Tamaques Elementary School

Tamaques Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Westfield, New Jersey, part of Westfield Public School District, with 427 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5.

Within Westfield Public School District, which oversees 10 schools and 5,838 students, Tamaques Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Tamaques Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, Tamaques Elementary School records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tamaques Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 71.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Union County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Tamaques Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Thomas Edison Intermediate School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tamaques Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 68.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Tamaques Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 427). The White share of enrollment fell from 79% to 68% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.