Other / mixed grade configuration · Essex Fells, NJ

Essex Fells Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Essex Fells Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340483002082
0/100100/10068/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Essex Fells Elementary School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

68
Resource Index · Higher
10.9:1
students per teacher
251
students enrolled

Essex Fells Elementary School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+3 students YoY

Essex Fells Elementary School held near 247 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 24.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+3 students YoY 340483002082 · Essex Fells, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

251 enr · 10.9:1 · RII 68

Nearest enrollment peer: Benjamin Davis Elementary School (251 students)

Essex Fells Elementary School held near 247 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 24.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Essex Fells Elementary School compares

Essex Fells Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.9:1 ▼ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 251 top 84% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
251
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.9:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 42% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 58% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$28,765
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 167 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 76.1%
Hispanic or Latino 8.8%
Asian 6.8%
Two or More 6.8%
African American 1.6%

Largest group: White at 76.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.4, Essex Fells Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Essex Fells School District reports $28,765 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Essex Fells Elementary School

How many students attend Essex Fells Elementary School?

Essex Fells Elementary School has 251 students enrolled. It is a public school in Essex Fells, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 244 (2022-23) → 247 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Essex Fells Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Essex Fells Elementary School is 10.9:1, which is 8% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Essex Fells Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Essex Fells Elementary School is White at 76.1% of enrollment, in Essex Fells, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Essex Fells Elementary School?

Essex Fells Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Essex Fells School District?

None reported; Essex Fells School District operates only Essex Fells Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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