Essex Fells Elementary School

Essex Fells Elementary School is one of the small elementary-level communitys in ESSEX FELLS, New Jersey, part of Essex Fells School District, with 251 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Essex Fells Elementary School sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

Essex Fells School District is the operating authority for Essex Fells Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Essex Fells Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Essex Fells Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Essex Fells Elementary School is one.

Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Essex Fells Elementary School.

Essex Fells Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Essex Fells Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 251). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 82% to 76%. Class-load math has grew: from 7.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.