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Dorchester Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dorchester Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 508 students. The school is part of the Woodcliff Lake School District, which is ranked 32 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dorchester Elementary consistently outperforms many nearby schools in academic achievement, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.5% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.7%. The school also has particularly strong performance for certain student subgroups, ranking 66th out of 1,318 New Jersey elementary schools for male students in ELA and 88th out of 330 schools for Asian students in ELA. Additionally, Dorchester Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a very low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Dorchester Elementary's academic performance is exceptional. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 90.5% was significantly higher than the rates of Woodside Elementary (79.4%), Julia A Traphagen (52.3%), and Washington Elementary (68.3%). Dorchester Elementary has maintained a consistently high level of performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking that has ranged from 55th to 140th out of over 1,300 New Jersey elementary schools in recent years.

494

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,696

Per pupil spending ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Dorchester Road
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

(201) 930-5600

District: Woodcliff Lake School District

Students who attend Dorchester Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodcliff Middle School
High:	Pascack Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Asian:

13.8%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

New Jersey avg46%

103^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 609Woodcliff Lake 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	90.8	103 of 1347	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	113 of 1338	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	121 of 1342	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	140 of 1345	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	124 of 1317	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	125 of 1360	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	212 of 1353	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	91.9	55 of 1352	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	67 of 1346	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	160 of 1357	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	178 of 1363	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	273 of 1367	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.5	120 of 1363	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	132 of 1360	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	159 of 1354	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	379 of 1346	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	155 of 1338	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	63 of 1329	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	81.0	133 of 1314	89.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.9	232 of 1303	82.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.5	175 of 1298	86.5%	★★★★☆
2003	83.2	152 of 1204	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	88 of 330	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	56 of 340	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	87 of 346	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	2 of 348	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	171 of 1326	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	145 of 1317	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	157 of 1318	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	191 of 1326	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	133 of 1290	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	103 of 1331	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	246 of 1333	81.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	96.3	26 of 989	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	66 of 1318	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	100 of 1313	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	75 of 1315	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	106 of 1324	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	107 of 1297	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	151 of 1335	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	193 of 1334	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	199 of 1023	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	184 of 989	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	228 of 958	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	198 of 949	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	101 of 868	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	302 of 1007	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	220 of 1001	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	140 of 970	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	124 of 963	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	142 of 975	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	162 of 976	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	107 of 964	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	125 of 1023	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	190 of 1022	81.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+34 vs state

Mathematics75%+28 vs state

Science52%+22 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
Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dorchester Road	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 930-5600	494	52	9.4	1.4%	374 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	68 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	90.8	103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	92.4%		90	113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.6%	10	52.4	74.1	87.2	90.5		71.6	73.1	81.0		$14,696	$44	$14,652
West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 South First Street	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	343	27	12.6	3.2%	260 (75.8%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.2%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	91.1	95^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.9%		88.1	148^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.9%	53	60.8	64.1	80.8	83.6	85.8	79.5	73.0	82.2	73.8	$11,688	$29	$11,659
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
East Brook Elementary School	Public	K-6	167 Sibbald Dr	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 573-6000	314	31	10.2	10.2%	195 (62.1%)	3 (1.0%)	64 (20.4%)	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	81.2	269^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		84.1	217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.8%	52	38.6	72.3	71.2	86.0	83.0	72.4	51.0	65.9	66.0	$11,625	$337	$11,288
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53 Grand Avenue West	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 391-2900	532	51	10.4	7.1%	303 (57.0%)	18 (3.4%)	76 (14.3%)	115 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	89.5	129^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.4%		86.8	181^st of 1338 public elementary schools	86.5%	52		75.2	71.2			84.9	77.7			$8,895	$267	$8,628
Wandell School	Public	PK, KG-5	97 E Allendale Rd	Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-0727	116	15	7.8		74 (63.8%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.2%)	25 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	92.3	75^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.4%		87.8	154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.5%	79	42.9	76.5	95.2	85.7		76.5	85.7	100.0		$23,157	$608	$22,549
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
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
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
Woodside Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Rivervale Rd	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4028	326	23	14.3		247 (75.8%)	5 (1.5%)	29 (8.9%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	82.9	231^st of 1347 public elementary schools	82.9%		87.5	161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	88.0%	70	54.4	62.7	78.6	79.4		65.4	62.5	63.3		$14,921	$41	$14,880

Frequently Asked Questions about Dorchester Elementary School

Is Dorchester Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Dorchester Elementary School ranks in the top 7.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Dorchester Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Dorchester Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dorchester Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodcliff Middle School
High : Pascack Hills High School

What is the racial makeup of Dorchester Elementary School?

Students at Dorchester Elementary School are 76% White, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Dorchester Elementary School in?

Woodcliff Lake School District

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