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T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School

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T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School ranks 290 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Old Tappan, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 399. The school is part of the Old Tappan Public School District, which is ranked 66 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School consistently performs exceptionally well on standardized tests, with a significant percentage of students scoring proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 81.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.6%. In Mathematics, 74.2% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 46.7%. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, where it ranked 50th out of 597 New Jersey elementary schools with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as East Brook Elementary, Brookside Elementary, and Woodside Elementary, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has maintained a high level of academic performance over the years, with a consistent 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking in the top 6% to top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools.

374

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,945

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 School St
Old Tappan, NJ 07675

(201) 664-7176

District: Old Tappan Public School District

Students who attend T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Charles DeWolf Middle School
High:	Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Asian:

37.7%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg49%

290^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 609Old Tappan 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	79.5	290 of 1347	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	126 of 1338	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	102 of 1342	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	87 of 1345	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	96 of 1317	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	172 of 1360	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	161 of 1353	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	89.5	108 of 1352	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	86.2	159 of 1346	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	90.4	106 of 1357	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	86.4	76 of 1363	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	189 of 1367	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.7	168 of 1363	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	158 of 1360	88.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	215 of 1354	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.3	233 of 1346	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	84.9	33 of 1338	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	79.1	165 of 1329	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	162 of 1314	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	101 of 1303	92.2%	★★★★★
2003	84.1	133 of 1204	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	191 of 330	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.6	101 of 340	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	89 of 346	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	56 of 348	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	189 of 370	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	144 of 370	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	50 of 597	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 489	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	385 of 1326	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	142 of 1317	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	64 of 1318	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	75 of 1326	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	74 of 1290	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	123 of 1331	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	129 of 1333	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	187 of 1318	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	131 of 1313	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	129 of 1315	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	86 of 1324	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	103 of 1297	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	218 of 1335	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	184 of 1334	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	341 of 1023	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.3	125 of 989	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	214 of 958	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	95.9	28 of 949	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	68.2	188 of 868	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	31.1	640 of 1007	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	404 of 970	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	233 of 963	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	188 of 975	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	203 of 976	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	152 of 964	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	251 of 1023	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	207 of 1022	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+20 vs state

English Language Arts67%+18 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
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 School St	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Old Tappan Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-7176	374	35	10.7	0.8%	178 (47.6%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)	141 (37.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	79.5	290^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.5%		89.3	126^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.6%	164			55.8	81.5					63.9	74.2							$8,945		$8,945
Norwood Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Summit St	Norwood	07648	Bergen County	Norwood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-6363	583	49	11.8	1.9%	240 (41.2%)	8 (1.4%)	79 (13.6%)	228 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	81.4	268^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.1%		85.8	196^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.4%	72	38.0	30.8	54.7	72.6	72.0	93.5	88.3	82.0	71.9	72.0	54.0	68.9	77.0	29.4	91.4	92.1	$12,636	$340	$12,296
Harrington Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Harriot Ave	Harrington Park	07640	Bergen County	Harrington Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-5700	627	56	11.2		326 (52.0%)	11 (1.8%)	47 (7.5%)	204 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.1%)	86.7	176^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.9%		87.3	166^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.6%	10	43.3	46.9	65.5	75.4	67.7	82.2	80.6	81.3	89.2	78.5	69.2	77.8	70.8	44.8	100.0	100.0	$16,559	$102	$16,457
Roberge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Westwood Ave	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4006	338	36	9.5	1.2%	242 (71.6%)	5 (1.5%)	31 (9.2%)	34 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	89.9	117^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.5	122^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.9%	5	46.9		69.4	88.2	89.8				73.4	84.3	73.4						$14,173	$41	$14,132
Northvale Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	441 Tappan Road	Northvale	07647	Bergen County	Northvale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-8484	540	53	10.2		210 (38.9%)	10 (1.9%)	84 (15.6%)	216 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	76.7	331^st of 1347 public elementary schools	75.4%		66	469^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.9%	138	36.2	38.1	80.3	60.5	72.5	75.8	66.1	81.5	82.2	60.4	49.2	59.4	51.6	52.8	100.0	100.0	$14,135	$225	$13,910
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Piermont Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-8088	318	33	9.6	3.5%	228 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.9%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	95.3	27^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.0%		91.3	89^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62			90.0	95.6					88.0	76.5							$11,913	$35	$11,878
Woodside Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Rivervale Rd	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4028	326	23	14.3		247 (75.8%)	5 (1.5%)	29 (8.9%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	82.9	231^st of 1347 public elementary schools	82.9%		87.5	161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	88.0%	70	54.4		62.7	78.6	79.4				65.4	62.5	63.3						$14,921	$41	$14,880
Berkeley Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Berkeley Ave	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-7760	277	26	10.5	18.1%	158 (57.0%)	11 (4.0%)	65 (23.5%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	87.1	171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	87.3%		93.9	51^st of 1338 public elementary schools	96.2%	120	47.2		66.1	81.0	94.5				66.1	78.6	83.4						$4,648	$231	$4,417
East Brook Elementary School	Public	K-6	167 Sibbald Dr	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 573-6000	314	31	10.2	10.2%	195 (62.1%)	3 (1.0%)	64 (20.4%)	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	81.2	269^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		84.1	217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.8%	52	38.6		72.3	71.2	86.0	83.0			72.4	51.0	65.9	66.0					$11,625	$337	$11,288
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	1 Haines Avenue	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7580	374	28	13.1	9.4%	233 (62.3%)	8 (2.1%)	81 (21.7%)	29 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	66.2	466^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.4%		49	681^st of 1338 public elementary schools	49.1%	215			56.6						56.6								$9,974	$106	$9,868

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