Total enrollment
3,404
-108 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Tenafly Public School District
New Jersey · 3,404 students · 1 city
Looking at the Tenafly Public School District system: 6 public K-12 schools serving approximately 3,404 students inside New Jersey, averaging 567 per school.
4-year change in Tenafly Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tenafly Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #8 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,404 | #111 of 372 | #2,857 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #130 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #261 of 370 | #1,765 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 3.3% | #330 of 369 | #8,099 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #112 of 298 | #1,540 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 Tenafly Public School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Walter Stillman School at 79.3% proficient to Malcolm S Mackay School at 72.1%, a gap of 7.2 points. That is the 172nd widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,665 to 3,404 students (down 7%) and from 302 to 291 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenafly High School | Tenafly | High | 09-12 | 1,141 |
| Tenafly Middle School | Tenafly | Middle | 06-08 | 916 |
| Ralph S Maugham School | Tenafly | Elementary | KG-05 | 358 |
| Malcolm S Mackay School | Tenafly | Elementary | KG-05 | 349 |
| J Spencer Smith School | Tenafly | Elementary | KG-05 | 326 |
| Walter Stillman School | Tenafly | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 |
About Tenafly Public School District
Tenafly Public School District is a low-population public-school district in New Jersey. The district runs 6 schools and instructs approximately 3,404 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Tenafly Public School District spans 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,404 students, declined 3% from the 3,512 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Tenafly Public School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.