For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 639 students in Bloomingdale School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New Jersey.
Public Elementary Schools in Bloomingdale School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,930 Schools
# Students
639 Students
886,629 Students
# Teachers
61 Teachers
77,858 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bloomingdale School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#349 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
10%
% Hispanic
33%
34%
% Black
2%
15%
% White
58%
37%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $36,978 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,196 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$36,978
$26,931
Spending / Student
$35,196
$25,828
Best Bloomingdale School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
29 Captolene Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-5353
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-5353
Grades: 2-4
| 212 students
Rank: #22.
Walter T. Bergen Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
225 Glenwild Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-4835
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-4835
Grades: 5-8
| 222 students
Rank: n/an/a
225 Rafkind Road
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-1311
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-1311
Grades: PK-1
| 205 students
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