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Teaneck Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Teaneck School District details

Teaneck School District
651 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666

3,843 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Teaneck School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.8% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.5% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
44%
53%
50%
37%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
1315 Taft Road
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
05-08
James Russell Lowell Elementary School
1025 Lincoln Place
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-04
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School
491 W Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-04
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School
201 Fycke Lane
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-04
Teaneck High School
100 Elizabeth Ave
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
09-12
Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School
One Merrison Street
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
KG-KG
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
655 Teaneck Rd
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
05-08
William Cullen Bryant School
1 Tryon Avenue
Teaneck, NJ, 07666
PK-KG

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.3% 40.1%
Black 32.5% 15.1%
Hispanic 40.5% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.9% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.4% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 25.5% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,028 $57,753,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,723 $14,309,000 10.5%
Staff $1,170 $4,495,000 3.3%
General Administration $566 $2,175,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,289 $4,953,000 3.6%
Operation $2,280 $8,763,000 6.4%
Transportation $908 $3,491,000 2.5%
Other $693 $2,662,000 1.9%
Total Support $10,629 $40,848,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,971 $38,319,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $35,628 $136,920,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%