Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTCLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341056002182
Northeast Elementary School
603 GROVE ST, UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042 · (973) 509-4242 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
75 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 58.3% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where Northeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #475 of 1,290 | #43 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #452 of 1,319 | #46 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #623 of 1,319 | #65 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #735 of 1,562 | #91 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #581 of 1,390 | #25 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #303 of 1,392 | #15 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #577 of 798 | #50 of 73 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
-25 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.4:1
% White
52%
was 61%
% Hispanic
22%
was 11%
% Black
10%
was 17%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 391 | 36 | 10.9:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 16% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 34 | 10.6:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 13% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Elementary School.
About Northeast Elementary School
Northeast Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in UPPER MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, under Montclair Public School District. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 391 students on the rolls.
Montclair Public School District oversees Northeast Elementary School and 10 other schools, with 6,193 students in total.
The largest group at Northeast Elementary School is White students, at 52%. Other students are 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 30% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Roughly 19% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Essex County report 54%.
Northeast Elementary School scores 52.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.7%.
The county, Essex County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $80,789 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Northeast Elementary School, Essex County has 249 public schools.
About 0.6 miles separate Northeast Elementary School from the closest public school, Buzz Aldrin Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Northeast Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 391 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 416. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Hispanic share, which grew from 11% to 22%. The ratio was 13.4:1 in 2017-18 and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montclair Public School District
- Montclair High SchoolHigh · 1,925 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Glenfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
- Charles H. Bullock SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Other schools in UPPER MONTCLAIR
- Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Bradford Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Buzz Aldrin Middle School0.6 mi · 618
- Bradford Elementary School0.7 mi · 388
- School #160.9 mi · 201
- Brookdale Elementary School1.1 mi · 342
- Oak View Elementary School1.2 mi · 399
- Watchung Elementary School1.4 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Elementary SchoolHow large is Northeast Elementary School?
Northeast Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Northeast Elementary School serve?
Northeast Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Northeast Elementary School have?
Northeast Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Northeast Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northeast Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Northeast Elementary School in?
Northeast Elementary School is part of Montclair Public School District.
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