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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODCLIFF LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341821000934
Dorchester Elementary School
100 DORCHESTER ROAD, WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ 07677 · (201) 930-5600 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
7 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Dorchester Elementary School→Woodcliff Middle School
Based on grade levels within Woodcliff Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
75.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 84.7% | 73.2% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Dorchester Elementary School
Dorchester Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester Elementary School this school | 494 | 1.4% | 72.8% |
| Franklin Elementary School Westfield | 509 | 0.6% | 75.2% |
| Bear Tavern Elementary School TITUSVILLE | 461 | 4.3% | 70.0% |
| William J. McGinn Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS | 543 | 1.1% | 73.7% |
| Riverview Elementary School DENVILLE | 465 | 3.4% | 65.1% |
| Ridge Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 448 | 1.6% | 76.4% |
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 Dorchester Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #118 of 1,290 | #35 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #158 of 1,319 ▲ 3 | #47 of 149 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #52 of 1,319 ▼ 14 | #16 of 149 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #423 of 1,562 | #22 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #229 of 1,390 | #19 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #1,054 of 1,392 | #137 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.4% | #1,440 of 1,481 | #140 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #355 of 545 | #37 of 64 |
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
494
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 494 | 52.1 | 9.5:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 52 | 9.8:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 77 | 6.2:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 48 | 9.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 49.5 | 9.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 47 | 10.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 31 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorchester Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (466 to 494); teachers up 5% (49.5 to 52.1).
About Dorchester Elementary School
Dorchester Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 494 students. The school is 22% larger than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Woodcliff Lake School District counts 732 students in its 2 schools, and Dorchester Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Dorchester Elementary School is White: 76%. Enrollment also includes 14% Asian and 9% Hispanic. The school's White share is 21 points above the 55% share among Bergen County residents. The diversity index for Dorchester Elementary School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.5:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Dorchester Elementary School, 1% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Bergen County report 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dorchester Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 85% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dorchester Elementary School is 7.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.8% actual, 65.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Census data for Bergen County show the median household earns about $124,884 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Bergen County number 291, with about 133,883 students.
The closest school to Dorchester Elementary School is Woodcliff Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dorchester Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dorchester Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Dorchester Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% gain, from 452 to 494.
People who know Dorchester Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodcliff Lake School District
- Woodcliff Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
Other Dorchester Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dorchester Elementary. Dorchester Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDORCHESTER, NE · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Woodcliff Middle School0.2 mi · 238
- West Ridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 343
- Park Ridge High School1.1 mi · 491
- Ann Blanche Smith1.3 mi · 315
- East Brook Elementary School1.6 mi · 314
- Memorial Elementary School1.8 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Dorchester Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dorchester Elementary School?
Dorchester Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dorchester Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dorchester Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dorchester Elementary School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Dorchester Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dorchester Elementary School?
At Dorchester Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dorchester Elementary School in?
Dorchester Elementary School is part of Woodcliff Lake School District.
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