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Upper Saddle River Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Upper Saddle River.

Upper Saddle River’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,112
Schools
3
Spent per student
$29,763
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
The gist

What stands out about Upper Saddle River Borough School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
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
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Upper Saddle River 8,650

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Upper Saddle River. Grade by grade →

PK–2Robert D Reynolds Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Edith A. Bogert Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Emil A. Cavallini Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Northern Highlands Regional High SchoolNorthern Highlands Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency75%
State average 35.5% · 771 students tested
Reading / language arts82%
State average 48.6% · 771 students tested

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

Graduation rate 100% at Northern Highlands Regional High 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
$29,763 per student · 5% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 23%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,099’20
1,119’21
1,113’22
1,093’23
1,112’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Asian 20%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Robert D Reynolds Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Upper Saddle River
355 students10:1
Edith A. Bogert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Upper Saddle River
A+
368 students10:1
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Saddle River
A+
389 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pascack Valley Regional School DistrictMontvale, Woodcliff Lake
$39,622per student
Mahwah Township School DistrictMahwah Township
$30,081per student
Montvale Borough School DistrictMontvale
$25,216per student
Ramsey Borough School DistrictRamsey
$34,722per 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.