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Lyncrest Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

56^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lyncrest Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Fair Lawn Public School District, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyncrest Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that significantly exceed the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 77.7%, compared to 70% for the district and 44.9% for the state. Similarly, the school's 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 82.5%, compared to 78.1% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school's performance is also noteworthy across various student subgroups, including female, Hispanic, and white students, as well as special education students.

While Lyncrest Elementary School's overall performance is excellent, there may be opportunities for improvement in areas such as chronic absenteeism, where the school's rate of 7.1% is lower than the district's rate of 14.9%. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $6,699 is lower than some of the nearby schools, which could be an area to explore further. Nevertheless, Lyncrest Elementary School's consistent high performance and commitment to equity in student achievement make it a standout institution within the Fair Lawn Public School District.

185

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,699

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9-04 Morlot Ave
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

(201) 794-5555

District: Fair Lawn Public School District

Students who attend Lyncrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High:	Fair Lawn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Asian:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (82% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg49%

56^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Fair Lawn Public School District

59^th of 609Fair Lawn 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	56 of 1347	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	163 of 1338	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	113 of 1342	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	52 of 1345	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	161 of 1317	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	59 of 1360	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	58 of 1353	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	84.4	187 of 1352	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	91.3	78 of 1346	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	79 of 1357	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	46 of 1363	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	46 of 1367	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	14 of 1363	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	65 of 1360	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.0	102 of 1354	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	125 of 1346	90.7%	★★★★★
2008	74.1	358 of 1338	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	501 of 1329	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	465 of 1314	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	82.2	110 of 1303	91.6%	★★★★★
2004	83.5	96 of 1298	92.6%	★★★★★
2003	90.0	10 of 1204	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	83.2	36 of 348	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	64 of 1326	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	69 of 1317	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	23 of 1318	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	9 of 1326	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	43 of 1290	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	140 of 1331	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	84 of 1333	93.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	13 of 1032	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	40 of 989	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	34 of 982	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	181 of 896	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	97.3	9 of 899	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	13 of 870	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	55 of 1318	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	254 of 1313	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	252 of 1315	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	142 of 1324	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	338 of 1297	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	45 of 1335	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	60 of 1334	95.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	125 of 1023	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	152 of 989	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	137 of 958	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	39 of 1007	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	170 of 1001	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	56 of 970	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	232 of 963	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	128 of 975	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	54 of 976	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	196 of 964	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	82 of 1023	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	114 of 1022	88.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)90th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+34 vs state

English Language Arts81%+32 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Excellent teaching. Taking care of the kids with love and kindness. Nice environment. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 23, 2017

Excellent teaching. Close Quote

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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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lyncrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	9-04 Morlot Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5555	185	17	10.9	16.8%	87 (47.0%)	8 (4.3%)	51 (27.6%)	29 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	93.4	56^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.8%		87.4	163^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.8%	107			77.7	85.0					82.2	82.5					$6,699	$104	$6,595
John A. Forrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 - 00 Hopper Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5565	258	28	9.3	22.1%	118 (45.7%)	4 (1.6%)	72 (27.9%)	53 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	78	316^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.5%		63.9	491^st of 1338 public elementary schools	63.3%	175			64.3	59.2					73.6	65.3					$7,529	$114	$7,415
Sixteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Sixteenth Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	410	40	10.3	53.2%	118 (28.8%)	49 (12.0%)	192 (46.8%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	30.2	953^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	29.3%		33.5	893^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	33.3%	60	16.9		25.5	66.1	38.4				22.3	33.3	30.3				$7,714		$7,714
School 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	419	31	13.5	58.0%	4 (1.0%)	116 (27.7%)	293 (69.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	4.4	1330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.2	1327^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.8%	3	0.0	2.3	8.7	10.9	6.0	23.1	18.6	27.3	17.4	4.0	1.8	0.0	5.4	8.7	$8,427		$8,427
School 1	Public	K-5	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0490	217	21	10.3	64.5%	2 (0.9%)	65 (30.0%)	147 (67.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	57.5	578^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.1%		37.1	839^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.3%	261	26.9		47.3	58.4	76.9				66.6	33.3	42.3				$9,731		$9,731
Westmoreland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16-50 Parmelee Ave.	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5490	359	40	8.9	25.1%	181 (50.4%)	15 (4.2%)	96 (26.7%)	56 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	88.4	153^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	88.6%		87	176^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.8%	23			70.9	80.3					75.5	73.2					$4,704	$86	$4,618
Warren Point Elementary School	Public	K-4	30-07 Broadway	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5571	391	35	11.0	19.2%	195 (49.9%)	16 (4.1%)	88 (22.5%)	72 (18.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	87.8	161^st of 1347 public elementary schools	88.0%		91.5	86^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.6%	75			66.7	83.8					70.5	78.8					$6,327	$174	$6,153
Gilbert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Gilbert Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	456	34	13.5	57.7%	133 (29.2%)	76 (16.7%)	215 (47.1%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	36.6	863^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.9%		42.3	763^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.0%	100	26.7		44.8	31.6	46.3				42.3	33.4	42.3				$5,323		$5,323
Henry B. Milnes Elementary School	Public	K-4	8-01 Phillip St	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5550	392	32	12.1	17.3%	223 (56.9%)	8 (2.0%)	64 (16.3%)	81 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	88.1	159^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.9	133^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.1%	26			62.6	82.6					78.1	77.2					$5,535	$11	$5,524
School 21	Public	PK, KG-8	322 10th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0210	665	43	15.4	64.5%	3 (0.5%)	139 (20.9%)	519 (78.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.8	1336^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.5	1324^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.0%	12	1.2	0.0	9.0	9.9	2.8	13.2	8.3	8.2	12.4	1.3	3.7	1.2	6.5	12.0	$8,480		$8,480

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