Total enrollment
133,883
-1,784 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
Bergen County
New Jersey · Public K-12
Inside Bergen County, New Jersey, public K-12 schools number 291 and serve about 133,883 students out of a population of 962,316. The level mix is 175 elementary, 53 middle, and 53 high schools.
7-year change in Bergen County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
288
+4 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
42%
was 50%
% Hispanic
32%
was 25%
% Black
5%
was 6%
% Asian
17%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
962,316
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
291
81 districts
Enrollment
133,883
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$124,884
Above New Jersey avg
Free/reduced lunch
27.9%
Below New Jersey avg
Elementary
175
59,485 students
Middle
53
29,168 students
High
53
43,103 students
Combined / other
10
2,127 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Fair Lawn Public School District
5,472 students · 81 districts in Bergen County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Bergen County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
53.1%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.2%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.8%
civilian labor
Median age
42
20.9% under 18
Test scores in Bergen County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 252 schools ranked. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Number Three School· 17.0%
- Lincoln School· 23.8%
- Garfield High School· 29.1%
- Lindbergh Elementary School· 30.9%
- Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School· 33.8%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Roy Bixby | Bogota | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 | · |
| East Brook Elementary School | Park Ridge | Elementary | KG-06 | 314 | · |
| Walter Stillman School | Tenafly | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 | · |
| Crescent Elementary School | Waldwick | Elementary | KG-05 | 313 | · |
| Englewood on the Palisades Charter School | Englewood | Elementary | KG-08 | 306 | · |
| Highland Elementary School | Midland Park | Elementary | 03-06 | 306 | · |
| School #5 | Cliffside Park | Elementary | PK-04 | 305 | · |
| Salome H. Long Memorial School | Saddle Brook | Elementary | KG-06 | 304 | · |
| Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School | Ramsey | Elementary | PK-03 | 302 | · |
| High Mountain Road School | Franklin Lakes | Elementary | PK-05 | 301 | · |
| Alexander Hamilton School | Glen Rock | Elementary | KG-05 | 300 | · |
| Central School | Glen Rock | Elementary | PK-05 | 299 | · |
| Parkway Elementary School | Paramus | Elementary | PK-04 | 297 | · |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary School | North Arlington | Elementary | PK-05 | 297 | · |
| Roosevelt School | Lyndhurst | Elementary | 03-05 | 295 | · |
| Travell Elementary School | Ridgewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 295 | · |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 291 | · |
| Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology | Demarest | High | 09-12 | 290 | · |
| Memorial Elementary School | Paramus | Elementary | PK-04 | 289 | · |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus | Paramus | High | 09-12 | 288 | · |
| William Cullen Bryant School | Teaneck | Elementary | PK-KG | 283 | · |
| Jessie F. George Elementary | Township Of Washington | Elementary | KG-05 | 282 | · |
| Merritt Memorial | Cresskill | Elementary | 01-05 | 282 | · |
| Roosevelt School #7 | Garfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 282 | · |
| James Madison School #10 | Garfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 280 | · |
| Berkeley Elementary | Westwood | Elementary | KG-05 | 277 | · |
| Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center | Palisades Park | Elementary | PK-KG | 277 | · |
| Columbus School | Lodi | Elementary | PK-05 | 265 | · |
| Upper School | Englewood Cliffs | Middle | 03-08 | 264 | · |
| Woodside Avenue School | Franklin Lakes | Elementary | KG-05 | 264 | · |
| Hoover Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 261 | · |
| John A. Forrest Elementary School | Fair Lawn | Elementary | KG-04 | 258 | · |
| Jefferson School | Lyndhurst | Elementary | 03-05 | 256 | · |
| Wood-Ridge Intermediate School | Wood-Ridge | Middle | 04-06 | 256 | · |
| Manito Elementary School | Oakland | Elementary | KG-05 | 255 | · |
| Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School | Wallington | Elementary | KG-02 | 253 | · |
| Washington Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 253 | · |
| Richard E Byrd School | Glen Rock | Elementary | KG-05 | 246 | · |
| Alfred S. Faust Middle School | East Rutherford | Middle | 06-08 | 240 | · |
| Patrick M Villano School | Emerson | Middle | 04-06 | 240 | · |
| Betsy Ross Elementary | Mahwah | Elementary | KG-03 | 238 | · |
| Woodcliff Middle School | Woodcliff Lake | Middle | 06-08 | 238 | · |
| Dogwood Hill Elementary School | Oakland | Elementary | KG-05 | 234 | · |
| Godwin Elementary School | Midland Park | Elementary | PK-02 | 233 | · |
| Lincoln School Annex | Fairview | Elementary | PK-KG | 232 | · |
| Colonial Road School | Franklin Lakes | Elementary | PK-05 | 231 | · |
| Grant Elementary School | Ridgefield Park | Elementary | PK-06 | 228 | · |
| Stony Lane Elementary School | Paramus | Elementary | KG-04 | 223 | · |
| Memorial School | South Hackensack | Elementary | PK-08 | 222 | · |
| County Road School | Demarest | Elementary | PK-01 | 221 | · |
| Luther Lee Emerson School | Demarest | Elementary | 02-04 | 221 | · |
| Maywood Campus | Maywood | Elementary | PK-06 | 206 | · |
| Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center | Garfield | Elementary | PK-PK | 204 | · |
| Midland Elementary School | Paramus | Elementary | KG-04 | 200 | · |
| Autistic Continuum | Paramus | Combined | PK-12 | 199 | · |
| Franklin School | Lyndhurst | Elementary | KG-02 | 196 | · |
| Bergen Boulevard School | Ridgefield | Elementary | 01-03 | 187 | · |
| Lyncrest Elementary School | Fair Lawn | Elementary | KG-04 | 185 | · |
| Shaler Academy | Ridgefield | Elementary | PK-02 | 179 | · |
| Lincoln School | East Rutherford | Elementary | 04-05 | 178 | · |
| Northern Valley Central | Norwood | Combined | PK-12 | 178 | · |
| George Washington School | Mahwah | Elementary | KG-03 | 177 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Dumont | Elementary | KG-05 | 172 | · |
| Bogota Middle School | Bogota | Middle | 06-07 | 166 | · |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | North Arlington | Elementary | KG-05 | 164 | · |
| Washington School | Lyndhurst | Elementary | PK-02 | 162 | · |
| North Cliff School | Englewood Cliffs | Elementary | PK-02 | 149 | · |
| Roosevelt School | Lodi | Elementary | PK-05 | 148 | · |
| Alpine Elementary School | Alpine | Elementary | KG-08 | 146 | · |
| Deaf and Hard of Hearing Continuum | Paramus | Combined | PK-12 | 134 | · |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School | North Arlington | Elementary | PK-05 | 132 | · |
| Glen School | Ridgewood | Elementary | PK-PK | 126 | · |
| Behavioral Continuum | Paramus | Combined | PK-12 | 124 | · |
| Wandell School | Saddle River | Elementary | PK-05 | 116 | · |
| Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School | Teaneck | Elementary | PK-KG | 115 | · |
| Garfield Public Preschool Annex | Garfield | Elementary | PK-PK | 105 | · |
| Columbus School | Lyndhurst | Elementary | KG-02 | 102 | · |
| Garfield Public Preschool 3 at Headstart | Garfield | Elementary | PK-PK | 102 | · |
| N. A. Bleshman Regional Day School | Paramus | Combined | PK-12 | 97 | · |
| Memorial School | Lyndhurst | Elementary | PK-02 | 94 | · |
| Lodi MS HS | Lodi | High | 06-12 | 78 | · |
| Life Skills Continuum | Paramus | Combined | PK-12 | 64 | · |
| Washington School | Saddle Brook | Elementary | PK-PK | 58 | · |
| Multiple Disabilities Continuum | Paramus | Combined | PK-12 | 55 | · |
| Community | Lyndhurst | Elementary | PK-PK | 50 | · |
| Moonachie Campus | Moonachie | Elementary | PK-08 | 35 | · |
| TOPS Early Learning Childhood Learning | Oakland | Elementary | PK-PK | 22 | · |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus | Paramus | High | 09-12 | 14 | · |
| BERGEN CO JDC | Paramus | High | 10-12 | 0 | · |
| Bergen Regional School | Paramus | Combined | 04-12 | 0 | · |
| Woodrow Wilson School #5 | Garfield | Combined | M-M | · | · |
Cities in Bergen County
Garfield11 schoolsParamus11 schoolsRidgewood10 schoolsFair Lawn9 schoolsTeaneck9 schoolsLodi8 schoolsParamus8 schoolsBergenfield7 schoolsFort Lee6 schoolsGlen Rock6 schoolsLyndhurst6 schoolsMahwah6 schoolsNorth Arlington6 schoolsTenafly6 schoolsCliffside Park5 schoolsDumont5 schoolsElmwood Park5 schoolsEnglewood5 schoolsHackensack5 schoolsOakland5 schoolsRamsey5 schoolsRutherford5 schoolsWyckoff5 schoolsFranklin Lakes4 schoolsHasbrouck Heights4 schoolsNew Milford4 schoolsRidgefield4 schoolsRidgefield Park4 schoolsSaddle Brook4 schoolsWaldwick4 schoolsBogota3 schoolsDemarest3 schoolsEmerson3 schoolsFairview3 schoolsHillsdale3 schoolsLeonia3 schoolsLyndhurst3 schoolsMaywood3 schoolsMontvale3 schoolsPalisades Park3 schoolsPark Ridge3 schoolsRiver Vale3 schoolsTownship Of Washington3 schoolsUpper Saddle River3 schoolsWallington3 schoolsWestwood3 schoolsAllendale2 schoolsCloster2 schoolsCresskill2 schoolsCresskill2 schoolsDemarest2 schoolsEast Rutherford2 schoolsEast Rutherford2 schoolsEnglewood Cliffs2 schoolsGarfield2 schoolsHackensack2 schoolsLittle Ferry2 schoolsMidland Park2 schoolsOld Tappan2 schoolsOradell2 schoolsRiver Edge2 schoolsWood Ridge2 schoolsWoodcliff Lake2 schoolsAllendale1 schoolAlpine1 schoolBogota1 schoolCarlstadt1 schoolEdgewater1 schoolEdgewater1 schoolEnglewood1 schoolFranklin Lakes1 schoolHarrington Park1 schoolHaworth1 schoolHillsdale1 schoolHo Ho Kus1 schoolMidland Park1 schoolMoonachie1 schoolMoonachie1 schoolNorthvale1 schoolNorwood1 schoolNorwood1 schoolOakland1 schoolOld Tappan1 schoolRiver Edge1 schoolRochelle Park1 schoolSaddle Brook1 schoolSaddle River1 schoolSouth Hackensack1 schoolTeterboro1 schoolWood-Ridge1 school
About Bergen County
Bergen County is a high-population county of about 962,316 residents in New Jersey. Its public-school system instructs approximately 133,883 students across 291 schools.
In context, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate is around 5%. That income level is 21% meaningfully above the New Jersey median.
For a sense of the school types, Bergen County is made up of 175 elementary schools (59,485 students), 53 middle schools (29,168), 53 high schools (43,103), and 10 combined or other schools.
Fair Lawn Public School District is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 5,472 students across Bergen County.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 135,667 students in SY 2017-18 versus 133,883 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Bergen County gained 4 schools, going from 284 to 288. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 50% to 42% over the same window.
On allk12, the community for Bergen County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data