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Essex Fells Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

40^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Essex Fells Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving 247 students in grades PK-6 in the Essex Fells School District. The school has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey.

Essex Fells Elementary School's academic excellence is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, over 85% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and over 70% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong across different student subgroups, ranking 10th out of 1,318 New Jersey elementary schools for male students and 12th out of 1,023 schools for special education students. Additionally, the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of only 3.1%, compared to the state average of 14.9%.

Essex Fells Elementary School's exceptional performance is not a one-time occurrence but a sustained trend. Over the past 10 school years, the school has consistently ranked among the top 20 elementary schools in New Jersey, with a high of 2nd place in the 2014-2015 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary and Lester C. Noecker, Essex Fells Elementary School demonstrates significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This strong performance, coupled with the school's high per-student spending of $16,556, indicates a strong investment in educational resources and programs that benefit all students.

251

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,556

Per pupil spending ?

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Hawthorne Rd
Essex Fells, NJ 07021-1120

(973) 226-0505

District: Essex Fells School District

Students who attend Essex Fells Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Essex Middle School
High:	West Essex High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (82% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

New Jersey avg46%

40^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 609Essex Fells 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	94.1	40 of 1347	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	34 of 1338	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	19 of 1342	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	9 of 1345	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	16 of 1317	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	44 of 1360	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	14 of 1353	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	13 of 1352	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	12 of 1346	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	2 of 1357	99.9%	★★★★★
2014	91.2	2 of 1363	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.2	13 of 1367	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	6 of 1363	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	170 of 1360	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	85.7	58 of 1354	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	66 of 1346	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	85.9	21 of 1338	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.7	32 of 1329	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	11 of 1314	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	84.8	45 of 1303	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	75.7	310 of 1298	76.1%	★★★★☆
2003	87.0	65 of 1204	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	149 of 1326	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	60 of 1317	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	14 of 1318	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	19 of 1326	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	22 of 1290	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	74 of 1331	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	27 of 1333	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	10 of 1318	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	9 of 1313	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	35 of 1315	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	17 of 1324	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	52 of 1297	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	108 of 1335	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	23 of 1334	98.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	12 of 1023	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	18 of 989	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	27 of 958	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	29 of 949	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	78 of 970	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	38 of 963	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	21 of 975	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	7 of 976	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	12 of 964	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	50 of 1023	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	14 of 1022	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+37 vs state

Mathematics81%+35 vs state

Science60%+30 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 (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 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
Essex Fells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 Hawthorne Rd	Essex Fells	07021	Essex County	Essex Fells School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-0505	251	26	9.4		191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	94.1	40^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.8	34^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	60.0	87.5	85.0	93.3	90.6	87.5	70.0	83.3	84.4	$16,556	$263	$16,293
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	253	20	12.6	14.2%	194 (76.7%)	6 (2.4%)	40 (15.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77.3	327^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.3	392^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.7%	65	36.7	63.4	79.1	67.4		68.3	68.1	59.1		$14,951	$278	$14,673
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Prospect St	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5994	246	23	10.6	17.9%	167 (67.9%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	61.4	521^st of 1347 public elementary schools	61.3%		67.4	452^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	66.2%	69	29.2	55.8	55.3	53.5		65.1	51.3	58.2		$13,355	$255	$13,100
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Orton Rd	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-7173	214	20	10.7	9.3%	145 (67.8%)	6 (2.8%)	40 (18.7%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	74.1	364^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.0%		68.9	433^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	67.6%	69	39.0	58.9	61.8	61.5		73.5	58.8	74.4		$15,722	$291	$15,431
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-4	118 Forest Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6754	230	14	16.8		196 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	76	340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		70.5	414^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.1%	74		62.7	56.1			70.6	70.7			$14,134	$141	$13,993
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Central Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-8941	409	29	14.1	7.6%	306 (74.8%)	9 (2.2%)	58 (14.2%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	63.8	493^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.4%		69	427^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.1%	66	35.5	48.6	67.2	59.7		46.1	65.6	59.7		$11,389	$36	$11,353
Lester C Noecker	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Passaic Ave	Roseland	07068	Essex County	Roseland School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-7644	451	44	10.2	6.4%	285 (63.2%)	25 (5.5%)	52 (11.5%)	68 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	91.8	83^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.8%		89.9	116^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.3%	33	67.2	76.4	79.7	87.3	85.0	76.3	77.9	81.3	63.0	$13,133	$192	$12,941
Kelly Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Pleasant Valley Way	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5452	451	50	9.0	43.0%	44 (9.8%)	155 (34.4%)	188 (41.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.1%)	53.8	630^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.2%		60	543^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	59.4%	87	32.7	48.2	53.9	51.8		46.4	58.8	44.8		$14,318		$14,318
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.9	296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.9%	18	50.7	68.3	65.7	73.1		71.4	64.6	61.2		$11,835	$107	$11,728
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Grove Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6753	247	20	12.5	1.2%	189 (76.5%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	60.8	525^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.0%		64.2	487^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.6%	38		56.5	66.7			58.7	37.7			$13,894	$139	$13,755

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