Demarest Elementary School

Demarest Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Bloomfield, New Jersey, operated by Bloomfield Township School District. The school enrolls 482 students in grades K through 6.

Demarest Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Bloomfield Township School District, a district that serves 6,400 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Demarest Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 26% White, 16% Black, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, Demarest Elementary School logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Essex County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Demarest Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 49.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Demarest Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bloomfield Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Demarest Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

Demarest Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Demarest Elementary School has decreased 7%, going from 518 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 38% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Demarest Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.