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B−

Bogota Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bogota.

Bogota’s School Grade B− better than 46% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,302
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,682
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$20M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bogota Borough School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of New Jersey districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $20M, about $15,326 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Bogota 9,816

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bogota. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–7Bogota Middle SchoolThis district
8–12Bogota Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 35.5% · 616 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 48.6% · 605 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 90.5% · 94 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,682 per student · 17% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 51%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,219’21
1,258’22
1,294’23
1,302’24

Up 6.8% since 2021–22.

Students
Hispanic 73%White 11%Black 8%Asian 7%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Lillian M. Steen
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bogota
B−
347 students12:1
E. Roy Bixby
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bogota
C+
314 students11:1
Bogota Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Bogota
166 students12:1
Bogota Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Bogota
B−
475 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hackensack City School DistrictHackensack
$29,264per student
Ridgefield Park Township School DistrictRidgefield Park
$27,628per student
Teaneck Township School DistrictTeaneck Township
$30,463per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.