Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMUS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341242000706
Stony Lane Elementary School
W 110 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 · (201) 261-7800 · Bergen County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
31 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 9% larger than its 4th grade class (45).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.1% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 54.3% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Stony Lane Elementary School
Stony Lane Elementary School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Lane Elementary School this school | 223 | 13.9% | 62.6% |
| Bradley Gardens Primary School Bridgewater | 279 | 13.6% | 75.0% |
| Memorial Elementary School PARAMUS | 289 | 13.5% | 72.3% |
| Parkway Elementary School PARAMUS | 297 | 15.8% | 73.5% |
| Woodfern Elementary School Hillsborough | 311 | 14.5% | 72.4% |
| Mountain Park School BERKELEY HTS | 224 | 4.5% | 67.8% |
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 Stony Lane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #290 of 1,290 | #66 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #446 of 1,319 ▲ 37 | #98 of 149 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #265 of 1,319 ▲ 20 | #72 of 149 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #1,349 of 1,562 | #145 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #662 of 1,390 | #69 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #286 of 1,392 | #28 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #1,164 of 1,481 | #96 of 154 |
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
223
+49 (+28%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 223 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 14% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 19.3 | 10.4:1 | 11% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 10% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 3% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 17.2 | 10.6:1 | 7% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 5% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 2% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stony Lane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (183 to 223); teachers up 16% (17.2 to 20).
About Stony Lane Elementary School
Stony Lane Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Paramus Public School District in PARAMUS, New Jersey. The school had 223 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 45% smaller than that.
Paramus Public School District has 3,555 students spread across 8 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Stony Lane Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 48%. Other students are 30% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 at Stony Lane Elementary School, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 14%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Stony Lane Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.6% is 4.0 points above the 58.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Bergen County, the median household income is $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bergen County is home to 291 public schools and about 133,883 public school students.
Nearest public school: Somerville Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Stony Lane Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Stony Lane Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 223 students in 2024-25, 49 more than the 174 it had in 2020-21.
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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
Other schools in Paramus Public School District
- Paramus High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- East Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- West Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Ridge Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other schools in PARAMUS
- Paramus High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- East Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- West Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Applied Technology High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Ridge Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Somerville Elementary School0.6 mi · 394
- Midland Elementary School0.7 mi · 200
- West Brook Middle School0.7 mi · 500
- Glen School1.0 mi · 126
- Ridgewood High School1.0 mi · 1,740
- Hawes Elementary School1.1 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Stony Lane Elementary SchoolHow large is Stony Lane Elementary School?
Stony Lane Elementary School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Stony Lane Elementary School serve?
Stony Lane Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Stony Lane Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Stony Lane Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stony Lane Elementary School?
At Stony Lane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 30% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Stony Lane Elementary School in?
Stony Lane Elementary School is part of Paramus Public School District.
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