Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAHWAH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340933000492
Lenape Meadows
160 RIDGE ROAD, MAHWAH, NJ 07430 · (201) 762-2260 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A-Beats 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
11.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
76 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 82 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 20% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Mahwah Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
76.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 76.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 67.2% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Lenape Meadows
Lenape Meadows's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape Meadows this school | 418 | 18.2% | 65.2% |
| Mill Lake MONROE TWP | 462 | 17.5% | 50.6% |
| Henry B. Milnes Elementary School FAIR LAWN | 392 | 17.3% | 74.8% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School WAYNE | 387 | 14.2% | 64.4% |
| Warren Point Elementary School FAIR LAWN | 391 | 19.2% | 76.3% |
| Bedminster Township Public School Bedminster | 412 | 13.1% | 64.2% |
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 Lenape Meadows ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #233 of 1,290 | #58 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #140 of 1,319 ▲ 118 | #44 of 149 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #366 of 1,319 ▲ 265 | #93 of 149 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #641 of 1,562 | #39 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #873 of 1,390 | #91 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #372 of 1,392 | #44 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #1,062 of 1,481 | #85 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #714 of 798 | #77 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
418
+90 (+27%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 18% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 31.8 | 12.7:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 35.3 | 12.2:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 16% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 10% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenape Meadows.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (429 to 418); teachers down 1% (35.3 to 35).
About Lenape Meadows
Lenape Meadows is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in MAHWAH, New Jersey. It enrolls 418 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 3.
Mahwah Township Public School District is made up of 6 schools with 2,698 students in all.
About 55% of the student body at Lenape Meadows is White. Other students are 17% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Bergen County residents are about 55% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Lenape Meadows totals 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Federal data show 18% of students (76) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Bergen County report 28%.
Lenape Meadows holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lenape Meadows would be expected to post about 56.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that median household income comes to about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 291, with about 133,883 students.
Ramapo Ridge is the nearest public school to Lenape Meadows, less than a tenth of a mile away. Lenape Meadows is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Lenape Meadows comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Lenape Meadows enrolled 328 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 418.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Lenape Meadows. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Mahwah Township Public School District
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Ramapo RidgeMiddle · 642 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Betsy Ross ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- George Washington SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other schools in MAHWAH
- Mahwah High SchoolHigh · 829 students
- Ramapo RidgeMiddle · 642 students
- Joyce Kilmer SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Betsy Ross ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- George Washington SchoolElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Ramapo Ridge0.1 mi · 642
- Joyce Kilmer School0.2 mi · 394
- Mahwah High School0.4 mi · 829
- Betsy Ross Elementary1.3 mi · 238
- Eric S. Smith Middle School1.5 mi · 613
- Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School2.0 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Lenape MeadowsWhat is the total enrollment at Lenape Meadows?
Lenape Meadows enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-03.
Is Lenape Meadows an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lenape Meadows is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Lenape Meadows have?
Lenape Meadows employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lenape Meadows?
Student demographics at Lenape Meadows are roughly 55% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lenape Meadows?
Lenape Meadows is overseen by Mahwah Township Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.