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James Russell Lowell Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

1025 Lincoln Place, Teaneck, NJ 07666 · (201) 833-5550 · Part of Teaneck Township School District

Teaneck Township’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
320
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about James Russell Lowell Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Teaneck Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Teaneck Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1025 Lincoln Place, Teaneck

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 176
Grade 250
Grade 378
Grade 470
Enrollment over time
333’20
310’21
325’22
305’23
320’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 27%White 12%Asian 7%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Russell Lowell Elementary School from Teaneck Township families.

Other schools in Teaneck Township School District

The district →
William Cullen Bryant School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Teaneck
283 students11:1
Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Teaneck
115 students7:1
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Teaneck
C
361 students12:1
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Teaneck
C+
334 students11:1
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Teaneck
C+
510 students11:1
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Teaneck
C+
463 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Teaneck Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.