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Selzer Elementary/Middle School

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Selzer Elementary/Middle School ranks 356 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Selzer Elementary/Middle School is a public school located in Dumont, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 511 students. The school is part of the Dumont Public School District, which is ranked 168 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Selzer Elementary/Middle School consistently outperforms the Dumont Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, Selzer's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts ranged from 64.3% to 76.4% across grades 3-8, compared to the district's 51% to 76.1% and the state's 44.9% to 57.1%. In NJSLA/Mathematics, Selzer's proficiency rates ranged from 37.9% to 74.4% across grades 3-8, compared to the district's 28.6% to 67.5% and the state's 20.7% to 49.8%. Selzer's students also performed exceptionally well in NJSLA/Algebra I, with 100% proficiency rates in both the end-of-course and 8th-grade assessments, compared to the district's 64.7% and 97.2%, and the state's 38.2% and 72.7%.

While Selzer Elementary/Middle School's Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students consistently rank among the top in the state, the school's White students and Special Education students have lower rankings, suggesting an achievement gap that the school may need to address. Additionally, Selzer has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is an area the school should focus on improving. Compared to nearby schools, Selzer outperforms the other Dumont public schools, but some schools in other districts, such as Luther Lee Emerson School in Demarest and Edward H. Bryan in Cresskill, have even higher academic performance, suggesting that Selzer could learn from their best practices.

535

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,760

Per pupil spending ?

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 Prospect Ave
Dumont, NJ 07628-1417

(201) 387-3030

District: Dumont Public School District

Students who attend Selzer Elementary/Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dumont High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

37.6%

Asian:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2022) to 74th (2025)

!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 school58%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

356^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

231^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	74.8	356 of 1347	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	467 of 1338	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	419 of 1342	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	289 of 1345	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	331 of 1317	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	383 of 1360	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	418 of 1353	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.4	440 of 1352	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.9	345 of 1346	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	479 of 1357	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.2	532 of 1363	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.3	276 of 1367	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	185 of 1363	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	268 of 1360	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	343 of 1354	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	265 of 1346	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	419 of 1338	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.3	161 of 1329	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	84.2	32 of 1314	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	84.7	46 of 1303	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	79.3	203 of 1298	84.4%	★★★★☆
2003	74.4	367 of 1204	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	65.8	114 of 346	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	90 of 348	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	204 of 370	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	322 of 1326	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	409 of 1317	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	346 of 1318	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	351 of 1326	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	239 of 1290	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	429 of 1331	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	327 of 1333	75.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	161 of 1032	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	163 of 989	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	108 of 982	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	92 of 953	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	106 of 896	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	132 of 899	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	124 of 870	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	128 of 1023	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	254 of 948	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	52 of 942	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	398 of 1318	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	503 of 1313	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	456 of 1315	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	326 of 1324	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	408 of 1297	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	445 of 1335	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	437 of 1334	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	321 of 989	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	534 of 958	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	98.5	12 of 949	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	187 of 1007	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	437 of 1001	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	500 of 970	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	576 of 963	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	661 of 975	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	444 of 976	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	483 of 964	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	412 of 1023	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	506 of 1022	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	231 of 752	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	211 of 743	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	137 of 748	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	136 of 745	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	231 of 652	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	183 of 745	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	156 of 716	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	138 of 712	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	54 of 713	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.8	41 of 713	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	79.3	148 of 717	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	118 of 704	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	136 of 677	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	130 of 684	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	152 of 677	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	139 of 664	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	62.7	300 of 640	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.3	257 of 631	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	326 of 615	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.0	198 of 599	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.2	325 of 588	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	76.7	152 of 574	73.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	97 of 200	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	81 of 201	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	102 of 200	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	135 of 147	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	71.8	62 of 199	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	90 of 200	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	238 of 728	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	191 of 717	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	109 of 720	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	130 of 726	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	168 of 625	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	179 of 703	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	136 of 680	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	72 of 608	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	85 of 589	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	37 of 587	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	88 of 591	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	88 of 480	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	101 of 524	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	64 of 504	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	41 of 613	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	63.8	129 of 541	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	214 of 726	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	221 of 719	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	165 of 718	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	161 of 730	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	285 of 635	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	212 of 697	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	187 of 675	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	172 of 507	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	159 of 510	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	102 of 535	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	53 of 492	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	209 of 471	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	305 of 502	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	274 of 510	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	163 of 509	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	153 of 512	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	41.0	251 of 435	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	223 of 504	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	180 of 497	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)48th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)52nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts68%+14 vs state

Mathematics50%+9 vs state

Science33%+8 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
Haworth Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Valley Rd	Haworth	07641	Bergen County	Haworth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 384-5526	498	55	9.0		308 (61.8%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.4%)	105 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	92.5	70^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.6	69^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.8%	1	63.8	47.2	85.1	83.8	80.4	90.0	84.8	83.4	88.9	82.4	60.9	74.0	87.0	55.0	100.0	100.0	$17,223		$17,223
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
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
Luther Lee Emerson School	Public	2-4	15 Columbus Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	221	22	10.0	1.4%	111 (50.2%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	88 (39.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	93.1	62^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	95.4%		90.6	103^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	92.3%	41			87.7	82.0					88.8	74.1							$12,319	$17	$12,302
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

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