Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAHWAH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340933000588
Betsy Ross Elementary
20 MALCOLM RD, MAHWAH, NJ 07430 · (201) 762-2250 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
12 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Mahwah Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
90.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.7% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 77.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Betsy Ross Elementary
Betsy Ross Elementary's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Ross Elementary this school | 238 | 5.0% | 82.6% |
| Union Township Elementary School HAMPTON | 259 | 6.9% | 73.8% |
| Washington Avenue School CHATHAM | 286 | 3.8% | 79.3% |
| William Mason School MONTVILLE | 285 | 3.9% | 63.5% |
| Lincoln Early Childhood Center Westfield | 268 | 3.0% | N/A |
| Colonial Road School Franklin Lakes | 231 | 2.6% | 66.5% |
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 Betsy Ross Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #22 of 1,290 | #4 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #43 of 1,319 ▲ 55 | #12 of 149 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.7% | #13 of 1,319 ▲ 95 | #2 of 149 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #1,321 of 1,562 | #139 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #378 of 1,390 | #38 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #867 of 1,392 | #118 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.0% | #1,340 of 1,481 | #116 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #134 of 545 | #9 of 64 |
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
238
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 238 | 23.5 | 10.1:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 24.5 | 10.1:1 | 6% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 23.5 | 11.7:1 | 6% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 16.3 | 12.6:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 5% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 4% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 174 | 9 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betsy Ross Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (204 to 238); teachers up 45% (16.3 to 23.5).
About Betsy Ross Elementary
Betsy Ross Elementary is an elementary school located in MAHWAH, New Jersey, in Bergen County. The school enrolls 238 students in kindergarten through 3. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
Betsy Ross Elementary sits within Mahwah Township Public School District, which has 6 schools and 2,698 students.
The largest group at Betsy Ross Elementary is White students, at 70%. Other students are 15% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bergen County residents are about 55% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
The school lists 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 12 students, or 5%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, Betsy Ross Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 97% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Betsy Ross Elementary is 63.4%. It actually posts 82.6%, which is 19.2 points higher and in the top 10% of New Jersey schools.
The county, Bergen County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $124,884 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Betsy Ross Elementary, Bergen County has 291 public schools.
The closest school to Betsy Ross Elementary is Mahwah High School, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Betsy Ross Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 82.6% is above the 59.0% average for nearby schools.
Betsy Ross Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 238, starting from 241. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.1:1).
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mahwah Township Public School District
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Ramapo RidgeMiddle · 642 students
- Lenape MeadowsElementary · 418 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- George Washington SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other schools in MAHWAH
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Ramapo RidgeMiddle · 642 students
- Lenape MeadowsElementary · 418 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- George Washington SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other Betsy Ross Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Betsy Ross Elementary. Betsy Ross Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Betsy Ross Elementary SchoolProspect Heights, IL · 338 students
- Betsy Ross Elementary SchoolForest Park, IL · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Mahwah High School0.9 mi · 829
- RICHARD P CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 437
- Joyce Kilmer School1.1 mi · 394
- Ramapo Ridge1.2 mi · 642
- Lenape Meadows1.3 mi · 418
- Eric S. Smith Middle School1.9 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Betsy Ross ElementaryHow large is Betsy Ross Elementary?
Betsy Ross Elementary enrolls approximately 238 students in grades KG-03.
Is Betsy Ross Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Betsy Ross Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Betsy Ross Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Betsy Ross Elementary is approximately 10.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Betsy Ross Elementary?
Betsy Ross Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Betsy Ross Elementary?
Betsy Ross Elementary is overseen by Mahwah Township Public School District in Bergen County.
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