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Westmoreland Elementary School

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Westmoreland Elementary School ranks 153 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Westmoreland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. With a student population of 399, the school is part of the Fair Lawn Public School District, which is ranked 59th out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westmoreland Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd and 4th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 70.9% and 80.3% in ELA, respectively, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%. In Mathematics, the school's 3rd and 4th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 75.5% and 73.2%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school's performance on the NJSLA assessments has been consistently strong, with the majority of its student subgroups ranking among the top schools in the state.

Within the Fair Lawn Public School District, Westmoreland Elementary School generally outperforms the other elementary schools, such as John A. Forrest Elementary and Lyncrest Elementary, in terms of academic performance and student subgroup rankings. However, Radburn Elementary School, another Fair Lawn district school, has consistently ranked among the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools, often outperforming Westmoreland in certain academic metrics.

359

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,704

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16-50 Parmelee Ave.
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

(201) 794-5490

District: Fair Lawn Public School District

Students who attend Westmoreland Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Asian:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (75% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg49%

153^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	88.4	153 of 1347	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	176 of 1338	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	117 of 1342	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	141 of 1345	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	226 of 1317	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	65 of 1360	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	45 of 1353	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	99 of 1352	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.1	160 of 1346	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.9	213 of 1357	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	365 of 1363	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.5	505 of 1367	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	509 of 1363	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.7	543 of 1360	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	473 of 1354	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	694 of 1346	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.3	594 of 1338	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.1	951 of 1329	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	70.4	453 of 1314	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.7	720 of 1303	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.0	504 of 1298	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	78.5	258 of 1204	78.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	199 of 340	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.3	80 of 346	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	19 of 348	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	43.3	213 of 339	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.7	32 of 370	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	66 of 370	82.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	97.3	22 of 499	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	26 of 489	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	23 of 463	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	15 of 434	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	177 of 1326	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	196 of 1317	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	91 of 1318	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	155 of 1326	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	169 of 1290	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	111 of 1331	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	22 of 1333	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	50 of 1032	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	43 of 989	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	71 of 982	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	120 of 953	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	198 of 896	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	28 of 899	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	18 of 870	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	20 of 1023	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	76 of 939	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	89 of 910	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	13 of 863	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	122 of 1318	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	165 of 1313	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	150 of 1315	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	143 of 1324	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	323 of 1297	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	61 of 1335	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	111 of 1334	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	53 of 1023	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	55.2	347 of 958	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	318 of 949	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.8	42 of 868	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	132 of 1007	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	251 of 1001	74.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	168 of 970	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	133 of 963	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	170 of 975	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	154 of 976	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	108 of 964	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	56 of 1023	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	47 of 1022	95.4%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)96th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)41st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+27 vs state

Mathematics74%+26 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
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
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
School 18	Public	1-8	51 E 18th Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0180	601	60	10.1	68.4%	8 (1.3%)	42 (7.0%)	544 (90.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.1	1146^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.9%		12.7	1190^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.1%	44	14.9	8.0	34.8	35.6	26.1	22.2	36.1	46.4	35.0	27.2	11.9	8.2	11.4	1.9	39.1	39.1	$6,561		$6,561
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Westmoreland Elementary School

Is Westmoreland Elementary School a good school?

Westmoreland Elementary School ranks 153^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Westmoreland Elementary School in?

Fair Lawn Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Westmoreland Elementary School?

Students at Westmoreland Elementary School are 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Westmoreland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Westmoreland Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Westmoreland Elementary School attend?

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

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

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