Total enrollment
4,299
+317 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Nutley Public School District
New Jersey · 4,299 students · 1 city
Nutley Public School District in New Jersey runs 7 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 4,299 students (an average of 614 per school).
4-year change in Nutley Public 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 Nutley Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #78 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,299 | #79 of 372 | #2,256 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #96 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #359 of 370 | #4,407 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 15.7% | #255 of 369 | #7,715 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #82 of 298 | #1,082 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 Nutley Public School District
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Yantacaw School at 65.8% proficient to Nutley High School at 45.8%, a gap of 19.9 points. That is the 82nd 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 4,072 to 4,299 students (up 6%) and from 330 to 307 full-time teachers (down 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutley High School | Nutley | High | 09-12 | 1,222 |
| John H. Walker Middle School | Nutley | Middle | 07-08 | 637 |
| Spring Garden School | Nutley | Elementary | PK-06 | 606 |
| Washington School | Nutley | Elementary | PK-06 | 534 |
| Yantacaw School | Nutley | Elementary | PK-06 | 512 |
| Lincoln School | Nutley | Elementary | KG-06 | 446 |
| Radcliffe School | Nutley | Elementary | KG-06 | 342 |
About Nutley Public School District
Nutley Public School District is a small public-school district in New Jersey. The district oversees 7 schools and educates approximately 4,299 students.
On the school-mix side, Nutley Public School District is built around 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Nutley Public School District runs about 614 students per school, 14% higher than the state mean of roughly 540.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Nutley Public School District has climbed 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,982 students to 4,299.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Nutley Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.