Total enrollment
3,600
-52 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Bergenfield Borough School District
New Jersey · 3,600 students · 1 city
Bergenfield Borough School District reports 7 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 3,600 New Jersey students (5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Bergenfield Borough School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bergenfield Borough School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #96 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,600 | #101 of 372 | #2,695 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #83 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #316 of 370 | #2,630 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.9% | #138 of 369 | #5,410 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #116 of 298 | #1,587 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bergenfield Borough School District
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Lincoln Elementary School at 66.7% proficient to Bergenfield High School at 42.6%, a gap of 24.1 points. That is the 59th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,537 to 3,600 students (up 2%) and from 272 to 286 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergenfield High School | Bergenfield | High | 09-12 | 1,239 |
| Roy W. Brown Middle School | Bergenfield | Middle | 06-08 | 761 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 443 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 352 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 291 |
| Hoover Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 261 |
| Washington Elementary School | Bergenfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 253 |
About Bergenfield Borough School District
Across 7 schools, Bergenfield Borough School District hosts about 3,600 students in New Jersey. By footprint it is a compact district.
In terms of grade levels, Bergenfield Borough School District is built around 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 3,652 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,600 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Bergenfield Borough School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.