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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	Distance	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 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
Forest Avenue School	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-2	287 Forest Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8308	127	12	11.0		98 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.7%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$7,979	$262	$7,717
Watchung Elementary School	0.8mi	Public	K-5	14 Garden St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4259	406	34	11.9	9.1%	245 (60.3%)	28 (6.9%)	57 (14.0%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	81.2	270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.4	231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	39	47.9	75.0	64.6	66.2		88.3	62.9	62.0		$11,719	$53	$11,666
Franklin Elementary School	0.9mi	Public	K-6	85 Curtis Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8560	352	34	10.5	47.7%	89 (25.3%)	50 (14.2%)	182 (51.7%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	59.4	550^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.2%		65.5	474^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	76	24.4	68.1	60.7	68.3	58.6	63.6	41.1	39.0	44.9	$7,165	$233	$6,932
Demarest Elementary School	0.9mi	Public	K-6	465 Broughton Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8510	482	42	11.3	34.4%	125 (25.9%)	79 (16.4%)	222 (46.1%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	59.8	543^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.7%		58.9	557^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.4%	14	37.6	51.5	53.2	62.8	71.9	50.7	41.7	42.9	55.4	$5,551	$111	$5,440
Brookdale Elementary School	1.1mi	Public	K-6	1230 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8520	342	32	10.8	12.6%	189 (55.3%)	21 (6.1%)	84 (24.6%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)	90.5	106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		85.7	199^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.1%	93	48.7	74.0	83.3	89.7	83.3	78.0	76.4	76.9	66.6	$6,568		$6,568
Charles H. Bullock School	1.2mi	Public	K-5	55 Washington Street	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4255	438	44	9.9	12.6%	239 (54.6%)	75 (17.1%)	46 (10.5%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.0%)	83.2	227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.2	249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.4%	22	52.8	61.9	70.0	71.9		76.0	68.6	67.4		$12,790	$183	$12,607
Edgemont Elementary School	1.3mi	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	251	23	10.9	17.1%	130 (51.8%)	17 (6.8%)	68 (27.1%)	13 (5.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	78.7	307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.2%		81.1	267^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	40	48.7	72.1	67.5	73.7		65.1	55.0	64.1		$13,652	$243	$13,409
Lincoln School	1.4mi	Public	K-6	301 Harrison St	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8882	446	36	12.5	26.7%	178 (39.9%)	19 (4.3%)	187 (41.9%)	44 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	50.8	670^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		58.4	563^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.9%	107	35.4	28.2	50.8	64.1	86.0	36.1	40.7	45.3	48.0	$11,383	$288	$11,095
Ridgewood Avenue School	1.4mi	Public	3-6	235 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 429-8306	540	41	13.3	0.6%	412 (76.3%)	14 (2.6%)	37 (6.9%)	44 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	25 (4.6%)	92.6	69^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.5	28^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.9%	41	63.3	64.3	88.4	79.7	86.8	78.6	89.1	82.7	85.1	$7,808	$135	$7,673
Central School	1.4mi	Public	PK, KG-2	180 Hillside Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 707-5080	127	7	17.8		78 (61.4%)	5 (3.9%)	9 (7.1%)	19 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.6%)								(n/a)

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