Summary:
ZIP code 07110 has seven schools in the Nutley Public School District: five elementary schools serving PK–6 (with Radcliffe School serving K–6), one middle school and one high school. The elementary schools’ average proficiency is above the state average overall: 63% in ELA versus 49% statewide, and 56% in math versus 46%. But results differ substantially by school and grade, with Lincoln School below state averages in both subjects. The most important takeaway is that the area’s generally strong elementary averages conceal meaningful differences among schools.
Spring Garden School leads in elementary ELA, averaging 72% across grades 3–6; Yantacaw School leads in math at 67% and is above the state in all eight ELA and math comparisons for grades 3–6. By contrast, Lincoln averages 48% in ELA and 42% in math, below state averages in both. Its sixth-grade results are a bright spot: 72% in ELA and 55% in math, both above state results. John H. Walker Middle School stands out in Algebra I, with 90% proficient versus 40% statewide; its grades 7–8 ELA and math results are also above state results. Nutley High School is above the state in its reported ELA and math measures, but its grade 11 science result is below the state.
Elementary results declined from the prior year: the five-school average fell 5 percentage points in ELA and 4 points in math, while the state ELA average fell 3 points and state math edged up. Individual results varied: Radcliffe’s ELA average rose 1 point, and Yantacaw’s math average was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in different directions from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026: Lincoln fell 13 percentile points and Walker fell 7, while Radcliffe rose 2. As context, the elementary schools report free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–2025; the shares range from 7% at Yantacaw to 27% at Lincoln. These measures describe different aspects of the schools and do not explain their test results.
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