Summary:
Zip code 07440 has one listed elementary school, Stephen J. Gerace School, serving kindergarten through grade 5 with 334 students. Because it is the only school listed, families cannot compare schools within the ZIP code using these results. Gerace’s most important strength is that every reported grade-and-subject proficiency rate in 2025–2026 was above the state rate.
Gerace’s strongest current result was grade 3 math: 88% proficient, 39 percentage points above the state and 9 points above the Pequannock Township School District. Its relative soft spot was grade 4: ELA proficiency was 54%, 8 points above the state but 4 points below the district; math was 58%, 11 points above the state but 7 points below the district. Grade 5 results were also strong relative to the district: ELA was 75%, 6 points higher, and science was 41%, 6 points higher. Overall, the school’s results compare favorably with the state, but vary notably by grade and subject.
Results changed in mixed directions between school years: grade 3 math rose 21 points, from 67% to 88%, while grade 4 ELA fell 17 points, from 71% to 54%, and grade 4 math fell 11 points, from 69% to 58%. Grade 5 science improved 8 points, from 33% to 41%. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile was 76th in 2025–2026, down from 89th in 2023–2024. As additional context, in 2024–2025, 4% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; the student-teacher ratio was 13.8. Chronic absenteeism was 2%, compared with 6% districtwide and 14% statewide.
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