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What's one thing Demarest Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340183001994
Demarest Elementary School
465 Broughton Ave, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 · (973) 680-8510 · Essex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
166 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 Bloomfield Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.3pp 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 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 42.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Demarest Elementary School
Demarest Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demarest Elementary School this school | 482 | 34.4% | 49.7% |
| Washington Elementary UNION | 578 | 32.7% | 55.4% |
| John E. Riley Elementary School South Plainfield | 367 | 39.0% | 47.5% |
| Sherman Elementary School ROSELLE PARK | 364 | 39.6% | 49.0% |
| Midland School #1 ROCHELLE PARK | 458 | 29.9% | 47.3% |
| John F. Kennedy Primary School Raritan | 431 | 41.1% | 48.5% |
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 Demarest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #527 of 1,290 | #49 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #632 of 1,319 ▲ 68 | #54 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #490 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #54 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #446 of 1,562 | #58 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #709 of 1,390 | #30 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #201 of 1,392 | #9 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #784 of 1,481 | #88 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #539 of 798 | #45 of 73 |
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
482
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 482 | 42.4 | 11.4:1 | 34% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 42.4 | 11.4:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 42.4 | 11.1:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 42 | 11.4:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 33% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 23 | 21.8:1 | 22% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 14% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Demarest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (518 to 482); teachers up 6% (40 to 42.4).
About Demarest Elementary School
Among the schools in Bloomfield, New Jersey, is Demarest Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 482 students, in kindergarten through 6.
Bloomfield Township School District has a total of 11 schools and 6,400 students, Demarest Elementary School among them.
The most common group at Demarest Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 46%. It is also 26% White, 16% Black, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Essex County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 21 points below the school's share. Demarest Elementary School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.4:1. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's lunch program data list 34% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Essex County averages 54%, higher than here.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Demarest Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.3% at Demarest Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.7%.
In the county around the school, Essex County, the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 249 public schools in Essex County, enrolling about 145,473 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Bloomfield Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Demarest Elementary School. On proficiency, Demarest Elementary School is behind the 59.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Demarest Elementary School was 480 in 2020-21 and 482 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The Demarest 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.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomfield Township School District
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Berkeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Carteret Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Other schools in Bloomfield
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Berkeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Carteret Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomfield Middle School0.3 mi · 944
- Radcliffe School0.6 mi · 342
- Brookdale Elementary School0.6 mi · 342
- Spring Garden School0.8 mi · 606
- Lincoln School0.8 mi · 446
- Forest Avenue School0.9 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Demarest Elementary SchoolHow large is Demarest Elementary School?
Demarest Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Demarest Elementary School serve?
Demarest Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Demarest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Demarest Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Demarest Elementary School?
At Demarest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 46% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Demarest Elementary School?
Demarest Elementary School is overseen by Bloomfield Township School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.