Bloomfield Township School District

Public Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Bloomfield.

At a glance

6,400Students enrolled

11Schools

$23,198Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

47%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Bloomfield

Grades PK–6

8 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Bloomfield Middle School944 students · BloomfieldThis district

Grades 9–12

Bloomfield High School2,055 students · BloomfieldThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ

Math proficiency20%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)93%

State average 91.1%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,198

per student each year · 18% below the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration38%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)50%

State46%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,119’20

6,122’21

6,264’22

6,367’23

6,400’24

Students

Hispanic · 48%3,053

White · 23%1,456

Black · 20%1,297

Asian · 6%407

Two or more races · 2%122

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%48

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

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Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 499 students · Bloomfield

C+Public 📚

Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 482 students · Bloomfield

C+Public 📚

Berkeley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 453 students · Bloomfield

DPublic 📚

Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 399 students · Bloomfield

B+Public 📚

Carteret Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 383 students · Bloomfield

CPublic 📚

Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 352 students · Bloomfield

CPublic 📚

Brookdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 342 students · Bloomfield

A-Public 📚

Watsessing Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 333 students · Bloomfield

CPublic 📚

Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 944 students · Bloomfield

B-Public 🏫

Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,055 students · Bloomfield

BPublic 📚

The Early Childhood Center @ Forest GlenPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 158 students · Bloomfield

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Belleville Town School DistrictBelleville · $25,006 per student

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East Orange City School DistrictEast Orange · $27,161 per student

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Glen Ridge Borough School DistrictGlen Ridge · $24,424 per student

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Newark City School DistrictNewark · $29,694 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.