The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in English language arts. The lowest is 60% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Calvin Coolidge Elementary School
Calvin Coolidge Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the Wyckoff Township Public School District, a K-8 district that feeds into the shared Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District for grades nine through twelve. The school is one of several elementary buildings serving this primarily residential corner of Bergen County. Coolidge itself sits on Grandview Avenue in Wyckoff, a tree-lined suburban township roughly a half-hour from New York City by car, with no passenger rail within town limits and a commute pattern that is overwhelmingly car-dependent.
The student body at Coolidge is small, as elementary schools go. The overall enrollment is modest for the kindergarten-through-fifth-grade band, and the demographic makeup is predominantly white, with a notable share of Asian students and a much smaller share of students who are Hispanic. Students who identify as Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or as two or more races each make up a very small presence. Very few students at Coolidge qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of poverty that is among the lowest seen across New Jersey elementary schools. State data on the share of students with disabilities and the share who are English learners was not reported in the available records, so those figures are simply absent; a family with a child receiving special education services or learning English may wish to ask the school directly.
Academically, Coolidge’s state test results are strong, particularly in English language arts. In grade four, the proportion of students scoring proficient or above was very high, and in grade five it was higher still. Math results were also solid, with proficiency rates that were consistently strong across grades three, four, and five. The fifth-grade science assessment, which uses a different proficiency standard, showed a lower rate of attainment; just over half were proficient or above, a figure parents may want to explore further with the school. Overall, when compared across all tested subjects and grades, Coolidge’s proficiency index places it in the top quartile of schools relative to districts in Bergen County. This is a school where the large majority of students are meeting the state’s academic benchmarks.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The absence of chronic absenteeism data makes it difficult to say how regular attendance is at Coolidge; families might ask the school for that information.
The locale brief describes Wyckoff as a stable, built-out community with a small town center, two remaining working farms, and a population that declined slightly between the most recent censuses. The housing market reflects the area’s desirability: homes are expensive, and the typical home value is well above state and national medians. A small share of students qualify for subsidized lunch, which aligns with the community’s high median household income and high rate of college-educated adults. For a family moving to the area, the cost of housing is a central consideration.
The most notable change in the district came with the move to full-day kindergarten. A referendum to fund the conversion and related construction failed in late 2024 by a very narrow margin, but the school board nonetheless approved full-day kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year. This is a significant programmatic shift for families with young children entering Coolidge, and it means the district is implementing the change without the construction money the referendum would have provided. Families should expect that facilities constraints may be a topic of ongoing discussion in the district.
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