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B+

Waldwick Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Waldwick.

Waldwick’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,562
Schools
4
Spent per student
$25,125
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
Debt
$29.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waldwick Borough School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the NJ average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.6M, about $18,937 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Waldwick 10,252

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waldwick. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Waldwick Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Waldwick High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 35.5% · 922 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 48.6% · 850 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90.5% · 113 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
$25,125 per student · 12% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 33%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 25%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,596’20
1,579’21
1,561’22
1,585’23
1,562’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 22%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%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.

Julia A Traphagen School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldwick
A−
414 students10:1
Crescent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waldwick
A−
313 students10:1
Waldwick Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waldwick
A−
401 students11:1
Waldwick High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waldwick
B
434 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Allendale Borough School DistrictAllendale
$24,516per student
Ho-Ho-Kus Borough School DistrictHo-Ho-Kus
$25,951per student
Midland Park Borough School DistrictMidland Park
$32,284per student
Northern Highlands Regional School DistrictAllendale
$28,917per 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.