Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340186004756
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School
29 CAPTOLENE AVENUE, BLOOMINGDALE, NJ 07403 · (973) 838-5353 · Passaic County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- B+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
10.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
76 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 26% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School→Walter T. Bergen Middle School
Feeds from
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
65.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 62.6% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Samuel R. Donald Elementary School
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel R. Donald Elementary School this school | 232 | 32.8% | 57.5% |
| Martha B. Day Elementary School BLOOMINGDALE | 207 | 30.0% | N/A |
| Little Falls Township Public School # 3 LITTLE FALLS | 217 | 35.0% | 60.3% |
| Sayen Elementary School HAMILTON | 254 | 29.1% | 41.1% |
| South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School Lambertville | 265 | 30.9% | N/A |
| Nixon Elementary School LANDING | 261 | 37.2% | 40.3% |
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 Samuel R. Donald Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #381 of 1,290 | #13 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #315 of 1,319 ▲ 18 | #8 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #655 of 1,319 ▲ 22 | #26 of 87 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #1,331 of 1,562 | #83 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #352 of 1,390 | #13 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #592 of 1,392 | #24 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #812 of 1,481 | #70 of 97 |
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
232
+66 (+40%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 232 | 23.1 | 10.1:1 | 33% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 21.2 | 10.0:1 | 29% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 19 | 9.9:1 | 20% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 23% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 22% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 10 | 19.2:1 | 10% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 11% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel R. Donald Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (173 to 232); teachers up 54% (15 to 23.1).
About Samuel R. Donald Elementary School
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in BLOOMINGDALE, New Jersey. The school's 232 students are in grades 2 through 4. Enrollment is 43% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
The district, Bloomingdale School District, has 677 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at Samuel R. Donald Elementary School. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school's share is higher. Samuel R. Donald Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Samuel R. Donald Elementary School was 10.1:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. For comparison, public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Samuel R. Donald Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Samuel R. Donald Elementary School is 9.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Passaic County has about 521,012 residents, and median household income is about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Passaic County number 155 and enroll about 83,237.
The nearest public school is Butler High School, at about 0.6 miles. Samuel R. Donald Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Samuel R. Donald Elementary School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 166 in 2020-21 and 232 in 2024-25, a increase of 66 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.1:1 to 10.1:1.
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Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomingdale School District
- Walter T. Bergen Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Martha B. Day Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGDALE
- Walter T. Bergen Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Martha B. Day Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Butler High School0.6 mi · 482
- Richard Butler School0.7 mi · 291
- Martha B. Day Elementary School1.1 mi · 207
- Walter T. Bergen Middle School1.1 mi · 238
- Aaron Decker School1.2 mi · 383
- Riverdale School1.8 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Samuel R. Donald Elementary School?
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does Samuel R. Donald Elementary School serve?
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many teachers does Samuel R. Donald Elementary School have?
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Samuel R. Donald Elementary School?
Student demographics at Samuel R. Donald Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Samuel R. Donald Elementary School?
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School is overseen by Bloomingdale School District in Passaic County.
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