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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALDWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341686000892
Julia A Traphagen School
153 SUMMIT AVENUE, WALDWICK, NJ 07463 · (201) 445-0730 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
4 students
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Waldwick School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 68.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Julia A Traphagen School
Julia A Traphagen School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia A Traphagen School this school | 414 | 1.0% | 61.6% |
| Central Elementary School EAST HANOVER | 439 | 1.8% | 60.8% |
| Theunis Dey Elementary School WAYNE | 459 | 5.2% | 65.8% |
| Stony Brook Elementary School ROCKAWAY | 365 | 7.1% | 64.1% |
| Winston S. Churchill School FAIRFIELD | 401 | 2.7% | 55.0% |
| Valley Road School CLARK | 390 | 7.7% | 52.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Julia A Traphagen School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #302 of 1,290 | #69 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #242 of 1,319 ▼ 3 | #61 of 149 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #424 of 1,319 ▼ 68 | #102 of 149 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #657 of 1,562 | #42 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #349 of 1,390 | #32 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #748 of 1,392 | #102 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.0% | #1,456 of 1,481 | #146 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #774 of 798 | #84 of 85 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
414
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 414 | 41.2 | 10.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 40.2 | 10.7:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 39.2 | 10.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 36.5 | 11.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 44 | 9.3:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 24 | 18.4:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julia A Traphagen School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (419 to 414); teachers up 13% (36.5 to 41.2).
About Julia A Traphagen School
Julia A Traphagen School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in WALDWICK, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 414 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Julia A Traphagen School falls under Waldwick School District, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,562 students.
The largest group at Julia A Traphagen School is White students, at 65%. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 55% of Bergen County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
A staff of 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.1:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 1.4 students per teacher. By family income, 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County is 27 points.
Julia A Traphagen School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Julia A Traphagen School scores 61.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.6%.
Census data for Bergen County show median household income comes to about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 291 public schools and about 133,883 students.
About 1.2 miles separate Julia A Traphagen School from the closest public school, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Julia A Traphagen School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Julia A Traphagen School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 11 students, from 425 to 414. Students per teacher dropped from 12.1 in 2020-21 to 10.1 in 2024-25.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waldwick School District
- Waldwick High SchoolHigh · 434 students
- Waldwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Crescent Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other schools in WALDWICK
- Waldwick High SchoolHigh · 434 students
- Waldwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Crescent Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Ho-Ho-Kus Public School1.2 mi · 573
- Waldwick High School1.3 mi · 434
- Waldwick Middle School1.3 mi · 401
- Wandell School1.3 mi · 116
- Crescent Elementary School1.4 mi · 313
- Willard Elementary School1.4 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Julia A Traphagen SchoolHow many students attend Julia A Traphagen School?
Julia A Traphagen School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
Is Julia A Traphagen School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Julia A Traphagen School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Julia A Traphagen School have?
Julia A Traphagen School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is Julia A Traphagen School?
Julia A Traphagen School reports a student body of 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Julia A Traphagen School?
Julia A Traphagen School is overseen by Waldwick School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.