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Enrollment
583
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341185000660
Norwood Public School
177 SUMMIT ST, NORWOOD, NJ 07648 · (201) 768-6363 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- C+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
49 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
11 students
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 | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (75).
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
78.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 63.6% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Norwood Public School
Norwood Public School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Public School this school | 583 | 1.9% | 64.5% |
| Hillside Elementary School CLOSTER | 599 | 1.5% | 74.9% |
| Edward H. Bryan CRESSKILL | 555 | 1.1% | 75.9% |
| Cherry Hill School RIVER EDGE | 697 | 2.2% | 74.9% |
| Hamilton Primary School Basking Ridge | 462 | 4.8% | 70.4% |
| Cedar Hill School Basking Ridge | 568 | 3.5% | 75.4% |
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 Norwood Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #252 of 1,290 | #62 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #268 of 1,319 ▲ 43 | #68 of 149 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #120 of 1,319 ▼ 29 | #39 of 149 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #255 of 1,562 | #10 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #851 of 1,390 | #88 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #290 of 1,392 | #30 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.9% | #1,427 of 1,481 | #133 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #720 of 798 | #79 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
583
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 583 | 49 | 11.9:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 53.5 | 10.8:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 48.5 | 12.6:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 49 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwood Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (598 to 583); teachers unchanged (49 to 49).
About Norwood Public School
Norwood Public School is a mid-sized elementary school in NORWOOD, New Jersey. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 583 students. That puts enrollment 44% above the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The school's district is Norwood Public School District.
At Norwood Public School, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. Smaller groups are 39% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Bergen County residents are White. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Norwood Public School are from different groups.
Norwood Public School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. The school has 2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bergen County averages 28%, higher than here.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Norwood Public School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In New Jersey, Norwood Public School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.5% actual against a predicted 65.1%.
In Bergen County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Norwood Public School, Bergen County has 291 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Northern Valley Central is about 0.1 miles from Norwood Public School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Norwood Public School is behind the 72.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Norwood Public School as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Norwood Public School had a net loss of 25 students, or 4%.
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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 Norwood Public schools
One other US public school is named Norwood Public. Norwood Public School is the largest of the 2.
- Norwood Public SchoolHulbert, OK · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Valley Central0.1 mi · 178
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan1.3 mi · 1,086
- Harrington Park School1.3 mi · 627
- Northvale Public School1.3 mi · 540
- Tenakill Middle School1.5 mi · 593
- T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School1.6 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Norwood Public SchoolHow many students attend Norwood Public School?
Norwood Public School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Norwood Public School serve?
Norwood Public School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Norwood Public School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Norwood Public School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norwood Public School?
At Norwood Public School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 39% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Norwood Public School public or private?
Norwood Public School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norwood Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.