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What's the most underrated thing about Tamaques Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341776005780
Tamaques Elementary School
641 Willow Grove Road, Westfield, NJ 07090 · (908) 789-4580 · Union County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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
12.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
15 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (71) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
76.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 71.5% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Tamaques Elementary School
Tamaques Elementary School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaques Elementary School this school | 427 | 3.5% | 71.8% |
| Ridge Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 448 | 1.6% | 76.4% |
| Bear Tavern Elementary School TITUSVILLE | 461 | 4.3% | 70.0% |
| Franklin Elementary School SUMMIT | 369 | 2.7% | 84.0% |
| George C. Baker Elementary School MOORESTOWN | 403 | 4.2% | 76.9% |
| Willard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 440 | 1.1% | 75.9% |
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 Tamaques Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #132 of 1,290 | #14 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #173 of 1,319 ▲ 10 | #16 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #143 of 1,319 ▼ 37 | #13 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #613 of 1,562 | #51 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,024 of 1,390 | #60 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #786 of 1,392 | #56 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.5% | #1,378 of 1,481 | #86 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #386 of 545 | #27 of 42 |
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
427
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 427 | 33.8 | 12.6:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 33.8 | 13.1:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 33.4 | 12.4:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tamaques Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (407 to 427); teachers up 2% (33 to 33.8).
About Tamaques Elementary School
Tamaques Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Westfield, New Jersey, administered by Westfield Public School District. It enrolls 427 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 1 through 5.
Westfield Public School District oversees Tamaques Elementary School and 9 other schools, with 5,838 students in total.
The largest group at Tamaques Elementary School is White students, at 68%. Other students are 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Union County residents are about 39% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Tamaques Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, with 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 4% at Tamaques Elementary School. Across public schools in Union County, the average is 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, Tamaques Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 85% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Tamaques Elementary School scores 71.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.2%.
In Union County, median household income comes to about $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union County counts 180 public schools with about 99,046 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Thomas Edison Intermediate School, is the closest to Tamaques Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 71.8% is above the 68.7% average for nearby schools.
Tamaques Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (430) and 2024-25 (427).
The allk12 page for Tamaques Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westfield Public School District
- Westfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,776 students
- Thomas Edison Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other schools in Westfield
- Westfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,776 students
- Thomas Edison Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 800 students
- Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Edison Intermediate School0.3 mi · 800
- Lincoln Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 268
- Jefferson Elementary School0.5 mi · 467
- Hillcrest Academy-South0.8 mi · 87
- Lamberts Mill Academy0.8 mi · 42
- Westlake0.8 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About Tamaques Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tamaques Elementary School?
Tamaques Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Tamaques Elementary School serve?
Tamaques Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tamaques Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Tamaques Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tamaques Elementary School?
At Tamaques Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Tamaques Elementary School public or private?
Tamaques Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westfield Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.