Haskell Elementary School

Haskell Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in HASKELL, New Jersey, operated by Wanaque School District, hosts 382 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Wanaque School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 888 students; Haskell Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Haskell Elementary School shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 38% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Haskell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

Across the wider county, Passaic County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Haskell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wanaque Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Haskell Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 411 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 66% to 51%.

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