Enrollment
280
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OGDENSBURG BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341215005390
Ogdensburg Borough School
100 MAIN STREET, OGDENSBURG, NJ 07439 · (973) 827-7126 · Sussex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.3:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
71 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
38%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
56.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 47.0% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Ogdensburg Borough School
Ogdensburg Borough School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg Borough School this school | 280 | 25.4% | 48.8% |
| Marshall Hill Elementary School WEST MILFORD | 283 | 24.7% | 44.9% |
| Florence M. Burd NEWTON | 288 | 24.3% | 67.9% |
| Apshawa Elementary School WEST MILFORD | 266 | 25.9% | 55.8% |
| G. Harold Antrim Elementary School Point Pleasant Beach | 302 | 22.5% | 62.4% |
| Franklin Township School WASHINGTON | 251 | 25.9% | 49.1% |
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 Ogdensburg Borough School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #549 of 1,290 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #624 of 1,319 ▼ 12 | #12 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #576 of 1,319 ▼ 89 | #11 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #1,191 of 1,562 | #20 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #417 of 1,390 | #12 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #1,089 of 1,392 | #17 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #934 of 1,481 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.0% | #76 of 545 | #2 of 16 |
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
280
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 280 | 27.3 | 10.3:1 | 25% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 28.3 | 9.5:1 | 22% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 27.3 | 10.3:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 24 | 10.6:1 | 27% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 25.2 | 8.9:1 | 21% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 26 | 9.7:1 | 22% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 13% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 5% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 32 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ogdensburg Borough School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (224 to 280); teachers up 8% (25.2 to 27.3).
About Ogdensburg Borough School
Ogdensburg Borough School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in OGDENSBURG, New Jersey. There are 280 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 31% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Ogdensburg Borough School is run by Ogdensburg Borough School District.
Federal enrollment data show Ogdensburg Borough School is 76% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Ogdensburg Borough School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1, with 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The school has 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Sussex County is close, at 23%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Ogdensburg Borough School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ogdensburg Borough School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 48.8% actual against 52.3% predicted.
In the wider Sussex County area, median household income comes to about $116,186, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Sussex County counts 46 public schools with about 19,579 students.
Ogdensburg Borough School's nearest public school is Sparta Middle School (about 1.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ogdensburg Borough School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment increased by 10% across 4 years, from 254 in 2020-21 to 280 in 2024-25.
The Ogdensburg Borough School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,807
Census ACS
Median income
$116,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
19,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sparta Middle School1.8 mi · 762
- Hardyston Township Elementary School1.9 mi · 358
- Sparta High School2.4 mi · 1,025
- Franklin Borough School2.6 mi · 527
- Sussex County Technology Charter School3.1 mi · 225
- Sussex County Technical School3.3 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Ogdensburg Borough SchoolHow large is Ogdensburg Borough School?
Ogdensburg Borough School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ogdensburg Borough School serve?
Ogdensburg Borough School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ogdensburg Borough School have?
Ogdensburg Borough School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ogdensburg Borough School?
At Ogdensburg Borough School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Ogdensburg Borough School?
Ogdensburg Borough School is overseen by Ogdensburg Borough School District in Sussex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.