Radburn Elementary School
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Radburn Elementary School
Set in FAIR LAWN, New Jersey, Radburn Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school, part of Fair Lawn Public School District. It teaches 445 students across grades K through 4.
Fair Lawn Public School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,472 students; Radburn Elementary School is among them.
Demographically, Radburn Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 22% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bergen County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, Radburn Elementary School shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Radburn Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.
With demographic context factored in, Radburn Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 86.5%, a residual of +26.6 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bergen County) reports that median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Radburn Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Glen Rock Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Radburn Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 71.6%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Radburn Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 456 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for Radburn Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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