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Colonial Road School

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Colonial Road School ranks 294 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Colonial Road School is an exceptional elementary school located in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 246 students. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with consistently high academic performance, low chronic absenteeism, and a strong educational program that supports student learning across different subgroups.

Colonial Road School's academic performance is truly outstanding, with proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) that are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.1% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9%. In Mathematics, 89.3% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also performs exceptionally well for its female, male, and white student populations, as well as for its special education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Colonial Road School consistently outperforms the other schools in the Franklin Lakes School District, as well as schools in other nearby districts, on academic measures. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates and relatively low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success. Overall, Colonial Road School stands out as an exceptional educational institution, providing a high-quality learning experience for its students.

231

Students ?

6.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,575

Per pupil spending ?

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

749 Colonial Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417

(201) 337-0336

District: Franklin Lakes School District

Students who attend Colonial Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Avenue Middle School
High:	Indian Hills High School
	Ramapo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Asian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg46%

294^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Franklin Lakes School District

74^th of 609Franklin Lakes 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	79.4	294 of 1347	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	202 of 1338	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	122 of 1342	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	135 of 1345	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	218 of 1317	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	191 of 1360	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	240 of 1353	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	236 of 1352	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	120 of 1346	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	55 of 1357	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	85.3	102 of 1363	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	78.9	267 of 1367	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	123 of 1363	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.9	78 of 1360	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	72 of 1354	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	115 of 1346	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.8	22 of 1338	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	79.0	170 of 1329	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.1	98 of 1314	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	247 of 1326	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	311 of 1317	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	124 of 1318	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	203 of 1326	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	264 of 1290	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	169 of 1331	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	157 of 1333	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	342 of 1318	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	148 of 1313	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	120 of 1315	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	109 of 1324	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	196 of 1297	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	200 of 1335	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	313 of 1334	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	79.0	171 of 1001	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	339 of 970	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	162 of 963	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	119 of 975	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	146 of 976	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	182 of 964	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	252 of 1023	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	223 of 1022	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2018)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+28 vs state

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Science40%+10 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
Colonial Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	749 Colonial Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-0336	231	33	6.9	2.6%	169 (73.2%)	3 (1.3%)	25 (10.8%)	22 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	79.4	294^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.2%		85.5	202^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.9%	92	40.5	82.1	57.5	67.6	89.3	70.7	67.6	$16,575		$16,575
Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	234	25	9.2	14.5%	158 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		76.9	322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	149	53.7	71.1	81.9	81.5	71.0	66.7	66.7	$13,907		$13,907
Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Seminole Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-4147	343	33	10.4	10.8%	246 (71.7%)	11 (3.2%)	43 (12.5%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	72.9	378^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.9%		70.3	415^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.0%	37	50.0	56.8	72.9	74.4	50.0	61.0	53.2	$11,259		$11,259
Manito Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Manito Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-6106	255	27	9.3	4.3%	203 (79.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.0%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	88.4	152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	88.7%		91.2	90^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62	61.1	78.4	75.5	88.5	67.6	67.9	80.0	$14,161		$14,161
High Mountain Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	765 High Mountain Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-4433	301	33	9.2	2.7%	244 (81.1%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	88.7	148^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.0%		88	150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.8%	2	40.0	88.7	80.0	74.5	90.6	80.0	76.3	$12,337		$12,337
Woodside Avenue School	Public	K-5	305 Woodside Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-5600	264	27	9.9	1.5%	193 (73.1%)	7 (2.7%)	30 (11.4%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	90.2	110^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.8%		81.7	255^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	145	56.7	66.7	77.8	91.9	75.0	78.2	86.4	$11,699		$11,699
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Woodland Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5740	378	29	13.1		333 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	79.1	301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	77.7%		76.5	329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.4%	28	39.4	61.6	73.8	80.3	68.6	63.1	62.3	$12,788	$256	$12,532
Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	356	30	11.8	9.6%	268 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.5%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	76.1	339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.5	287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	47.8	56.9	68.3	65.2	58.6	72.8	62.3	$14,923	$358	$14,565
George Washington School	Public	K-3	39 Fardale Avenue	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2242	177	19	9.3	4.0%	122 (68.9%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.0%)	30 (16.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	93.2	60^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.5%		91.2	91^st of 1338 public elementary schools	93.2%	31		76.0			84.0			$10,984		$10,984
Sicomac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	356 Sicomac Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5730	369	27	13.4	0.8%	302 (81.8%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	78.2	311^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.9%		73.6	369^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.4%	58	43.7	58.6	62.1	72.3	74.1	75.7	60.0	$13,833	$256	$13,577

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