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Grant Elementary School

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Grant Elementary School ranks 596 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. With a total enrollment of 204 students, the school is part of the Ridgefield Park Public School District, which is ranked 308 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grant Elementary School has been ranked between 514 and 863 out of around 1,300-1,350 New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years, with a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. This places the school in the middle to lower-middle range among its peers. Compared to nearby schools, Grant Elementary's ranking is generally higher than Lincoln Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School, but lower than the highly-ranked Robert L. Craig School. The school's student performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics has been mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state averages, while others are below.

Grant Elementary School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.7% to 18.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby schools. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.65% to 56.37%, indicating a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school has performed particularly well with its Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 10%, respectively, among New Jersey elementary schools in these categories.

228

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,601

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 Henry St
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660-2209

(201) 641-0441

District: Ridgefield Park Public School District

Students who attend Grant Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

Asian:

10.1%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

596^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Ridgefield Park Public School District

308^th of 609Ridgefield Park 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	56.1	596 of 1347	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	514 of 1338	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	605 of 1342	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	537 of 1345	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	863 of 1317	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	652 of 1360	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	912 of 1353	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	868 of 1352	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	843 of 1346	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.9	737 of 1357	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.5	702 of 1363	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	75.6	358 of 1367	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	143 of 1363	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	91.1	4 of 1360	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	5 of 1354	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	90.2	7 of 1346	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.1	4 of 1338	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	80.2	124 of 1329	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	80.7	142 of 1314	89.2%	★★★★☆
2005	87.1	9 of 1303	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	80.9	158 of 1298	87.8%	★★★★☆
2003	89.2	18 of 1204	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	616 of 1326	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	515 of 1317	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	666 of 1318	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	618 of 1326	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.1	961 of 1290	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	744 of 1331	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	981 of 1333	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	209 of 1032	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	228 of 989	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	254 of 982	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	202 of 953	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	35.0	593 of 896	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.6	165 of 899	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	379 of 870	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	175 of 1023	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	147 of 939	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	90 of 910	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	187 of 863	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	392 of 839	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	153 of 948	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	309 of 942	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	537 of 1318	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	595 of 1313	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	613 of 1315	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	413 of 1324	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	692 of 1297	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	533 of 1335	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	747 of 1334	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics49%+4 vs state

Science42%+12 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 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
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
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
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
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
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center	Public	PK-K	270 First Street	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 947-2761	277	41	6.8	61.7%	22 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	195 (70.4%)	56 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)																$13,687	$370	$13,317
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
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
Shaler Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	455 Shaler Boulevard	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2476	179	21	8.6	45.8%	48 (26.8%)	10 (5.6%)	93 (52.0%)	23 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)																$20,353	$144	$20,209
E. Roy Bixby	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Fischer Ave	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 441-4834	314	30	10.5	64.6%	39 (12.4%)	22 (7.0%)	227 (72.3%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	34.2	891^st of 1347 public elementary schools	33.9%		43.4	750^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	141	19.2		34.0	41.5	46.8				38.0	46.3	36.2					$14,677	$534	$14,143
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary School

How many students attend Grant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Grant Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary School attend?

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

High : Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary School?

Students at Grant Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Grant Elementary School in?

Ridgefield Park Public School District

Is Grant Elementary School a good school?

Grant Elementary School ranks 596^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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