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Brookside Elementary School

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Brookside Elementary School ranks 288 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Westwood, New Jersey, serving 375 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Westwood Regional School District, which is ranked 122 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookside Elementary consistently performs above the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) test scores across grades 3-5 in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, Brookside's 5th-grade students achieved 82.6% proficiency in ELA and 69.9% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages of 52.7% and 44.2%, respectively. The school's performance is also strong compared to the Westwood Regional School District, with Brookside outperforming the district in most grade-level assessments. Additionally, Brookside Elementary has consistently high rankings for its student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and students of low socioeconomic status.

While Brookside Elementary has seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.9% in 2023-2024 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, the school's rates are still lower than the district average and some nearby schools, such as Berkeley Elementary and Jessie F. George Elementary. Brookside's relatively low spending per student, compared to nearby schools, suggests the school is efficiently allocating its resources to support student learning, which is a notable strength combined with its strong academic performance.

390

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,864

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Lake Drive
Westwood, NJ 07675-2935

(201) 664-9000

District: Westwood Regional School District

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westwood Regional Middle School
High:	Westwood Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 90th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 90th-percentile peak (2019) to 79th (2025)

!Near the bottom of Westwood Regional School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg46%

288^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Westwood Regional School District

122^nd of 609Westwood Regional 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	79.8	288 of 1347	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	229 of 1338	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	308 of 1342	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	187 of 1345	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	322 of 1317	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	133 of 1360	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	283 of 1353	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	357 of 1352	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	62.3	551 of 1346	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	560 of 1357	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.5	633 of 1363	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.0	372 of 1367	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	308 of 1363	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	64.0	611 of 1360	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	702 of 1354	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.3	598 of 1346	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	556 of 1338	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	469 of 1329	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	490 of 1314	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.6	371 of 1303	71.5%	★★★★☆
2004	59.2	670 of 1298	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.7	511 of 1204	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	332 of 1326	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	249 of 1317	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	243 of 1318	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	163 of 1326	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	307 of 1290	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	87 of 1331	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	215 of 1333	83.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	160 of 1032	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	110 of 989	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	106 of 982	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	73 of 953	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	65.2	207 of 896	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	35 of 899	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	76 of 870	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	76 of 1023	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	3 of 839	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	229 of 1318	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	215 of 1313	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	384 of 1315	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	209 of 1324	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	330 of 1297	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	158 of 1335	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	332 of 1334	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	237 of 1023	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	469 of 989	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	255 of 958	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	328 of 949	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	373 of 868	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	486 of 1007	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	344 of 1001	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	230 of 970	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	214 of 963	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	291 of 975	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	185 of 976	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	284 of 964	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	96 of 1023	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.9	268 of 1022	73.8%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+22 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

Science41%+11 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Lake Drive	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-9000	390	38	10.3	12.6%	258 (66.2%)	8 (2.1%)	82 (21.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	79.8	288^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.6%		83.5	229^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.9%	59	41.2	68.4	66.2	82.6		72.9	57.8	69.9		$4,864	$18	$4,846
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
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
Jessie F. George Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Palm Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-3033	282	29	9.6	3.9%	218 (77.3%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	89.4	131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.8	180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.5%	49	38.7	88.4	83.4	81.7		83.7	86.1	77.5		$6,151	$25	$6,126
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
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 School Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-6440	329	30	11.0	7.3%	217 (66.0%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.6%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	73.9	365^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.9%		77.7	311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.8%	54	41.5	49.2	78.4	68.3		60.4	66.7	61.0		$5,601	$20	$5,581
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
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
Ann Blanche Smith	Public	K-4	1000 Hillsdale Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-1188	315	34	9.3	11.1%	217 (68.9%)	3 (1.0%)	63 (20.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	81.7	258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.2	334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	76		83.3	78.8			76.1	46.1			$10,680	$227	$10,453
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%)	91.7	84^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.8%		92.2	77^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.2%	7	62.8	69.8	81.0	87.6	89.0	74.8	70.6	80.1	76.7	$12,862	$147	$12,715

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