Tamaques Elementary School

Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · Westfield, New Jersey

Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield, New Jersey enrolled 427 students in 2024-25 with 33.8 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

414 students in 2022-23, 444 students in 2023-24, 427 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.4 to 33.8.

Students enrolled at Tamaques Elementary School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234142023-244442024-25427
Students enrolled at Tamaques Elementary School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234142023-244442024-25427
Students enrolled at Tamaques Elementary School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234142023-244442024-25427
Students enrolled at Tamaques Elementary School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234142023-244442024-25427
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341433.412.4
2023-2444433.813.1
2024-2542733.812.6

12.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 412 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tamaques Elementary School enrolled 412 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 412 of the 412 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent2.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.9% of students were White, 13.1% Asian, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White67.9%
  2. Asian13.1%
  3. Hispanic8.2%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Black2.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Tamaques Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270%72%48.6%
Math, 2022-2375%70% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Westfield

7 public elementary schools in Westfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Tamaques Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Franklin Elementary School50913.00.6%
Jefferson Elementary School46713.60.6%
Tamaques Elementary School42712.62.3%
Wilson Elementary School36212.10.8%
Washington Elementary School30013.01.0%
McKinley Elementary School2919.62.1%
Lincoln Early Childhood Center26814.61.5%

All public schools in Westfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Tamaques Elementary School

  1. Lincoln Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 268 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Jefferson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 467 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Tamaques Elementary School with Lincoln Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Westfield Public School District spends per student$22,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,299
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyTamaques Elementary School is the number 605 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#605 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.12.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Tamaques Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Tamaques Elementary School?
    427 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 414 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Westfield, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tamaques Elementary School?
    12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Tamaques Elementary School a Title I school?
    Tamaques Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Tamaques Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Tamaques Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Tamaques Elementary School in?
    Westfield Public School District, NCES district ID 3417760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341776005780 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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