Enrollment
356
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOONACHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341068000620
Robert L. Craig School
20 WEST PARK STREET, MOONACHIE, NJ 07074 · (201) 641-5833 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A+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
10.3:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
216 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 | 43 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
60%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% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
53.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.7pp 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 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 55.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 24 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Robert L. Craig School
Robert L. Craig School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. Craig School this school | 356 | 60.7% | 56.9% |
| Gantner Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK | 339 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| Washington School LODI | 358 | 64.0% | 48.4% |
| School #5 CLIFTON | 398 | 53.5% | 32.9% |
| School #14 CLIFTON | 355 | 63.1% | 37.1% |
| Charles Olbon School Woodland Park | 404 | 52.5% | N/A |
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 Robert L. Craig School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #396 of 1,290 | #83 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #528 of 1,319 ▼ 80 | #108 of 149 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #119 of 1,319 ▲ 46 | #38 of 149 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #872 of 1,562 | #72 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #413 of 1,390 | #44 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #507 of 1,392 | #69 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #451 of 1,481 | #19 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #200 of 545 | #15 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
356
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 258
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 | 356 | 34.7 | 10.3:1 | 61% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 35.7 | 10.1:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 35.8 | 10.0:1 | 54% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 27.1 | 11.7:1 | 51% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 29 | 10.7:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 24 | 11.1:1 | 45% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 16% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 19 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert L. Craig School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (317 to 356); teachers up 28% (27.1 to 34.7).
About Robert L. Craig School
Among the schools in MOONACHIE, New Jersey, is Robert L. Craig School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 356 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8.
The local education agency for Robert L. Craig School is Moonachie School District.
The share of Hispanic students at Robert L. Craig School is 54%, a majority. Smaller groups are 32% White and 11% Asian. For comparison, the population of Bergen County is roughly 23% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. Across public schools in Bergen County, the average is 28%.
Robert L. Craig School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Robert L. Craig School beats its 33.0% prediction with 56.9%, a top-10% result in New Jersey.
In the wider Bergen County area, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Bergen County, 291 public schools serve about 133,883 students.
Moonachie Campus is the nearest public school to Robert L. Craig School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Robert L. Craig School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Robert L. Craig School is ahead of the 52.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's size has been steady, with 351 students in 2020-21 and 356 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Robert L. Craig School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Moonachie Campus0.0 mi · 35
- Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 469
- Memorial Middle School0.4 mi · 353
- Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro1.2 mi · 665
- Grant Elementary School1.4 mi · 228
- Jackson Avenue1.5 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Robert L. Craig SchoolHow large is Robert L. Craig School?
Robert L. Craig School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Robert L. Craig School serve?
Robert L. Craig School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Robert L. Craig School have?
Robert L. Craig School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Robert L. Craig School?
Student demographics at Robert L. Craig School are roughly 32% White, 54% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Robert L. Craig School in?
Robert L. Craig School is part of Moonachie School District.
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