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Teaneck, NJ
Public School Ratings




Teaneck Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Teaneck School District details

Teaneck School District
651 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666

3,752 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Teaneck School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
40%
49%
47%
31%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
1315 Taft Road
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
05-08
James Russell Lowell Elementary School
1025 Lincoln Place
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-04
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School
491 W Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-04
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School
201 Fycke Lane
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-04
Teaneck High School
100 Elizabeth Ave
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
09-12
Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School
One Merrison Street
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-KG
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
655 Teaneck Rd
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
05-08
William Cullen Bryant School
1 Tryon Avenue
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
PK-PK

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 14.8% 41.1%
Black 33.2% 15.3%
Hispanic 39.8% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.1% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 16.9% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.2% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,277 $55,440,233 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,602 $13,071,658 10.4%
Staff $1,084 $3,933,836 3.1%
General Administration $565 $2,050,385 1.6%
School Administration $1,308 $4,746,732 3.8%
Operation $2,328 $8,448,312 6.7%
Transportation $934 $3,389,486 2.7%
Other $669 $2,427,801 1.9%
Total Support $10,489 $38,064,581 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,813 $31,982,377 25.5%
Total Expenditures $34,580 $125,490,820 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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