The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in Math. The lowest is 44% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sicomac Elementary School
Sicomac Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in Wyckoff, a primarily residential suburban township in northwestern Bergen County. The school is one of several elementary schools within the Wyckoff Township Public School District, which feeds into the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District for grades nine through twelve.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with modest shares of Hispanic and Asian students and very small numbers of Black, multiracial, and Native American students. Enrollment is concentrated in the elementary grades, with slightly larger class sizes in grades two through four and slightly smaller ones in kindergarten, first, and fifth grades. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, the share with individualized education programs, and the share classified as English learners was not available. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these support categories and the resources attached to them.
On state assessments, Sicomac’s results show a generally strong academic picture that softens somewhat by the upper elementary grades. In math, proficiency is solid in third and fourth grades, then declines notably in fifth grade. In English language arts, the trajectory is the reverse: third-grade proficiency is moderate, fourth grade is a bit stronger, and fifth grade is the strongest of the three. Fifth-grade science proficiency is lower than both math and ELA at that grade level, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly since science is tested only once in elementary school. Across all tested subjects and grades, Sicomac’s overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among districts in Bergen County, a sign that the school's academic performance is competitive within a county known for strong public schools.
Housing in Wyckoff is expensive, with median home values well above national and state benchmarks, and the township is largely built out with single-family homes on tree-lined streets. The community is car-dependent, with no passenger rail service since the line was discontinued years ago, and residents commute primarily by automobile. The population has been relatively stable, with a modest decline over the past decade, and the township has little remaining developable land. Ongoing attention to state-mandated affordable housing obligations suggests some future infill development, but the trajectory is one of maintenance rather than significant growth.
A major recent development for the district is the shift to full-day kindergarten. In late 2024, a referendum to fund full-day kindergarten and related construction failed by a narrow margin. Despite that, the school board approved full-day kindergarten for the following school year, a change that affects every family with a child entering kindergarten and signals that the district is adapting to meet demand even with facilities constraints. For families considering Sicomac, this means that the kindergarten day is longer than it was historically, which may be a practical consideration for work schedules and before- or after-care arrangements.
Sicomac is a neighborhood elementary school in an affluent, stable suburban community with academic results that are broadly above the midpoint of a competitive county. It does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s strengths are in early and middle-elementary math and upper-elementary reading, while science and fifth-grade math are areas where the numbers are less strong and worth a conversation with the school. The full-day kindergarten change is the most immediate programmatic shift for incoming families.
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