James Russell Lowell Elementary School

Set in TEANECK, New Jersey, James Russell Lowell Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary school, operated by Teaneck School District. It enrolls 320 students across grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

Within Teaneck School District, which oversees 8 schools and 3,630 students, James Russell Lowell Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, James Russell Lowell Elementary School records that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Black, 12% White, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, James Russell Lowell Elementary School shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at James Russell Lowell Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, James Russell Lowell Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.9%; James Russell Lowell Elementary School posts 50.8%, +14.9 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which James Russell Lowell Elementary School is one.

Benjamin Franklin Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James Russell Lowell Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.1%.

James Russell Lowell Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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