Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School

Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary campus in HEWITT, New Jersey, run under West Milford Township Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 250 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

West Milford Township Public School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,920 students. Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Passaic County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of +5.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Passaic County put median household income runs about $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Marshall Hill Elementary School, around 3.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 61.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 250). The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 75% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.