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What advice would you give to incoming students at Northvale Public School?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHVALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341182000656
Northvale Public School
441 TAPPAN ROAD, NORTHVALE, NJ 07647 · (201) 768-8484 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
10.2:1
53 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
73.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
62.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.4% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 58.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Northvale Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #368 of 1,319 ▲ 37 | #88 of 149 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #197 of 1,319 ▲ 155 | #61 of 149 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #325 of 1,562 | #14 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #395 of 1,390 | #40 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #278 of 1,392 | #25 of 151 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #398 of 545 | #46 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
540
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+155% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 540 | 52.9 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 53 | 10.1:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 52 | 10.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 48 | 10.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 47.5 | 10.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 10 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northvale Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (517 to 540); teachers up 11% (47.5 to 52.9).
About Northvale Public School
Northvale Public School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in NORTHVALE, New Jersey. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 540 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
Northvale Public School belongs to Northvale Public School District.
Northvale Public School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 40%. Smaller groups are 39% White, 16% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 17% of Bergen County residents are Asian. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.2:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The allk12 Grade for Northvale Public School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Northvale Public School is one of 291 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Northvale Public School is WILLIAM O SCHAEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.2 miles away. Northvale Public School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 21 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM O SCHAEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 559
- Northern Valley Central1.3 mi · 178
- Norwood Public School1.3 mi · 583
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan1.4 mi · 1,086
- T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School1.7 mi · 374
- Charles DeWolf Middle School1.9 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Northvale Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northvale Public School?
Northvale Public School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Northvale Public School serve?
Northvale Public School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Northvale Public School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Northvale Public School.
What is the student diversity at Northvale Public School?
Student demographics at Northvale Public School are roughly 39% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 40% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Northvale Public School public or private?
Northvale Public School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northvale Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.