T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School

T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in OLD TAPPAN, New Jersey, operated by Old Tappan Public School District, serveing 374 students in grades pre-K through 4.

T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Old Tappan Public School District, a district that instructs 744 students overall.

On demographics, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 1% of students at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Charles DeWolf Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 69.6%.

T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School has increased 8%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 374 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 48% across the same window.

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