For the 2026-27 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 677 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 39% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 39%), 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 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,913 Schools
# Students
677 Students
882,707 Students
# Teachers
65 Teachers
77,576 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 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#341 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)15.7%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
10%
% Hispanic
33%
35%
% Black
2%
15%
% White
58%
36%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $39,877 is higher than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $39,217 is higher than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has declined by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$39,877
$31,633
Spending / Student
$39,217
$31,024
Best Bloomingdale School District Public Elementary Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
29 Captolene Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-5353
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-5353
Gr: 2-4 | 232 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #22.
Walter T. Bergen Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
225 Glenwild Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-4835
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-4835
Gr: 5-8 | 238 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: n/an/a
225 Rafkind Road
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-1311
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-1311
Gr: PK-1 | 207 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
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