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	156 of 728	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	161 of 717	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	172 of 720	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	215 of 726	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	180 of 625	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	174 of 703	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	166 of 680	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	71 of 608	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	78 of 589	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	107 of 587	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	172 of 591	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	128 of 480	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	113 of 524	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	81 of 504	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	32 of 613	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	50 of 522	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	187 of 726	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	179 of 719	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	200 of 718	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	172 of 730	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	177 of 635	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	196 of 697	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	136 of 675	79.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	122 of 507	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	187 of 510	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	71 of 505	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	116 of 535	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	194 of 401	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	89 of 492	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	61 of 471	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	175 of 502	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	149 of 510	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	161 of 509	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	177 of 512	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	153 of 435	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	254 of 504	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	165 of 497	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2023)67th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+51 vs state

English Language Arts63%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

Science36%+12 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)						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
Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	624	51	12.1	19.7%	217 (34.8%)	26 (4.2%)	255 (40.9%)	100 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	71.2	405^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.9%		73	381^st of 1338 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	47.9	32.4	49.1	44.8	65.2	67.9	65.9	69.8	64.1	55.9	80.5	59.2	53.7	21.7	96.2	96.2	$8,229	$228	$8,001
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hickory Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8804	291	18	16.5	36.1%	42 (14.4%)	22 (7.6%)	148 (50.9%)	69 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	60.3	531^st of 1347 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.8	547^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.1%	16	39.4		40.8	67.3	75.9				38.9	36.5	65.5						$10,815	$59	$10,756
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Grant Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3050	432	33	13.0	17.4%	157 (36.3%)	15 (3.5%)	164 (38.0%)	74 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	76.6	332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.8	270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.8%	62	57.0		45.1	69.2	84.7				56.1	70.5	66.6						$8,269	$437	$7,832
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 S Summit Street	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8771	253	20	12.7	39.5%	24 (9.5%)	16 (6.3%)	141 (55.7%)	58 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	65.5	473^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.9%		63.3	499^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.7%	26	42.8		43.5	73.2	65.3				50.0	57.1	54.0						$9,806	$222	$9,584
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3040	172	18	9.5	19.2%	52 (30.2%)	13 (7.6%)	69 (40.1%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	75	352^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%		69	428^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.0%	76	53.1		50.0	72.2	71.9				58.3	61.1	56.3						$10,424	$372	$10,052
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
Edward H. Bryan	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Brookside Ave	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	555	41	13.7	1.1%	272 (49.0%)	7 (1.3%)	49 (8.8%)	204 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	94.5	38^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.2%		88.8	138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.7%	100	75.5		74.7	79.8	88.6				84.7	81.9	88.9						$11,618	$32	$11,586
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 N Franklin Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8581	352	23	15.2	37.8%	47 (13.4%)	39 (11.1%)	188 (53.4%)	66 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	74.6	359^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.3%		63	505^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%	146	33.3		61.0	69.2	64.7				70.7	69.2	60.8						$10,856	$50	$10,806
Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	535	43	12.3	12.9%	201 (37.6%)	18 (3.4%)	210 (39.3%)	81 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	74.8	356^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.6%		66.1	467^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.1%	111	42.1	26.7	66.6	66.0	76.4	69.6	64.3	66.6	74.4	65.9	63.2	39.1	37.9	41.8	100.0	100.0	$7,760	$89	$7,671
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Sutton Place	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-0939	476	36	13.1	21.0%	213 (44.7%)	28 (5.9%)	151 (31.7%)	74 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	79.9	287^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.7%		77.7	310^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.8%	23	39.5		65.0	75.0	66.7				70.1	70.9	66.7						$9,803	$298	$9,505

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