Nutley Town School District

Public Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Nutley.

At a glance

4,299Students enrolled

7Schools

$23,210Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

16%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Nutley

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

John H. Walker Middle School637 students · NutleyThis district

Grades 9–12

Nutley High School1,222 students · NutleyThis 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 proficiency33%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts57%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)96%

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

$23,210

per student each year · 18% below the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration37%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)60%

State38%

Federal2%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,982’20

3,978’21

4,011’22

4,222’23

4,299’24

Students

White · 49%2,122

Hispanic · 31%1,324

Asian · 13%548

Two or more races · 4%155

Black · 3%132

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11

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

Schools7 in district

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Spring Garden SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 606 students · Nutley

A-Public 📚

Washington SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 534 students · Nutley

B+Public 📚

Yantacaw SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 512 students · Nutley

A-Public 📚

Lincoln SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 446 students · Nutley

B-Public 📚

Radcliffe SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 342 students · Nutley

B+Public 📚

John H. Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 637 students · Nutley

B+Public 🏫

Nutley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,222 students · Nutley

B+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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Bloomfield Township School DistrictBloomfield · $23,198 per student

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Clifton City School DistrictClifton · $25,478 per student

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Lyndhurst Township School DistrictLyndhurst · $23,137 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.