Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMAREST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340381006085
Luther Lee Emerson School
15 COLUMBUS ROAD, DEMAREST, NJ 07627 · (201) 768-6060 · Bergen County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ABeats 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
10.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 59 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 38% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Luther Lee Emerson School→Demarest Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Demarest School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
84.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
81.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.7% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 77.4% | 76.3% |
% 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
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Luther Lee Emerson School
Luther Lee Emerson School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Lee Emerson School this school | 221 | 1.4% | 80.0% |
| County Road School DEMAREST | 221 | 1.8% | N/A |
| Alexander Hamilton School GLEN ROCK | 300 | 2.3% | 85.7% |
| Walter Stillman School TENAFLY | 314 | 3.2% | 79.3% |
| J Spencer Smith School TENAFLY | 326 | 1.5% | 76.1% |
| Merritt Memorial CRESSKILL | 282 | 1.4% | 68.1% |
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 Luther Lee Emerson School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #36 of 1,290 | #8 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #75 of 1,319 ▲ 35 | #23 of 149 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #43 of 1,319 ▲ 80 | #9 of 149 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,356 of 1,562 | #148 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #343 of 1,390 | #31 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #563 of 1,392 | #75 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.4% | #1,441 of 1,481 | #141 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #477 of 545 | #59 of 64 |
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
221
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 221 | 22 | 10.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 20.3 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 22.8 | 10.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 23.8 | 9.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luther Lee Emerson School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (217 to 221); teachers down 8% (23.8 to 22).
About Luther Lee Emerson School
Luther Lee Emerson School is a small elementary school that serves part of DEMAREST, New Jersey. The school has 221 students in 2024-25 across grades 2 through 4. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
The 3 schools of Demarest School District, including Luther Lee Emerson School, enroll 801 students.
White students are 50% of those enrolled at Luther Lee Emerson School. The rest of enrollment is 40% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 22 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.0:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. Roughly 1% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
Luther Lee Emerson School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.4% for Luther Lee Emerson School. The school posts 80.0%, 14.6 points above the prediction.
In the wider Bergen County area, median household income comes to about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bergen County's 291 public schools enroll about 133,883 students and include Luther Lee Emerson School.
Of the public schools around it, Luther Lee Emerson School is closest to Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Luther Lee Emerson School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Luther Lee Emerson School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Luther Lee Emerson School was 218 in 2020-21 and 221 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Luther Lee Emerson School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 Demarest School District
- Demarest Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
- County Road SchoolElementary · 221 students
Other schools in DEMAREST
- Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestHigh · 1,038 students
- Demarest Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
- Bergen County Institute for Science and TechnologyHigh · 290 students
- County Road SchoolElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest0.5 mi · 1,038
- Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology0.6 mi · 290
- Demarest Middle School0.7 mi · 359
- Cresskill High School0.7 mi · 489
- Cresskill Middle School0.7 mi · 421
- Edward H. Bryan0.8 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Luther Lee Emerson SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Luther Lee Emerson School?
Luther Lee Emerson School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Luther Lee Emerson School serve?
Luther Lee Emerson School serves grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Luther Lee Emerson School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Luther Lee Emerson School.
How diverse is Luther Lee Emerson School?
Luther Lee Emerson School reports a student body of 50% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 40% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Luther Lee Emerson School?
Luther Lee Emerson School is overseen by Demarest School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.