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Parkway Elementary School

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Parkway Elementary School ranks 272 nd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Parkway Elementary School in Paramus, New Jersey, serves 297 students from prekindergarten through grade 4 in an area with several nearby elementary-school options. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency was 71% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 62% in math—24 and 14 percentage points above state averages. The clearest academic concern is grade 3 math: Parkway scored below both its district and nearby-school averages, even though it remained above the state.

ELA is Parkway’s stronger subject in local comparisons. Its grade 3 and 4 ELA results were 70% and 71%, above nearby-school averages of 67% and 63%; its overall ELA average was 3 points above the Paramus Public School District. Math tells a different story: Parkway’s average was 5 points below the district, and its math results were below the district in both grades. In grade 3, Parkway had 58% proficiency compared with 66% at nearby schools; grade 4 was essentially even with the nearby average. Its scores were above state averages in all four grade-and-subject comparisons, but that statewide strength does not translate into a local advantage in math.

Recent results show mixed movement. Average math proficiency fell 16 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, after a high of 78%, though it remained 3 points above 2022–2023. ELA rose just 1 point over those four years, with grade 3 up 10 points and grade 4 down 7. SchoolDigger ranked Parkway 272nd of 1,331 schools, at the 80th percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, down 13 percentile points from the prior year; several nearby schools ranked higher. Parkway’s student-teacher ratio was 11 students per teacher in 2024–2025, and its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 16% that year, below the nearby-school average of 21%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Parkway serves Hispanic students ranked it at the 64th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 95th percentile in 2023–2024; its ranking for special education students rose from the 10th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 76th in 2025–2026, close to its overall percentile. These are group-specific school rankings, not measures of individual students.

297

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,715

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

145 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 261-7800

District: Paramus Public School District

Students who attend Parkway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Brook Middle School
High:	Paramus High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

Asian:

26.3%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg48%

272^nd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Paramus Public School District

113^th of 607Paramus 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
2026	80.6	272 of 1331	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	91.4	92 of 1347	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	233 of 1338	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	298 of 1342	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	224 of 1345	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	451 of 1317	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	277 of 1360	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	88 of 1353	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	82.9	219 of 1352	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	415 of 1346	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.1	324 of 1357	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	67.9	516 of 1363	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.6	454 of 1367	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.2	299 of 1363	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	212 of 1360	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.3	521 of 1354	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.2	356 of 1346	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	175 of 1338	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	157 of 1329	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	342 of 1314	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	330 of 1303	74.7%	★★★★☆
2004	76.9	273 of 1298	79.0%	★★★★☆
2003	79.6	232 of 1204	80.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	67 of 341	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	79 of 330	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	186 of 340	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	133 of 346	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	132 of 348	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	142 of 370	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	63 of 370	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	338 of 1311	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	93.6	43 of 1326	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	241 of 1317	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	341 of 1318	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	381 of 1326	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	458 of 1290	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	355 of 1331	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	91 of 1333	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	354 of 991	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	94.0	45 of 989	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	187 of 1306	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	173 of 1318	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	223 of 1313	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	281 of 1315	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	101 of 1324	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	62.2	424 of 1297	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.4	90 of 1335	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	16 of 1334	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	232 of 970	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	15.9	780 of 868	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	500 of 1007	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	419 of 951	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.8	125 of 970	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	252 of 963	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	435 of 975	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	263 of 976	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.6	535 of 964	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	391 of 1023	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	133 of 1022	87.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2026)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+24 vs state

Mathematics63%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th 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
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%)	80.6	272^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	79.6%		91.4	92^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%	180			69.8	71.4					57.8	66.7								$20,715	$114	$20,601
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%)	84.4	216^th of 1331 public elementary schools	83.8%		86.7	177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.9%	39			69.8	70.3					74.6	64.0								$16,962	$330	$16,632
Roosevelt School	Public	K-6	711 Summit Ave	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1546	474	32	14.8	0.6%	227 (47.9%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (14.3%)	145 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	91.8	83^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	93.8%		91.9	79^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.1%	4	57.6		70.4	71.0	84.9	83.1			74.6	74.3	83.3	75.0						$14,630	$125	$14,505
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	East 203 Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	289	22	12.9	13.5%	123 (42.6%)	15 (5.2%)	51 (17.6%)	89 (30.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	89.8	111^th of 1331 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.7	221^st of 1347 public elementary schools	83.6%	110			76.4	72.1					72.4	80.3								$17,286	$304	$16,982
Cherry Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Bogert Rd	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-3405	697	59	11.8	2.2%	257 (36.9%)	30 (4.3%)	94 (13.5%)	273 (39.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	89.5	115^th of 1331 public elementary schools	91.4%		90.4	108^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.0%	7	47.1		80.0	79.4	72.5	80.5			77.4	77.7	60.8	80.8						$18,114	$337	$17,777
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	764 Grant Ave	Maywood	07607	Bergen County	Maywood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 845-9113	415	35	11.9	22.9%	129 (31.1%)	21 (5.1%)	175 (42.2%)	65 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	80.6	271^st of 1331 public elementary schools	79.6%		57.4	579^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.0%	308			66.3						68.6									$17,279	$209	$17,070
Berkley Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	812 Berkley Street	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 262-0191	415	33	12.5	27.0%	130 (31.3%)	41 (9.9%)	141 (34.0%)	94 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	56.9	591^st of 1331 public elementary schools	55.6%		71.8	396^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.6%	195	30.0		51.5	51.6	55.6				59.1	51.6	43.3							$13,778	$687	$13,091
Oradell Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Propect Avenue	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	Oradell Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1180	809	62	13.0	—	440 (54.4%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.2%)	228 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (8.2%)	94.3	49^th of 1331 public elementary schools	96.3%		91.7	84^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.8%	35	53.6		81.7	76.6	87.4	86.2			79.2	82.1	83.2	76.6						$15,683	$115	$15,568
Fairmount	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Grand Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7890	621	40	15.5	56.4%	63 (10.1%)	125 (20.1%)	401 (64.6%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.8%)	30.6	914^th of 1331 public elementary schools	31.3%		26.3	1010^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.0%	96			46.2	34.7					33.7	31.1								$16,855	$337	$16,518
Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	458	48	9.4	29.9%	177 (38.6%)	21 (4.6%)	221 (48.3%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	68.8	441^st of 1331 public elementary schools	66.9%		45.3	736^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.4%	295	47.9	20.0	55.9	51.1	70.8	44.2	74.5	72.0	55.9	73.3	77.1	29.6	49.1	17.9		95.4	95.7	$20,249	$361	$19,888

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