Woodside Avenue School, Franklin Lakes NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Woodside Avenue School

Woodside Avenue School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Franklin Lakes, a predominantly residential and affluent borough in northwestern Bergen County. The borough is known for its large-lot zoning, wooded landscapes, and estate-style homes, with a limited commercial presence beyond the corporate headquarters of a Fortune medical technology firm. It is among New Jersey’s highest-income communities, with a housing market reflecting that standing; the local ZIP code sees home values well above both the county and national medians. Students walk to a school whose building sits among the winding residential roads that define the area, not in a downtown setting, as Franklin Lakes has no traditional commercial center.

The school itself is a regular public elementary school within the Franklin Lakes School District, which also operates two other K-5 schools and a middle school serving grades six through eight. For high school, students attend Ramapo High School, part of the regional Ramapo Indian Hills district. Woodside Avenue School’s enrollment is modest in size for its grade band, and the student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population representing the largest minority group, followed by students who identify as two or more races and Asian students. A very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that aligns with the community’s high-income profile. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school about its special education and multilingual learner programs directly.

Academically, Woodside Avenue School performs at a strong level as measured by state assessments. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among districts in Bergen County. Math proficiency rates are solid across the tested grades, rising to a notably high level by fifth grade. English language arts results follow a similar trajectory, with the highest proficiency again in fifth grade. Science results are more moderate, with about half of fifth graders meeting the state’s proficiency standard, a softer spot a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand how science instruction fits into the broader elementary curriculum. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, nor are there advanced placement or dual-credit course offerings that apply at this level.

The district’s publicly reported profile shows no recent major changes such as referenda or curriculum overhauls that would alter the school’s direction. The borough itself has experienced modest population growth over the last decade, constrained by its zoning and preserved open space. The housing market in Franklin Lakes is expensive, with home values that compare high against both state and national benchmarks, and the local rental market is similarly priced. For a family considering this school, the community offers a quiet, low-density suburban setting with strong academic outcomes at the elementary level, but the cost of entry is significant, and the school’s moderate science results may warrant a closer look.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 85% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 77% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 586%

School 86% · District 77% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 79% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 73% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 592%

School 92% · District 78% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 45% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.