Honiss Elementary\Middle School

Set in DUMONT, New Jersey, Honiss Elementary\Middle School is a roomy K-5 school, part of Dumont Public School District. It teaches 624 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Honiss Elementary\Middle School sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Honiss Elementary\Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Dumont Public School District, a district that teaches 2,467 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Honiss Elementary\Middle School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 35% White, 16% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Honiss Elementary\Middle School reports 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Honiss Elementary\Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Bergen County shows median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Honiss Elementary\Middle School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Honiss Elementary\Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Honiss Elementary\Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Honiss Elementary\Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 614 students in 2018 to 624 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.