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B+

Nutley Town School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Nutley Township.

Nutley Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of New Jersey school districts

Students
4,299
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,210
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Debt
$25.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Nutley Town School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the NJ average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $25.4M, about $5,912 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Nutley Township 30,744

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nutley Township. Grade by grade →

PK–65 schoolsThis district
7–8John H. Walker Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Nutley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 35.5% · 2,147 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 48.6% · 2,128 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 90.5% · 281 in the class

100% 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
$23,210 per student · 18% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 38%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,982’20
3,978’21
4,011’22
4,222’23
4,299’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 31%Asian 13%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Spring Garden School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nutley
A−
606 students18:1
Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nutley
B+
534 students14:1
Yantacaw School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nutley
A−
512 students15:1
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Nutley
B−
446 students13:1
Radcliffe School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Nutley
B+
342 students11:1
John H. Walker Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Nutley
B+
637 students14:1
Nutley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Nutley
B+
1,222 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Belleville Town School DistrictBelleville Township
$25,006per student
Bloomfield Township School DistrictBloomfield Township
$23,198per student
Clifton City School DistrictClifton
$25,478per student
Lyndhurst Township School DistrictLyndhurst Township
$23,137per 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.