Demarest Elementary School

Summary:

Demarest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade. With a student population of 470, the school is part of the Bloomfield Township School District, which is ranked 319 out of 613 districts in the state.

Demarest Elementary School has a mixed performance profile, with strengths in certain student subgroups and subject areas, but also areas for improvement. The school's student performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in the upper grades. For example, in 2023-2024, 66.2% of 5th-grade students and 61.4% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 56.2% and 60.7%, and the state's 52.3% and 53.2%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 38.2% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district's 34.2% and the state's 27.5%. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Demarest Elementary School's performance is mixed. The school's performance lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the area, such as Brookdale Elementary School and Oak View Elementary School, which are also part of the Bloomfield Township School District. However, the school's per-student spending of $5,551 in 2018-2019 is lower than the nearby schools, which range from $6,568 to $14,637 per student, and its student-teacher ratio of 11:1 in 2022-2023 is slightly lower than the nearby schools, which range from 10.1:1 to 14.8:1.


Detail:

Public K-6

 465 Broughton Ave
       Bloomfield, NJ  07003-4232


(973) 680-8510

District: Bloomfield Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
557th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,551 Help


Students who attend Demarest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bloomfield Middle School
High:    Bloomfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  483

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.7%
White:
28.8%
African American:
16.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25.5% Help


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Compare Details Demarest Elementary School ranks better than 58.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 4th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Bloomfield Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.94. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Demarest Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.7%), White (28.8%), African American (16.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 25.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Demarest Elementary School is 11.3. 5 elementary schools in the Bloomfield Township School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Demarest Elementary School is $5,551, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Bloomfield Township School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Demarest Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Demarest Elementary School 557th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Demarest Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Bloomfield Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bloomfield Township School District 319th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Demarest Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 57.68 629th 1204 47.8%
2004 63.41 598th 1298 53.9%
2005 37.91 970th 1303 25.6%
2006 61.88 668th 1314 49.2%
2007 55.62 789th 1329 40.6%
2008 40.43 963rd 1338 28.0%
2009 55.58 729th 1346 45.8%
2010 58.19 692nd 1354 48.9%
2011 68.66 519th 1360 61.8%
2012 65.31 587th 1363 56.9%
2013 67.11 563rd 1367 58.8%
2014 66.26 549th 1363 59.7%
2015 65.48 491st 1357 63.8%
2016 73.64 385th 1346 71.4%
2017 77.49 325th 1352 76.0%
2018 70.53 444th 1353 67.2%
2019 68.96 463rd 1360 66.0%
2021 39.19 739th 1317 43.9%
2022 53.27 632nd 1345 53.0%
2023 60.63 536th 1342 60.1%
2024 58.94 557th 1338 58.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.49 180th 434 58.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.98 171st 1001 82.9%
2019 45.39 483rd 1007 52.0%
2021 29.18 587th 868 32.4%
2022 65.48 253rd 949 73.3%
2023 68.68 218th 958 77.2%
2024 67.36 234th 989 76.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.15 117th 942 87.6%
2019 78.46 113th 948 88.1%
2021 46.23 411th 839 51.0%
2022 43.44 457th 863 47.0%
2023 53.16 362nd 910 60.2%
2024 64.57 241st 939 74.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.71 323rd 1333 75.8%
2019 70.64 419th 1331 68.5%
2021 38.18 756th 1290 41.4%
2022 43.96 729th 1326 45.0%
2023 55.63 565th 1318 57.1%
2024 51.45 636th 1317 51.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.15 531st 1334 60.2%
2019 64.42 497th 1335 62.8%
2021 40.82 687th 1297 47.0%
2022 61.82 501st 1324 62.2%
2023 65.06 452nd 1315 65.6%
2024 64.81 447th 1313 66.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.55 43rd 517 91.7%
2019 86.36 47th 522 91.0%
2021 71.28 74th 456 83.8%
2022 56.89 186th 494 62.3%
2023 76.41 83rd 463 82.1%
2024 67.60 111th 469 76.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.89 92nd 870 89.4%
2019 83.86 97th 899 89.2%
2021 52.43 349th 896 61.0%
2022 65.11 268th 953 71.9%
2023 62.79 302nd 982 69.2%
2024 73.24 204th 989 79.4%
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Rank History for White students at Demarest Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.02 411th 1022 59.8%
2019 63.39 369th 1023 63.9%
2021 41.21 559th 964 42.0%
2022 51.53 479th 976 50.9%
2023 72.20 243rd 975 75.1%
2024 64.17 319th 963 66.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Demarest Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 233 28 31 7 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1989 250 31 29 7 0 n/a n/a 0 317
1990 237 42 23 6 0 n/a n/a 0 308
1991 241 39 27 7 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1992 237 40 29 12 0 n/a n/a 0 318
1993 233 36 32 15 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1994 303 34 38 20 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1995 323 49 46 35 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1996 323 49 46 35 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1998 301 49 62 43 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1999 293 58 71 52 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2000 277 67 63 64 0 n/a n/a 0 471
2001 280 66 64 67 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2002 248 66 52 63 0 n/a n/a 0 429
2003 248 66 52 63 0 n/a n/a 0 429
2004 239 57 61 73 1 n/a n/a 0 431
2005 205 70 62 81 0 n/a n/a 0 418
2006 195 64 63 93 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2007 202 76 60 107 0 n/a n/a 0 445
2008 199 78 65 117 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2009 217 83 55 113 0 0 0 0 468
2010 223 98 54 113 0 0 0 0 488
2011 217 115 53 117 0 0 0 0 502
2012 208 107 44 123 1 1 0 0 484
2013 188 116 49 131 2 0 0 0 486
2014 201 112 45 138 2 4 0 0 502
2015 198 113 42 158 2 3 0 0 516
2016 202 115 38 170 2 8 1 0 536
2017 199 104 39 169 2 10 1 0 524
2018 198 92 33 183 2 9 1 0 518
2019 180 96 32 186 0 8 6 0 508
2020 179 91 26 188 0 8 12 0 504
2021 148 90 32 196 0 8 6 0 480
2022 143 78 37 206 0 6 10 0 480
2023 128 74 38 217 0 4 9 0 470
2024 139 78 38 216 0 2 10 0 483

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Demarest Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 299 17.0 17.5 n/a
1989 317 17.0 18.6 n/a
1990 308 17.0 18.1 5.5
1991 314 18.0 17.4 6.7
1992 318 20.0 15.9 8.5
1993 316 20.0 15.8 12.3
1994 395 20.5 19.3 13.9
1995 453 21.5 21.1 13.9
1996 453 21.5 21.1 13.9
1998 455 23.0 19.8 12.5
1999 474 24.0 19.8 9.1
2000 471 24.0 19.6 15.5
2001 477 24.3 19.6 14.3
2002 429 23.5 18.3 13.8
2003 429 23.5 18.3 13.8
2004 431 23.5 18.3 16.5
2005 418 21.5 19.4 n/a
2006 415 21.5 19.3 17.8
2007 445 22.0 20.2 21.1
2008 459 20.0 23.0 22.7
2009 468 28.1 15.6 17.3
2010 488 23.0 21.2 25
2011 502 23.0 21.8 21.7
2012 484 30.5 15.8 20
2013 486 33.3 14.5 24.9
2014 502 34.3 14.6 29.7
2015 516 34.0 15.1 27.1
2016 536 37.0 14.4 33
2017 524 36.5 14.3 34.4
2018 518 40.0 12.9 30.5
2019 508 39.8 12.7 28.5
2020 504 39.3 12.8 27
2021 480 42.4 11.3 25.6
2022 480 39.4 12.1 27.7
2023 470 42.4 11.0 20.6
2024 483 42.4 11.3 25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Demarest Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 299 17.0 17.5 n/a
1989 317 17.0 18.6 n/a
1990 308 17.0 18.1 5.5
1991 314 18.0 17.4 6.7
1992 318 20.0 15.9 8.5
1993 316 20.0 15.8 12.3
1994 395 20.5 19.3 13.9
1995 453 21.5 21.1 13.9
1996 453 21.5 21.1 13.9
1998 455 23.0 19.8 12.5
1999 474 24.0 19.8 9.1
2000 471 24.0 19.6 15.5
2001 477 24.3 19.6 14.3
2002 429 23.5 18.3 13.8
2003 429 23.5 18.3 13.8
2004 431 23.5 18.3 16.5
2005 418 21.5 19.4 n/a
2006 415 21.5 19.3 17.8
2007 445 22.0 20.2 21.1
2008 459 20.0 23.0 22.7
2009 468 28.1 15.6 17.3
2010 488 23.0 21.2 25
2011 502 23.0 21.8 21.7
2012 484 30.5 15.8 20
2013 486 33.3 14.5 24.9
2014 502 34.3 14.6 29.7
2015 516 34.0 15.1 27.1
2016 536 37.0 14.4 33
2017 524 36.5 14.3 34.4
2018 518 40.0 12.9 30.5
2019 508 39.8 12.7 28.5
2020 504 39.3 12.8 27
2021 480 42.4 11.3 25.6
2022 480 39.4 12.1 27.7
2023 470 42.4 11.0 20.6
2024 483 42.4 11.3 25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Demarest Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $111 (2.0%) $5,440 (98.0%) $5,551

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Demarest Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 463rd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 536th of 1342 Elementary schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Demarest Elementary School)56.653.9
 2.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)52.850.6
 2.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Demarest Elementary School)62.438.4
 24%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)54.947.9
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Demarest Elementary School)63.254.9
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)62.959.4
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Demarest Elementary School)52.943.5
 9.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)50.149
 1.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Demarest Elementary School)77.365.7
 11.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)62.761.8
 0.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Demarest Elementary School)6836.5
 31.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)48.836.5
 12.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Demarest Elementary School)68.263.7
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)57.356.5
 0.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Demarest Elementary School)50.636.2
 14.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)38.233.1
 5.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students508470
 7.5%
African American9674
 22.9%
American Indian00
Asian3238
 18.8%
Hispanic186217
 16.7%
Pacific Islander84
 50%
White180128
 28.9%
Two or More Races69
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.5%20.6%
 7.9%


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Students who attend Demarest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomfield Middle School
High : Bloomfield High School

Students at Demarest Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 29% White, 16% African American, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Demarest Elementary School ranks 557th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 483 students attended Demarest Elementary School.


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