Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TENAFLY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341611000868
Malcolm S Mackay School
111 JEFFERSON AVENUE, TENAFLY, NJ 07670 · (201) 816-7700 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Tenafly Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 73.9% |
% 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
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Malcolm S Mackay School
Malcolm S Mackay School's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm S Mackay School this school | 349 | 0.9% | 72.1% |
| Hilldale School PINE BROOK | 327 | 1.5% | 85.3% |
| Walter Stillman School TENAFLY | 314 | 3.2% | 79.3% |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 407 | 0.7% | 80.3% |
| T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School OLD TAPPAN | 374 | 0.8% | 71.6% |
| Hartshorn School SHORT HILLS | 392 | 0.8% | 83.5% |
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 Malcolm S Mackay School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #130 of 1,290 | #40 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #87 of 1,319 ▲ 56 | #27 of 149 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #141 of 1,319 ▲ 96 | #47 of 149 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #904 of 1,562 | #77 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #846 of 1,390 | #87 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #392 of 1,392 | #46 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.9% | #1,462 of 1,481 | #149 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #395 of 798 | #40 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
349
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 349 | 29.4 | 11.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 30.3 | 11.3:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 26.3 | 12.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 15 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malcolm S Mackay School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (391 to 349); teachers up 1% (29 to 29.4).
About Malcolm S Mackay School
Malcolm S Mackay School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in TENAFLY, New Jersey. Enrollment totals 349 students across kindergarten through 5.
Across its 6 schools, Tenafly Public School District enrolls 3,404 students. Malcolm S Mackay School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Malcolm S Mackay School is Asian students, at 43%. It is also 42% White, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bergen County is roughly 17% Asian. The diversity index for Malcolm S Mackay School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. On the income side, 1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County is 27 points.
Malcolm S Mackay 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 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Malcolm S Mackay School is 6.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 72.1%. Predicted: 65.7%.
Bergen County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 291 public schools in the county, enrolling about 133,883, Malcolm S Mackay School among them.
The closest school to Malcolm S Mackay School is Jefferson Elementary School, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Malcolm S Mackay School at 5th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Malcolm S Mackay School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 349, close to the 344 recorded in 2020-21.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Tenafly Public School District
- Tenafly High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Tenafly Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Ralph S Maugham SchoolElementary · 358 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in TENAFLY
- Tenafly High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Tenafly Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Ralph S Maugham SchoolElementary · 358 students
- J Spencer Smith SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walter Stillman SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.5 mi · 291
- Tenafly Middle School0.6 mi · 916
- Tenafly High School0.7 mi · 1,141
- Honiss Elementary\Middle School0.7 mi · 624
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 253
- Ralph S Maugham School1.0 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Malcolm S Mackay SchoolHow many students attend Malcolm S Mackay School?
Malcolm S Mackay School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-05.
Is Malcolm S Mackay School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Malcolm S Mackay School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Malcolm S Mackay School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Malcolm S Mackay School.
What is the student diversity at Malcolm S Mackay School?
Student demographics at Malcolm S Mackay School are roughly 42% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 43% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Malcolm S Mackay School?
Malcolm S Mackay School is overseen by Tenafly Public School District in Bergen County.
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