Best Public Schools in Northvale, NJ

The city of Northvale, New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Northvale Public School, which serves grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 533 students. The school is part of the Northvale Public School District, which is ranked 176 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northvale Public School appears to be a standout school in several ways. The school consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 50% to 72.6% in ELA and 41% to 68.2% in Math, compared to the state averages of 43.6% to 53.9% in ELA and 19.4% to 47.6% in Math. Additionally, the school has a 100% proficiency rate on the NJSLA Algebra I assessment, both for the end-of-course exam and for 8th-grade students, significantly outpacing the state average.

While the school's science proficiency rates are lower than its ELA and Math scores, Northvale Public School still outperforms the state average in 5th and 8th-grade science assessments. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% for the 2022-2023 school year is also lower than the state average, indicating strong student engagement and attendance. With a spending of $14,135 per student for the 2018-2019 school year, Northvale Public School's investment in its students may contribute to its academic success.