Heights Elementary School

Heights Elementary School is an elementary campus of cozy scale in OAKLAND, New Jersey, overseen by Oakland Public School District, teacheing 343 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Oakland Public School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,300 students. Heights Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Heights Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Heights Elementary School logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Heights Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Heights Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.7%.

Around the school, census data for Bergen County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Heights Elementary School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

TOPS Early Learning Childhood Learning is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Heights Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

Heights Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 343 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.