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Robert L. Craig School

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Robert L. Craig School ranks 345 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Robert L. Craig School is an elementary school located in Moonachie, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the Moonachie School District, which is ranked 176 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert L. Craig School consistently ranks in the top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state average on NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subjects, with the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate reaching 75.8% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school's Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% and top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, despite the school having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Lincoln Elementary School and the Ridgefield Park Public School District, Robert L. Craig School consistently outperforms its peers on NJSLA assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This exceptional performance, coupled with the school's low student-teacher ratio and continuous improvement in statewide rankings, highlights its commitment to providing a quality education to all its students.

356

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,011

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 West Park Street
Moonachie, NJ 07074-1115

(201) 641-5833

District: Moonachie School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.7%

White:

32.3%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

345^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

223^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

176^th of 609Moonachie 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	345 of 1347	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	326 of 1338	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	286 of 1342	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	416 of 1345	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	382 of 1317	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	451 of 1360	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	587 of 1353	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	647 of 1352	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	544 of 1346	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	757 of 1357	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	1042 of 1363	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	1147 of 1367	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.7	901 of 1363	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	992 of 1360	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.9	1024 of 1354	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	998 of 1346	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.1	1021 of 1338	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	958 of 1329	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.2	702 of 1314	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.0	715 of 1303	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.7	648 of 1298	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	87.2	58 of 1204	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	281 of 1326	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	192 of 1317	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	204 of 1318	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	401 of 1326	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	407 of 1290	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	477 of 1331	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	642 of 1333	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	84 of 1032	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	72 of 989	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	89 of 982	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	124 of 953	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	107 of 896	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	76 of 899	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	152 of 870	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	37 of 1023	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	16 of 939	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	48 of 910	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	18 of 863	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	22 of 839	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	74 of 948	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	144 of 942	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	390 of 1318	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	436 of 1313	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	376 of 1315	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	424 of 1324	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	382 of 1297	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	420 of 1335	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	507 of 1334	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	19 of 1023	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	375 of 963	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	424 of 975	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	552 of 976	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.0	230 of 964	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	19.5	880 of 1022	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	223 of 752	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	169 of 743	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	177 of 748	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	159 of 745	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	135 of 652	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	215 of 745	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	314 of 716	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.7	438 of 712	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	430 of 713	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.2	457 of 713	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	461 of 717	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	414 of 704	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.7	560 of 677	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	504 of 684	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	540 of 677	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.1	415 of 664	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	368 of 640	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.9	292 of 631	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	295 of 615	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.6	424 of 599	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.1	355 of 588	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.0	257 of 574	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	125 of 728	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	158 of 717	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	107 of 720	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	151 of 726	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	188 of 625	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	277 of 703	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	343 of 680	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	50 of 608	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	43 of 589	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	39 of 587	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	33 of 591	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	46 of 480	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	77 of 524	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	132 of 504	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	26 of 613	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	17 of 584	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	11 of 568	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	23 of 549	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	21 of 467	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	17 of 541	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	65 of 522	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	185 of 726	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	133 of 719	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	174 of 718	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	142 of 730	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	96 of 635	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	150 of 697	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	238 of 675	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	54.2	224 of 497	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)61st percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

White (2018)55th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+24 vs state

Mathematics57%+13 vs state

Algebra I33%-12 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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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
Robert L. Craig School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 West Park Street	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	Moonachie School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-5833	356	35	10.2	60.7%	115 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	191 (53.7%)	38 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	75.8	345^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.4%		76.5	326^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.6%	19	36.6	8.6	75.8	58.6	75.7	80.6	88.0	82.8	58.9	56.7	60.9	59.4	50.0		33.3	33.3	$16,011	$749	$15,262
Moonachie Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	Robert L. Craig School	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	South Bergen Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 249-0995	35	7	5.0	8.6%	15 (42.9%)	2 (5.7%)	14 (40.0%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$61,244		$61,244
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	130 A Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6760	469	49	9.5	46.1%	116 (24.7%)	13 (2.8%)	251 (53.5%)	74 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.1%)	40.1	808^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.0%		54.4	615^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.0%	193			44.8	55.0					42.5	28.8							$1,225		$1,225
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Henry St	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-0441	228	27	8.4	65.4%	20 (8.8%)	8 (3.5%)	170 (74.6%)	23 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	56.1	596^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.8%		62.3	514^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.6%	82	41.7		50.0	37.8	62.1	59.2			56.3	41.0	44.8	59.3					$12,601	$291	$12,310
Jackson Avenue	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Jackson Ave	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7990	438	44	10.0	79.7%	22 (5.0%)	26 (5.9%)	376 (85.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42	788^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.5%		32.9	905^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.4%	117			33.8	45.2					52.6	45.4							$16,021	$744	$15,277
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	Dyer Avenue	South Hackensack	07606	Bergen County	South Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 440-2782	222	24	9.2	55.0%	50 (22.5%)	13 (5.9%)	145 (65.3%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	45.7	733^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	45.6%		66.8	459^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.7%	274	16.1	11.1	54.2	57.2	45.2	87.5	80.8	84.7	41.6	39.3	31.3	50.0	42.3	23.5	80.0	80.0	$14,711	$431	$14,280
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Lincoln Avenue	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 994-1830	346	42	8.2	54.3%	61 (17.6%)	18 (5.2%)	238 (68.8%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	63.1	503^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	62.7%		55	607^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.6%	104	33.3		51.7	48.5	62.5	64.1			53.3	54.3	54.7	54.7					$15,052	$1,025	$14,027
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Burton & Paterson Aves	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 288-6150	364	29	12.5	26.1%	151 (41.5%)	9 (2.5%)	138 (37.9%)	59 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	73.3	371^st of 1347 public elementary schools	72.5%		63.8	494^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.1%	123	29.0		62.0	75.0	82.6				73.3	54.3	53.6						$10,532	$169	$10,363
Euclid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Burton Avenue	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	362	32	11.3	15.7%	194 (53.6%)	8 (2.2%)	104 (28.7%)	47 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	87.8	160^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.1%		84.2	215^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.9%	55	43.8		76.3	83.6	89.1				67.2	85.4	69.9						$12,378	$39	$12,339
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Teaneck Road	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-0808	334	34	9.8	48.8%	64 (19.2%)	12 (3.6%)	214 (64.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	54.1	628^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.4%		55.9	595^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.5%	33	30.0		51.7	73.7	57.4	62.0			54.8	33.3	37.6	38.0					$10,844	$609	$10,235

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