Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD TAPPAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341218000676
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School
1 SCHOOL ST, OLD TAPPAN, NJ 07675 · (201) 664-7176 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest 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
10.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · 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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School→Charles DeWolf Middle School
Based on grade levels within Old Tappan Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 75.0% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School this school | 374 | 0.8% | 71.6% |
| Hawes Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 357 | 5.0% | 72.7% |
| Collins Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 440 | 0.9% | 75.1% |
| Malcolm S Mackay School TENAFLY | 349 | 0.9% | 72.1% |
| J Spencer Smith School TENAFLY | 326 | 1.5% | 76.1% |
| Liberty Corner School Liberty Corner | 429 | 3.7% | 75.3% |
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 T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #134 of 1,290 | #41 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #265 of 1,319 ▼ 142 | #67 of 149 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #329 of 1,319 ▼ 176 | #88 of 149 ▼ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #792 of 1,562 | #56 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #558 of 1,390 | #61 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #406 of 1,392 | #47 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.8% | #1,467 of 1,481 | #153 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #297 of 545 | #30 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
374
+34 (+10%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 374 | 34.7 | 10.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 33.9 | 11.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 32.9 | 11.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 33.6 | 10.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (345 to 374); teachers up 3% (33.6 to 34.7).
About T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School
Federal records list T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School as an elementary school in OLD TAPPAN, New Jersey. It reported 374 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
The 2 schools of Old Tappan Public School District, including T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School, enroll 744 students.
The largest group at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School is White students, at 48%. It is also 38% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School scores 62%.
The school's 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 1% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.7% at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.6%.
The county, Bergen County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 291, with about 133,883 students.
Charles DeWolf Middle School is the nearest public school to T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School had a net gain of 34 students, or 10%.
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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 Old Tappan Public School District
- Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
Other schools in OLD TAPPAN
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Old TappanHigh · 1,086 students
- Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Charles DeWolf Middle School0.2 mi · 370
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan0.4 mi · 1,086
- Holdrum Middle School1.4 mi · 347
- Norwood Public School1.6 mi · 583
- Harrington Park School1.6 mi · 627
- Northern Valley Central1.6 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School?
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School serve?
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School.
How diverse is T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School?
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 38% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School?
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School is overseen by Old Tappan Public School District in Bergen County.
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