Norwood Public School

Norwood Public School is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in NORWOOD, New Jersey, operated by Norwood Public School District, caters to 583 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Norwood Public School sits 44% above that benchmark.

Norwood Public School sits inside Norwood Public School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Norwood Public School logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 39% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Norwood Public School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.5%.

Around the school, Bergen County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Norwood Public School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northern Valley Central, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Norwood Public School. On composite proficiency, Norwood Public School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 72.4%.

Norwood Public School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Norwood Public School has fell 3%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 47% to 41%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Norwood Public School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.