Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07006

Summary:

The 07006 zip code area is home to 12 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of academic performance, with some standout institutions like Grandview Elementary School and the high schools in the West Essex Regional School District and Caldwell-West School District ranking highly in the state. However, the Essex County West Caldwell Technical school lags behind its peers in academic performance.

The schools in the North Caldwell School District and Caldwell-West School District generally perform above the state average on standardized tests, with several schools having over 70% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, the Essex County West Caldwell Technical school has significantly lower test scores, with only around 30% proficiency in Algebra I and Geometry.

While the high schools in the area have impressive graduation rates of around 91% and low dropout rates of 1.2%, the chronic absenteeism rate across all schools is higher than the state average at 16.6%. Additionally, the schools vary widely in their free/reduced lunch rates, from 0.75% at Grandview Elementary to 79.07% at Essex County West Caldwell Technical, suggesting significant socioeconomic diversity within the 07006 zip code area. The per-student spending also ranges from $9,583 at West Essex High School to $15,722 at Wilson Elementary School, which may be a factor in the differences in academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)			NJSLA Geometry (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	772	77	10.0	8.0%	589 (76.3%)	19 (2.5%)	121 (15.7%)	32 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	74.8	65^th of 426 public high schools	84.7%		66.1	95^th of 422 public high schools	77.5%	30			39.5							81.5								50.8	50.8	78.2	72.9	$14,431	$24	$14,407
Grover Cleveland Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Academy Rd	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-9115	579	52	11.1	8.1%	444 (76.7%)	12 (2.1%)	88 (15.2%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	77.6	138^th of 743 public middle schools	81.4%		69.6	193^rd of 748 public middle schools	74.2%	55		27.8					59.1	75.8	61.8					45.1	64.0	49.6	100.0		100.0			$10,655	$21	$10,634
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Prospect St	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5994	256	23	11.1	10.2%	179 (69.9%)	6 (2.3%)	54 (21.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	67.4	452^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	66.2%		56.4	593^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	55.8%	141	34.9			60.0	46.1	76.8					54.3	51.2	58.1									$13,355	$255	$13,100
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	265	20	13.2	11.7%	211 (79.6%)	5 (1.9%)	37 (14.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	72.3	392^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.7%		77.7	303^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	77.4%	89	31.3			53.5	65.3	62.5					67.4	67.3	56.2									$14,951	$278	$14,673
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Central Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-8941	402	29	13.8	6.5%	319 (79.4%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (12.2%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	69	427^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.1%		68.3	443^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	67.0%	16	27.0			60.0	61.1	61.9					63.6	59.8	55.5									$11,389	$36	$11,353
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Orton Rd	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-7173	226	20	11.0	6.2%	159 (70.4%)	4 (1.8%)	42 (18.6%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	68.9	433^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	67.6%		77.1	310^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.9%	123	29.2			62.9	51.3	70.8					57.2	53.8	64.6									$15,722	$291	$15,431
Harrison School	Public	PK, KG-1	104 Gray Street	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5291	37			27.0%	27 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$31,191	$35	$31,156
Essex County West Caldwell Technical	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	349	37	9.4	75.1%	11 (3.2%)	134 (38.4%)	197 (56.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46.4	180^th of 426 public high schools	57.7%		30.8	269^th of 422 public high schools	36.3%	89			15.6							69.7								28.6	28.6	50.0	50.0	$13,110	$420	$12,690
Gould/Mountain Elementary School	Public	4-6	132 Gould Ave	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	283	38	7.5		214 (75.6%)	6 (2.1%)	20 (7.1%)	34 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)	60.6				89.6	87.5	93.1					59.4	74.1	79.3								$10,455	$168	$10,287
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	35 Hamilton Dr East	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	395	33	12.0		283 (71.6%)	7 (1.8%)	46 (11.6%)	48 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	94.4	43^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.7	53^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	96.1%	10				78.9							82.3											$9,810	$137	$9,673
West Essex High School	Public	9-12	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	1,055	99	10.6	3.8%	842 (79.8%)	19 (1.8%)	101 (9.6%)	74 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.2%)	74.4	70^th of 426 public high schools	83.6%		72.5	64^th of 422 public high schools	84.8%	6			43.7							76.4								43.8	43.8	83.7	83.7	$9,583		$9,583
West Essex Middle School	Public	7-8	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	622	59	10.6	3.5%	488 (78.5%)	18 (2.9%)	57 (9.2%)	43 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	81.6	109^th of 743 public middle schools	85.3%		82.1	102^nd of 748 public middle schools	86.4%	7		30.7						74.0	76.3						57.6	29.4	94.6		94.6			$10,372	$71	$10,301

Cities Near Zip Code 07006

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Caldwell	0.13 mi	6	184^th
Caldwell	0.9 mi	2	145^th
N Caldwell	1.02 mi	2	9^th
North Caldwell	1.42 mi	2	81^st
Essex Fells	1.73 mi	1	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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