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Betsy Ross Elementary

Public Grades K-3

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Betsy Ross Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Mahwah, New Jersey, serving 248 students in grades K-3 and part of the Mahwah Township Public School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 90.7% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 84% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 77.2% and 80.7% for the district, respectively.

Betsy Ross Elementary has been ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, reaching as high as 3rd out of 1,346 schools and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking 5th out of 1,318 schools for male students and 10th out of 970 schools for white students in English Language Arts. Additionally, Betsy Ross Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a supportive learning environment.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hillside Elementary School in the Allendale Public School District, Betsy Ross Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement and statewide rankings. This consistent high performance suggests that the school has effective teaching practices, a strong curriculum, and a supportive learning environment that benefits all students.

238

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,947

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Malcolm Rd
Mahwah, NJ 07430-1822

(201) 762-2250

District: Mahwah Township Public School District

Students who attend Betsy Ross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ramapo Ridge
High:	Mahwah High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Asian:

15.1%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (87% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg79%

New Jersey avg47%

17^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Mahwah Township Public School District

70^th of 609Mahwah Township 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	96.1	17 of 1347	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	67 of 1338	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	8 of 1342	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	107 of 1345	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	206 of 1317	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	42 of 1360	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	46 of 1353	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	43 of 1352	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	3 of 1346	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.7	59 of 1357	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	19 of 1363	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	51 of 1367	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	13 of 1363	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	91.7	3 of 1360	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	77 of 1354	94.3%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	18 of 1346	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.5	74 of 1338	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	77.0	231 of 1329	82.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	404 of 1314	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	84.3	57 of 1303	95.6%	★★★★★
2004	80.7	166 of 1298	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	14 of 330	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	54.6	153 of 339	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	57 of 1326	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	156 of 1317	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	95.3	21 of 1318	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	110 of 1326	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	68.0	359 of 1290	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	67 of 1331	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	12 of 1333	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	99.8	4 of 982	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	5 of 1318	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	21 of 1313	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	6 of 1315	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	96 of 1324	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	51 of 1297	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	30 of 1335	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	129 of 1334	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	99.5	7 of 958	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	48.9	400 of 949	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	537 of 868	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	397 of 1007	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	10 of 970	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	135 of 963	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	19 of 975	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	85 of 976	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	214 of 964	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	40 of 1023	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	60 of 1022	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+46 vs state

Mathematics84%+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
Betsy Ross Elementary	Public	K-3	20 Malcolm Rd	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2250	238	24	10.1	5.0%	166 (69.7%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (9.7%)	36 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	96.1	17^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.7%		92.7	67^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.0%	50		90.7			84.0			$9,947		$9,947
Joyce Kilmer School	Public	4-5	80 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2270	394	38	10.2	12.2%	232 (58.9%)	12 (3.0%)	48 (12.2%)	75 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)								(n/a)	44.9		70.6	68.1		63.3	62.8	$9,523		$9,523
Lenape Meadows	Public	PK, KG-3	160 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 762-2260	418	35	11.9	18.2%	231 (55.3%)	17 (4.1%)	66 (15.8%)	71 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	85.8	185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.3%		72.4	390^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.9%	205		65.8			76.3			$10,910	$641	$10,269
Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	200 Island Avenue	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 785-2336	302	30	10.2	15.6%	210 (69.5%)	3 (1.0%)	61 (20.2%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	86.6	178^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.8%		87.1	173^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.1%	5		66.1			77.6			$9,070		$9,070
John Y Dater Elementary School	Public	4-5	35 School Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 785-2325	325	35	9.4	9.2%	249 (76.6%)	7 (2.2%)	23 (7.1%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)								(n/a)	48.0		68.7	79.9		64.2	69.2	$9,706		$9,706
Robert D Reynolds Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	391 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6300	355	35	10.2		217 (61.1%)	5 (1.4%)	39 (11.0%)	70 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)								(n/a)								$17,586	$510	$17,076
Edith A. Bogert Elementary School	Public	3-5	391 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6350	368	38	9.6	0.8%	233 (63.3%)	5 (1.4%)	35 (9.5%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	93.7	50^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.6	68^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.9%	18	56.6	74.1	86.6	85.5	85.5	84.4	83.4	$15,177	$414	$14,763
Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	10 Hubbard Lane	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2301	331	32	10.3	5.4%	260 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.6%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	85.5	187^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.1%		73.6	371^st of 1338 public elementary schools	72.3%	184		63.9			78.4			$8,962		$8,962
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
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	89 Hillsdale Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	348	23	15.0	2.0%	242 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (8.9%)	50 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	94	42^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.9%		90.7	102^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	92.4%	60		78.8			83.7			$7,428	$01	$7,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Betsy Ross Elementary

How many students attend Betsy Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Betsy Ross Elementary.

What district is Betsy Ross Elementary in?

Mahwah Township Public School District

Is Betsy Ross Elementary a good school?

Yes! Betsy Ross Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Betsy Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Betsy Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ramapo Ridge
High : Mahwah High School

What is the racial makeup of Betsy Ross Elementary?

Students at Betsy Ross Elementary are 70% White, 15% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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