Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341752004998
Apshawa Elementary School
140 HIGH CREST DRIVE, WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480 · (973) 697-1703 · Passaic County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
69 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within West Milford Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 57.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Apshawa Elementary School
Apshawa Elementary School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apshawa Elementary School this school | 266 | 25.9% | 55.8% |
| Marshall Hill Elementary School WEST MILFORD | 283 | 24.7% | 44.9% |
| Ogdensburg Borough School OGDENSBURG | 280 | 25.4% | 48.8% |
| Florence M. Burd NEWTON | 288 | 24.3% | 67.9% |
| Franklin Township School WASHINGTON | 251 | 25.9% | 49.1% |
| Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School HEWITT | 250 | 31.2% | 54.5% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Apshawa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #412 of 1,290 | #16 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #339 of 1,319 ▲ 79 | #11 of 87 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #479 of 1,319 ▼ 76 | #18 of 87 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #1,235 of 1,562 | #72 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #774 of 1,390 | #45 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #1,018 of 1,392 | #57 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #922 of 1,481 | #79 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #503 of 545 | #17 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
+71 (+36%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 7.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 266 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 26% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | 20% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 20.8 | 9.9:1 | 18% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 25 | 7.8:1 | 17% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 25.1 | 10.5:1 | 17% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 17% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 14 | 20.6:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 12% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apshawa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (263 to 266); teachers down 9% (25.1 to 23).
About Apshawa Elementary School
Apshawa Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in WEST MILFORD, New Jersey. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 266 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
West Milford Township Public School District counts 7 schools and 2,920 students, including Apshawa Elementary School.
At Apshawa Elementary School, White students make up 73% of the student body. The school is also 22% Hispanic. That is higher than the 41% White share among all Passaic County residents. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Apshawa Elementary School total 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 26%. That is 35 points below the 61% average for public schools in Passaic County.
The allk12 Grade for Apshawa Elementary School is B+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Apshawa Elementary School would score about 52.0%. It scores 55.8%, 3.8 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Passaic County, the median household income is $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Apshawa Elementary School is one of 155 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Apshawa Elementary School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Aaron Decker School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Apshawa Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Apshawa Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Apshawa Elementary School climbed 36% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 195 to 266 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.8:1 in 2020-21, and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Apshawa Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Milford Township Public School District
- West Milford High SchoolHigh · 947 students
- Macopin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Maple Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in WEST MILFORD
- West Milford High SchoolHigh · 947 students
- Macopin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Maple Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Westbrook Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Aaron Decker School1.2 mi · 383
- Kinnelon High School1.6 mi · 507
- Kiel Elementary School1.6 mi · 374
- Walter T. Bergen Middle School1.7 mi · 238
- Pearl R. Miller Middle School1.7 mi · 378
- Samuel R. Donald Elementary School2.2 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Apshawa Elementary SchoolHow large is Apshawa Elementary School?
Apshawa Elementary School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades KG-05.
Is Apshawa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Apshawa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apshawa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Apshawa Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Apshawa Elementary School?
Apshawa Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Apshawa Elementary School in?
Apshawa Elementary School is part of West Milford Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.