Little Falls Township Public School # 1

Little Falls Township Public School # 1 is a junior high of compact scale in LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey, run under Little Falls Township Public School District, hosting 392 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Little Falls Township Public School # 1 sits 32% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Little Falls Township Public School District (952 students total), Little Falls Township Public School # 1 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Little Falls Township Public School # 1 records that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Little Falls Township Public School # 1 lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, Little Falls Township Public School # 1 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Passaic County) logs that median household income runs about $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Little Falls Township Public School # 1 is one campus in the mix.

North End Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Little Falls Township Public School # 1 comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Little Falls Township Public School # 1's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 392). White enrollment moved from 75% to 60% across the same window.

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