The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Math. The lowest is 48% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lyncrest Elementary School
Lyncrest Elementary School serves the Fair Lawn community as a kindergarten through fourth grade regular public school. It is one of the elementary schools within the Fair Lawn Public School District. The school is a neighborhood school by design, drawing from a specific attendance zone in this Bergen County borough. Because it serves only primary grades, there is no graduation rate, and data typical of secondary schools, such as Advanced Placement course access, does not apply here.
The academic picture at Lyncrest, based on New Jersey state assessment results, is one of strong performance. The school sits in the top quartile of elementary schools within Bergen County on overall proficiency. In math, the share of students meeting the proficient or above threshold is high in both third and fourth grade. In English language arts, fourth grade students also perform at a high level, and third grade students are not far behind. This consistent pattern across the two tested subjects and two tested grade levels points to a school where most students are meeting state academic expectations. The most recent science results, for fifth grade from a prior school year, are from a different assessment with different proficiency cut scores and are not directly comparable to the current math and English results; a parent may want to ask the school for the more recent science picture.
The data available for this school does not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, or staffing ratios. These are relevant factors for a young child’s school experience, so a parent considering Lyncrest would be wise to follow up with the school directly on those topics.
The student body is diverse, with just over half of students identified as white, roughly a quarter as Hispanic, and smaller shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. About one in eight students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that is relatively low both within Bergen County and statewide. Data on students with individualized education plans and English learner status is not available in the school’s records.
Fair Lawn itself is a residential borough about twelve miles northwest of New York City, heavily populated by commuters who use one of the two NJ Transit rail stations in town, Radburn and Broadway. The borough’s housing market, like much of Bergen County, is expensive, and the median home value places it well above national benchmarks. The loss of the long-time Nabisco bakery plant in the early 2020s, which had been the largest employer and taxpayer, left a sizable redevelopment question in the community that remains unresolved. Families moving into the area are buying into a stable, well-maintained suburb with a strong commuter orientation and a school system that is a central part of the community fabric.
No major changes or initiatives were publicly reported for the Fair Lawn Public School District in recent years that would alter the experience at Lyncrest. The district operates as a longstanding, established suburban system, and the school’s role is to provide a solid academic foundation in the early elementary years before students move on to upper elementary and middle school elsewhere in the district.
A family living within Lyncrest’s attendance zone is getting a school with consistently high test scores, a diverse but economically moderate student population, and a setting that is purely elementary. The lack of certain operational data means the full picture of student support and school climate is incomplete from public records alone. But the academic evidence is clear: Lyncrest is a school where most children, as measured by state standards, are reading and doing math at grade level by the end of their time there.
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