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Lenox School

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Lenox School ranks 814 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lenox School is an elementary school located in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With 332 students enrolled, it is part of the Pompton Lakes School District, which is ranked 268 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to the district and state averages, Lenox School's academic performance is generally lower. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.1% of 3rd graders at Lenox School were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 51.2% for the district and 44.9% for the state. Similarly, Lenox School's 5th grade proficiency rate in NJSLA/Mathematics was 34.9%, lower than the district's 54% and the state's 44.2%. Additionally, Lenox School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, with a 14.9% rate in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 10.6%.

When compared to a nearby school, Lincoln School, also in the Pompton Lakes School District, Lenox School consistently underperforms. In the 2024-2025 school year, 83.3% of 5th graders at Lincoln School were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to only 42.9% at Lenox School. Lincoln School also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate and a lower student-teacher ratio than Lenox School.

355

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,988

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Lenox Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442-1729

(973) 835-7100

District: Pompton Lakes School District

Students who attend Lenox School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside School
High:	Pompton Lakes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Hispanic:

30.4%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg46%

814^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pompton Lakes School District

268^th of 609Pompton Lakes 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	39.8	814 of 1347	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	662 of 1338	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	672 of 1342	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	647 of 1345	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	760 of 1317	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	590 of 1360	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	712 of 1353	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.1	504 of 1352	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	422 of 1346	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	534 of 1357	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.0	624 of 1363	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	751 of 1367	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	683 of 1363	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	773 of 1360	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	876 of 1354	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	741 of 1346	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.1	824 of 1338	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.8	631 of 1329	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	585 of 1314	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.7	787 of 1303	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.5	992 of 1298	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	67.2	488 of 1204	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	78.9	81 of 434	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	770 of 1326	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	642 of 1317	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	650 of 1318	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	693 of 1326	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	796 of 1290	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	645 of 1331	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	684 of 1333	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	682 of 1032	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	457 of 989	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	445 of 982	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	209 of 953	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.2	575 of 896	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	419 of 899	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	375 of 870	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	666 of 1023	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	363 of 939	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	203 of 910	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	277 of 863	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	491 of 839	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	189 of 948	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	449 of 942	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	796 of 1318	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	655 of 1313	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	632 of 1315	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	563 of 1324	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	661 of 1297	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	490 of 1335	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	710 of 1334	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	559 of 1023	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.3	887 of 989	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.7	265 of 958	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	327 of 949	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	222 of 868	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	352 of 1007	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	481 of 1001	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	625 of 970	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	507 of 963	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	510 of 975	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	567 of 976	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	719 of 964	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	445 of 1023	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	618 of 1022	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)81st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-5 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

Science22%-8 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
Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	355	31	11.5	31.8%	212 (59.7%)	9 (2.5%)	108 (30.4%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	39.8	814^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.2	662^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.5%	152	22.2		36.1	58.8	42.9				45.9	45.1	34.9						$9,988	$206	$9,782
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Mill Street	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	344	30	11.3	28.5%	194 (56.4%)	17 (4.9%)	99 (28.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	84.1	217^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.9%		65.5	473^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	256	39.6		67.2	75.5	83.3				70.7	67.3	79.2						$14,057	$474	$13,583
Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.4	513^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	46.4	33.3	63.0	63.6	75.0	54.3	62.6	80.0	70.4	40.9	75.0	22.9	31.3	15.4	62.6	62.6	$12,574	$156	$12,418
Martha B. Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	225 Rafkind Road	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1311	207	20	10.5	30.0%	125 (60.4%)	5 (2.4%)	66 (31.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,685	$125	$18,560
Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	356	30	11.8	9.6%	268 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.5%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	76.1	339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.5	287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	47.8		56.9	68.3	65.2				58.6	72.8	62.3						$14,923	$358	$14,565
Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	382	40	9.6	40.1%	193 (50.5%)	13 (3.4%)	146 (38.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	51.2	664^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.7%		69.5	424^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.3%	240	22.2	19.1	63.9	70.9	36.3	44.1	61.3	64.3	72.2	48.4	34.1	42.9	45.1	32.2	92.8	92.8	$15,716	$453	$15,263
North Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6070	326	27	11.8	4.0%	268 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.4	314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	40	30.4		63.5	75.0	76.1				80.5	80.0	67.4						$13,107	$91	$13,016
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School	Public	2-4	29 Captolene Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5353	232	23	10.0	32.8%	129 (55.6%)	6 (2.6%)	77 (33.2%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	65.1	479^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.8	485^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	6			43.1	60.7					56.0	75.4							$16,555	$1,340	$15,215
Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	234	25	9.2	14.5%	158 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		76.9	322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	149	53.7		71.1	81.9	81.5				71.0	66.7	66.7						$13,907		$13,907
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Geoffrey Way	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3150	347	28	12.2	10.4%	218 (62.8%)	11 (3.2%)	50 (14.4%)	54 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	83.6	222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.5	203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	19	55.9		77.4	82.5	67.1				69.9	61.9	61.8						$15,455	$277	$15,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Lenox School

What district is Lenox School in?

Pompton Lakes School District

What is the racial makeup of Lenox School?

Students at Lenox School are 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lenox School attend?

Students who attend Lenox School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside School
High : Pompton Lakes High School

How many students attend Lenox School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Lenox School.

Is Lenox School a good school?

Lenox School ranks 814^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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