Schools in Zip Code 07403

The three schools in zip code 07403 are in Bloomingdale School District and serve students from prekindergarten through grade 8: Walter T. Bergen Middle School serves grades 5–8, Samuel R. Donald Elementary School serves grades 2–4, and Martha B. Day Elementary School serves prekindergarten–grade 1. Together they enroll 677 students. The central takeaway is that results vary substantially by grade and subject, rather than one school leading across the board.

Walter T. Bergen has the strongest standout results in the latest supplied tests: seventh-grade ELA was 67%, compared with 56% statewide; seventh-grade math was 52% versus 38%; and Algebra I proficiency was 65% versus 40%. Its results are not uniformly high, though: eighth-grade math was 18% versus 23% statewide. Samuel R. Donald’s best latest result was fourth-grade math, at 62%—15 points above the state—while its third- and fourth-grade ELA results were below state results. No test results are supplied for Martha B. Day; because the schools serve different grades, their test results are not direct same-grade comparisons.

Recent trends favor Walter T. Bergen relative to the state: its average ELA gap improved from 4 points below the state to 5 points above, while its average math gap improved by 4 points to nearly even. Samuel R. Donald moved the other way: its average ELA gap declined by 9 points, and its math gap by 12, though fourth-grade math remains a relative strength. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose for Walter, from 49th in 2024–2025 to 55th in 2025–2026, and fell for Samuel, from 64th to 48th. Student–teacher ratios in 2024–2025 were similar: 10.7 at Walter, 10 at Samuel, and 10.5 at Martha. Free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 40%, 33%, and 30%, respectively; these figures describe context, not a reason for test results.