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Midland Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Midland Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Paramus, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. With a student population of 193 and a student-teacher ratio of 9.2, the school consistently outperforms the Paramus Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Midland Elementary School's 3rd-grade students achieved 82.7% proficiency in ELA and 80.6% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to the district's 71.8% and 73.9%, and the state's 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively. The school's 4th-grade students also performed exceptionally well, with 85.3% proficiency in ELA and 73.5% in Mathematics, surpassing the district and state averages. Midland Elementary School has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, particularly in the White and Asian student categories.

While Midland Elementary School outperforms the nearby Ridge Ranch Elementary School and Stony Lane Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, the Parkway Elementary School has shown stronger performance in Mathematics. The school should closely monitor and address the performance of its Special Education and Hispanic student subgroups to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

200

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,352

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

241 West Midland Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 261-7800

District: Paramus Public School District

Students who attend Midland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Brook Middle School
High:	Paramus High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Asian:

27.5%

Hispanic:

26.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (80% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg49%

77^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Paramus Public School District

83^rd of 609Paramus 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	92.1	77 of 1347	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	139 of 1338	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	154 of 1342	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	313 of 1345	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	231 of 1317	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	226 of 1360	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	532 of 1353	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.3	365 of 1352	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	378 of 1346	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	443 of 1357	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.2	387 of 1363	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	85.1	97 of 1367	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	75.7	341 of 1363	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.0	106 of 1360	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	158 of 1354	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	166 of 1346	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.7	445 of 1338	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.9	236 of 1329	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	198 of 1314	84.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.1	291 of 1303	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	83.4	100 of 1298	92.3%	★★★★★
2003	83.8	141 of 1204	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	94 of 330	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.6	203 of 340	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.0	32 of 346	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	10 of 348	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	55.1	168 of 370	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.1	7 of 370	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	73 of 1326	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	222 of 1317	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	236 of 1318	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	268 of 1326	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	368 of 1290	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	301 of 1331	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	545 of 1333	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	67.7	236 of 899	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	186 of 870	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	132 of 1318	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	186 of 1313	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	111 of 1315	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	324 of 1324	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	200 of 1297	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	165 of 1335	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	464 of 1334	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	647 of 949	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	447 of 1007	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	535 of 1001	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	27 of 970	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	91 of 963	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	233 of 975	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	609 of 976	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	308 of 964	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	172 of 1023	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	20.7	864 of 1022	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2019)74th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2022)32nd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+35 vs state

Mathematics77%+29 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
Midland Elementary School	Public	K-4	241 West Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	200	21	9.7	20.0%	73 (36.5%)	5 (2.5%)	53 (26.5%)	55 (27.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	92.1	77^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.7	139^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.6%	62		82.7	85.3		80.6	73.5		$15,352		$15,352
Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-4	W 110 Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	223	20	11.1	13.9%	106 (47.5%)	6 (2.7%)	36 (16.1%)	66 (29.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	73.9	366^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.8%		73.4	373^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.1%	7		64.7	76.1		70.5	43.5		$15,297		$15,297
Hawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Stevens Avenue	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2720	357	31	11.5	5.0%	158 (44.3%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.5%)	127 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	89.9	119^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.8	99^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.6%	20	56.0	69.4	88.0	72.1	80.4	77.7	75.4	$10,461	$106	$10,355
Somerville Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 South Pleasant Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2750	394	33	12.0	3.8%	229 (58.1%)	5 (1.3%)	48 (12.2%)	83 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	95	34^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.5	27^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.0%	7	53.3	89.7	85.3	92.0	92.3	87.1	79.0	$11,464	$88	$11,376
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 E. Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	297	27	11.0	15.8%	134 (45.1%)	11 (3.7%)	64 (21.5%)	78 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	91.4	92^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	82.6%	141		76.0	80.7		82.2	74.2		$16,646		$16,646
Clara E Coleman School	Public	K-5	100 Pinelynn Rd	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	322	25	13.0	0.9%	206 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	70 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	92.6	67^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.0%		90.3	105^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.2%	38	64.1	81.3	75.0	83.6	84.4	81.7	75.0	$12,862	$27	$12,835
Radburn Elementary School	Public	K-4	18-00 Radburn Rd	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5480	445	33	13.3	11.5%	258 (58.0%)	8 (1.8%)	53 (11.9%)	97 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	95.5	22^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.5	14^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.0%	8		79.2	88.0		90.8	86.2		$6,159	$16	$6,143
Ridge Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-4	345 Lockwood Drive	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	338	26	13.0	18.9%	130 (38.5%)	7 (2.1%)	54 (16.0%)	133 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	86.7	177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.9%		84	219^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.6%	42		76.7	80.2		73.4	65.5		$15,309		$15,309
Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	299	22	13.8	1.0%	207 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.0%)	45 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	89.4	133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.7	183^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.3%	50	70.4	67.5	73.5	77.3	70.0	85.9	81.9	$13,648	$28	$13,620
Travell Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 Bogert Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2760	295	27	11.1	2.0%	174 (59.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	70 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	94.8	36^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.3%		94.5	42^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	68.9	70.0	86.3	93.5	84.0	85.0	86.9	$11,151	$36	$11,115

Frequently Asked Questions about Midland Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Midland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Midland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Brook Middle School
High : Paramus High School

What district is Midland Elementary School in?

Paramus Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Midland Elementary School?

Students at Midland Elementary School are 37% White, 28% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Midland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Midland Elementary School.

Is Midland Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Midland Elementary School ranks in the top 5.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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