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Radburn Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Radburn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, serving 422 students in grades K-4. As part of the Fair Lawn Public School District, which is ranked 59 out of 609 districts in the state, Radburn consistently outperforms both the district and the state of New Jersey in academic achievement.

Radburn Elementary School's students excel on standardized tests, with 79.2% of 3rd-graders and 88% of 4th-graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 70% and 81.1% for the district, and 44.9% and 53.6% for the state. The school has been ranked as high as 14th out of 1,338 elementary schools in New Jersey and maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Radburn's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including English Language Learners, students with special needs, and those from low-income backgrounds.

While Radburn outperforms other Fair Lawn public elementary schools, the nearby Glen Rock and Ridgewood districts also have several high-performing elementary schools, suggesting a strong commitment to education in the broader region. Radburn's only potential area for improvement is its chronic absenteeism rates, which, while lower than the state average, could still be an area of focus to ensure all students are consistently engaged and attending school.

445

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,159

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18-00 Radburn Rd
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

(201) 794-5480

District: Fair Lawn Public School District

Students who attend Radburn Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Asian:

21.8%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (86% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg49%

22^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.5	22 of 1347	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	14 of 1338	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	44 of 1342	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	127 of 1345	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	99 of 1317	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	67 of 1360	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	123 of 1353	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	116 of 1352	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	157 of 1346	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	85.0	192 of 1357	85.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.1	194 of 1363	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	85.0	100 of 1367	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	54 of 1363	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	142 of 1360	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	163 of 1354	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	311 of 1346	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	311 of 1338	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	504 of 1329	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.0	363 of 1314	72.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.2	408 of 1303	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.1	396 of 1298	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.7	374 of 1204	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	13 of 330	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	22 of 340	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	37.6	230 of 339	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	104 of 370	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	145 of 370	60.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	14 of 597	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	5 of 559	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	12 of 499	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	14 of 489	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	19 of 411	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	39 of 463	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	35 of 434	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	24 of 1326	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	12 of 1317	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	30 of 1318	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	90 of 1326	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	47 of 1290	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	71 of 1331	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	95 of 1333	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	2 of 1032	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 989	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	6 of 982	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	3 of 953	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	6 of 896	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	17 of 1023	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	27 of 1318	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	26 of 1313	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	54 of 1315	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	147 of 1324	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	134 of 1297	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	81 of 1335	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	160 of 1334	88.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	9 of 1023	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	3 of 989	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	16 of 958	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	21 of 949	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	60 of 868	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	13 of 1007	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	20 of 1001	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	50 of 970	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	19 of 963	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	79 of 975	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	187 of 976	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	68 of 964	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	64 of 1023	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	91 of 1022	91.1%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+40 vs state

English Language Arts83%+34 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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Radburn Elementary School	Public	K-4	18-00 Radburn Rd	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5480	445	33	13.3	11.5%	258 (58.0%)	8 (1.8%)	53 (11.9%)	97 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	95.5	22^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.5	14^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.0%	8		79.2	88.0		90.8	86.2		$6,159	$16	$6,143
Clara E Coleman School	Public	K-5	100 Pinelynn Rd	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	322	25	13.0	0.9%	206 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	70 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	92.6	67^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.0%		90.3	105^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.2%	38	64.1	81.3	75.0	83.6	84.4	81.7	75.0	$12,862	$27	$12,835
Alexander Hamilton School	Public	K-5	380 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	300	24	12.7	2.3%	160 (53.3%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.3%)	101 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	95.1	31^st of 1347 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.9	11^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.2%	20	78.7	67.9	96.2	94.7	76.3	92.3	95.1	$13,180	$28	$13,152
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
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
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
Hawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Stevens Avenue	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2720	357	31	11.5	5.0%	158 (44.3%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.5%)	127 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	89.9	119^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.8	99^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.6%	20	56.0	69.4	88.0	72.1	80.4	77.7	75.4	$10,461	$106	$10,355
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	299	22	13.8	1.0%	207 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.0%)	45 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	89.4	133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.7	183^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.3%	50	70.4	67.5	73.5	77.3	70.0	85.9	81.9	$13,648	$28	$13,620
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
Richard E Byrd School	Public	K-5	640 Doremus Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	246	20	12.3		160 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	38 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	90.9	99^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.1	59^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.6%	40	68.1	60.0	74.5	78.8	90.0	85.1	91.5	$13,228	$28	$13,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Radburn Elementary School

What district is Radburn Elementary School in?

Fair Lawn Public School District

What schools do graduates of Radburn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Radburn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Radburn Elementary School?

Students at Radburn Elementary School are 58% White, 22% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Radburn Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Radburn Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Radburn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Radburn Elementary School.

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