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Oradell Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Oradell.

Oradell’s School Grade A better than 93% of New Jersey school districts

Students
809
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,233
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oradell Borough School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the NJ average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $513 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Oradell. Grade by grade →

PK–6Oradell Public SchoolThis district
7–8River Dell Middle SchoolRiver Dell Regional School District
9–12River Dell Regional High SchoolRiver Dell Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency76%
State average 35.5% · 460 students tested
Reading / language arts81%
State average 48.6% · 461 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at River Dell Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$21,233 per student · 25% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 40%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 25%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
738’20
781’21
804’22
773’23
809’24

Up 9.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Asian 28%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 8%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.