Top Rankings
Little Falls Township Public 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%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 359 students in Little Falls Township Public School District.
Public Preschools in Little Falls Township Public School District have a diversity score of 0.57, which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 0.72.
Minority enrollment is 40% 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
3 Schools
903 Schools
# Students
920 Students
360,382 Students
# Teachers
99 Teachers
32,444 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Little Falls Township Public School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
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)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
865 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
53 Students
30,570 Students
% Asian Students
6%
9%
# Hispanic Students
247 Students
128,560 Students
% Hispanic Students
27%
36%
# Black Students
18 Students
58,180 Students
% Black Students
2%
16%
# White Students
571 Students
129,337 Students
% White Students
62%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
878 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
30 Students
11,951 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
59
48,843
# Students in K Grade:
77
52,263
# Students in 1st Grade:
107
49,897
# Students in 2nd Grade:
106
46,402
# Students in 3rd Grade:
92
40,148
# Students in 4th Grade:
80
35,275
# Students in 5th Grade:
109
27,057
# Students in 6th Grade:
84
14,387
# Students in 7th Grade:
86
10,817
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
11,049
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
497
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
448
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
388
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
398
# Ungraded Students:
28
22,513
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,683 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,715 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,683
$27,145
Spending / Student
$22,715
$26,033
Best Little Falls Township Public School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
Little Falls Township Public School # 2
Magnet School
Little Falls School # 2, 78 Lo
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 256-1386
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 256-1386
Grades: PK-2
| 359 students
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