Julia A Traphagen School

Julia A Traphagen School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in WALDWICK, New Jersey, run under Waldwick School District, enrolling 414 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Waldwick School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,562 students. Julia A Traphagen School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Julia A Traphagen School logs that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Julia A Traphagen School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Julia A Traphagen School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Julia A Traphagen School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Julia A Traphagen School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 67.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Julia A Traphagen School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 414). White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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