Top Rankings
Rutherford School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 484 students in Rutherford School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Rutherford School District have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
2,491 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
226 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Rutherford School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#146 out of 650 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
23%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.66
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
901 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
362 Students
30,033 Students
% Asian Students
15%
8%
# Hispanic Students
619 Students
132,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
25%
36%
# Black Students
57 Students
58,834 Students
% Black Students
2%
16%
# White Students
1,277 Students
132,766 Students
% White Students
51%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
790 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
167 Students
12,631 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
59
59,693
# Students in K Grade:
179
56,070
# Students in 1st Grade:
193
51,032
# Students in 2nd Grade:
196
50,036
# Students in 3rd Grade:
176
42,983
# Students in 4th Grade:
207
37,934
# Students in 5th Grade:
172
29,352
# Students in 6th Grade:
189
15,586
# Students in 7th Grade:
200
11,676
# Students in 8th Grade:
184
11,589
# Students in 9th Grade:
164
663
# Students in 10th Grade:
183
626
# Students in 11th Grade:
197
579
# Students in 12th Grade:
192
1,080
# Ungraded Students:
-
32
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,870 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,497 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$62 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$74 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,870
$26,931
Spending / Student
$29,497
$25,828
Best Rutherford School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
414 Montross Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070
(201) 438-7675
Rutherford, NJ 07070
(201) 438-7675
Grades: PK-3
| 484 students
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