Luther Lee Emerson School

Luther Lee Emerson School operates as a small primary school in DEMAREST, New Jersey, one of the schools within Demarest School District. Current enrollment sits at 221 students spanning grades 2 through 4. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Demarest School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 801 students; Luther Lee Emerson School is among them.

Demographically, Luther Lee Emerson School reports that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 40% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Luther Lee Emerson School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Luther Lee Emerson School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Luther Lee Emerson School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bergen County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Luther Lee Emerson School is one.

The closest other public school is Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Luther Lee Emerson School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Luther Lee Emerson School has showed little movement, going from 217 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 57% to 50%.

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