J Spencer Smith School
101 Downey Dr
Tenafly NJ, 07670, Bergen County
Phone: 201-816-7715
Ranking: (106 out of 1,847, top 6%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Tenafly Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 370 | 367 | 365 | 365 | 367 | 366 | 361 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 45 | 12.2% | 56 | 15.3% | 49 | 13.4% | 57 | 15.6% | 58 | 15.8% | 54 | 14.8% | 56 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 52 | 14.1% | 50 | 13.6% | 65 | 17.8% | 57 | 15.6% | 55 | 15.0% | 59 | 16.1% | 61 | 16.9% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 16.2% | 68 | 18.5% | 65 | 17.8% | 60 | 16.4% | 63 | 17.2% | 63 | 17.2% | 53 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 19.2% | 67 | 18.3% | 60 | 16.4% | 63 | 17.3% | 67 | 18.3% | 64 | 17.5% | 60 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 20.3% | 61 | 16.6% | 63 | 17.3% | 66 | 18.1% | 62 | 16.9% | 61 | 16.7% | 64 | 17.7% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 17.0% | 64 | 17.4% | 63 | 17.3% | 62 | 17.0% | 62 | 16.9% | 65 | 17.8% | 67 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 195 | 52.7% | 182 | 49.6% | 179 | 49.0% | 176 | 48.2% | 178 | 48.5% | 175 | 47.8% | 175 | 48.5% |
Female: | 175 | 47.3% | 185 | 50.4% | 186 | 51.0% | 189 | 51.8% | 189 | 51.5% | 191 | 52.2% | 182 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 101 | 27.3% | 95 | 25.9% | 76 | 20.8% | 68 | 18.6% | 74 | 20.2% | 61 | 16.7% | 58 | 16.1% |
Hispanic: | 24 | 6.5% | 23 | 6.3% | 17 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% |
Black: | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.7% |
White: | 224 | 60.5% | 230 | 62.7% | 258 | 70.7% | 277 | 75.9% | 283 | 77.1% | 295 | 80.6% | 293 | 81.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.52 | 14.34 | 13.49 | 16.15 | 15.96 | 8.70 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 96.1% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 97.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 95.7% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 97.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100% | 98.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 88.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 87.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 85.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 86.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 87.8% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 95.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100% | 96.2% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 94.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 95.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 93.8% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 93.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 96.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 95.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 90.9% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 94.1% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 96.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 95.4% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 97.1% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 97.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 88.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 91.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 88.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 82.5% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 88.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 94.0% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 90.4% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 97.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 97.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 96.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 98.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 93.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 95.8% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 97.3% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 97.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 95.9% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 91.8% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 96.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 94.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 97.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 99.6% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 96.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 97.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 96.9% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 99.2% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 89.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 93.7% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 92.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 90.1% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 86.8% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 88.8% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 93.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.8% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.3% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 97.5% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 96.6% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 97.2% | 79.9% |
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* J Spencer Smith School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.