Lyncrest Elementary School

Lyncrest Elementary School operates as a small primary school in FAIR LAWN, New Jersey, operated by Fair Lawn Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 185 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

Fair Lawn Public School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,472 students; Lyncrest Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Lyncrest Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 28% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 17% of students at Lyncrest Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lyncrest Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 77.6%, a residual of +20.6 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bergen County) records that median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Lyncrest Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fair Lawn High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lyncrest Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lyncrest Elementary School's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 185). Over the same period, the White share fell from 58% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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